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

14 -- BLOCK IV TOMAHAWK ALL-UP-ROUND (AUR) MISSILE PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT POC Ken Gorter, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 757-5954 The Naval Air Systems Command intends to enter into a contract with Hughes Missile Systems Company (HMSC), P.O. Box 11337, Tucson, AZ 85706. This is a sole source requirement to HMSC to acquire developmental prototypes of a new Block IV TOMAHAWK All-Up-Round (AUR) missile. On September 15, 1994 the Navy awarded contracts N00019-94-C-0257 and N00019-94-C-0258 to HMSC following a winner-take-all limited competition for production of Block III TOMAHAWK AUR missiles and the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) of the Block IV TOMAHAWK AUR, respectively. The Block IV AUR development effort is in the third year of a five year effort and includes all tasks necessary to design, develop, fabricate, assemble, integrate, qualify, and test the operational upgrade improvements into the existing missile. In May 1997, HMSC submitted an unsolicited proposal wherein HMSC will develop a new vice remanufactured Block IV AUR missile. The contract shall continue effort originally required under the Block IV EMD contract and provides for further product improvements to outdated TOMAHAWK cruise missile technology and builds upon the advancements made and being made under the current Block IV EMD contract. Since the Block IV development effort is not yet complete, and the Block IV AUR missile configuration under HMSC control, the Government does not have in its possession a technical data package suitable to support full and open competition. Also, because the contemplated effort builds on the current Block IV development, competing this effort would be cost prohibitive to the Government since any other contractor would be required to duplicate significant portions of the Block IV design and development that has already been completed by HMSC over the last three years. HMSC is the only known firm possessing the required technical knowledge, data, experience, and requisite infrastructure that would not require significant capital investment in order to continue the Block IV development effort and commence building prototypes of new Block IV production missiles. For subcontracting possibilities, interested parties should contact HMSC at the address listed above. See Note No. 22. (0253)

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