Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Attn: AMSAM-AR-TC, Building 401, Lee Blvd, Room 117, Fort Eustis, VA 23604-5577

A -- COMPUTER-AIDED NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION AND DISPOSITION (CANDID) EQUIPMENT SOL DAAH10-98-C-0033 DUE 042898 POC Marie J. Laubach, (757) 878-5703 E-MAIL: AATD, Laubach@eustis-aatds1.army.mil. The Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) intends to negotiate noncompetitively with The Boeing Company, dba McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS), Mesa, Arizona. The objective of this program is to enhance the prototype nondestructive inspection (NDI) system developed under Contract DAAJ02-92-C-0001 with MDHS, to include hardware, software, neural networks and system integration capabilities required to perform aviation field trial applications. Two options are included in the contract: Option 1 is for a joint service -- peculiar application enhanced prototype system, field trial and system specification; Option 2 is for an Army-only enhanced prototype system. MDHS is uniquely qualified to fulfill the requirement based on the knowledge obtained from designing and developing the computer- aided NDI system under the previous contract. The proposed effort will use the previously developed hardware, software, and system integration technology to advance that technology through completionof field trials utilizing production prototype hardware. Alpha contracting procedures will be utilized. Anticipated contract period is 16 months for the base effort, with 26 months added for either Options 1 or 2, whichever may be exercised. The contract will contain technical data the export of which is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S.C., Sec 2751 et seq) or Executive Order 12470. Award is restricted to U.S. firms only. Requests for this solicitation must be submitted in writing to the above address, to include business size. See Numbered Note 22. (0086)

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