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59 -- SUPPORT OF SHALLOW WATER INFLUENCE MINESWEEP SYSTEM SOL N00024-98-G-6313 POC R. Gunderson, Contract Specialist, Code 02631G, (703)602-0951 X624 The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue orders on multiple occasions over the period of Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00024-98-G-6313 with EDO Corporation, 14-04 111th Street, College Point, NY 11356-1434. Orders will be issued for design, development, proofing, testing and engineering changes for the Shallow Water Influence Minesweep System (SWIMS). Orders will be issued pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). EDO was the system developer and the sole producer of the SWIMS. It is the only known company that currently possesses the in-depth technical knowledge of the equipment requirement to satisfactorily perform the work under the orders contemplated herein. No other source has the technical qualifications and necessary resources to perform the work described herein, nor will any other supplies or services satisfy the Navy's requirements. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact EDO Corporation directly. See Numbered Note 22. (0082)

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