Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.3), Patuxent Naval Air Station, Bldg 2272, Lexington Park, MD 20670

J -- P-3C AIRCRAFT PHASED DEPOT MAINTENANCE (PDM) SOL N00019-96-D-0166 POC Lori Redding, AIR-2.3.2.2.2, (301) 757-5249 E-MAIL: reddingla.jfk@navair.navy.mil, reddingla.jfk@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Systems Command intends to extend the period of performance of contract N00019-96-D-0166 with Lockheed Martin Aircraft Center, Greenville, South Carolina, to accomodate additional aircraft inductions for P-3 Phase I Depot Maintenance (PDM). This contract extension will cover aircraft inductions during the first quarter of fiscal year 1998. Provisions will be made for up to ten aircraft to be inducted during the this period. The Naval Air Systems Command has issued a competitive Request For Proposals N00019-97-R-0022 for depot maintenance Phases I, II and III for the P-3 Aircraft. A contract is expected to be awarded by 1 Nov 97, with the first aircraft being inducted on 1 Jan 98. The current contract only allows aircraft inductions through 30 Sep 97. Therefore, it is necessary for the Navy to extend the current contract by three months to avoid fleet readiness risk, and the impact of losing an estimated ten PDM slots during FY98. Lockheed Martin Aircraft Center is the only known Contractor with the necessary support equipment, technical data, manuals and production line with the capability to perform the required inductions and PDMs in the time frame required. See Note 22. (0217)

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