Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, 9500 MacArthur Blvd., West Bethesda, MD 20817-5700

A -- IDENTIFICATION OF SHIP AND COMBAT UNIT ATRIBUTES SOL N00167-98-Q-0289 DUE 040698 POC Brian White (301)227-1867 The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division will be negotiating a sole source contract with the Dept. of Political Science at Rutgers Univ. These unique services are for ship acoustic signature combat unit atributes. The University is heavily involved in assisting the Navy in developing a framework for understanding the peacetime political impact of small, dispersed networked platforms and combat units being utilized for forward presence and deterrence. For more information regarging this procurement, contact the above POC. (see Note 22) (0089)

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