Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.4), 47123 Buse Road, Building 2272, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1547

14 -- HARPOON SHIPBOARD COMMAND LAUNCH CONTROL SYSTEMS (HSCLCS) POC Monica Manning, Phone (301)757-5938 or Doris Browder, Phone (301)757-5934 The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) plans to negotiate a firm-fixed price contract for FMS equipment and services for the Harpoon Weapon System (HWS) from McDonnell Douglas Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing Company, P.O. Box 516, St. Louis Missouri, 63166-0516. The FMS equipment and services to be provided include the following items: AN/SWG-1A(V) Harpoon Shipboard Command Launch Control Systems (HSCLCS) with software versions 9/10, Launch Support Structures (LSS), numerous Ordnance Alteration (ORDALTS) kits and related supply support (including standard and unique spares), ship installation support, provisioning, publications, training and test equipment. Additional pending FMS requirements include the following items: Harpoon Casualty Panels, ECP for the Canister Tool Kit, Encapsulated Harpoon Command and Launch Systems, and additional related supply support (including standard and unique spares), ship installation support, provisioning publications, training and test equipment. These FMS requirements will be procured under contract No. N00019-98-C-0056. McDonnell Douglas is the designer, developer, and sole producer of the HWS. As such, McDonnell Douglas is the only source possessing the unique knowledge, experience and technical data which is required to perform the described effort in the required time frame. See Notes No. 22 and 26. (0117)

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