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99 -- SLBM LAUNCHER AND ASSOCIATED SSBN DISMANTLEMENT IN RUSSIA POC Susan Benik, Negotiator, (703) 325-6962, Edward Archer, Contracting Officer, (703) 325-5028 The Defense Special Weapons Agency (DSWA) plans to award this effort as a sole source contract to the Zvezda Far East Factory. The objective of this effort is to provide the necessary equipment, logistics, operations, maintenance, management, and additional infrastructure to conduct elimination of one Russian SSBN containing SLBM launchers at the START designated SLBM launcher elimination facility "Zvezda Far East Factory" at Vladivostok. This project will accomplish the dismantlement of a Delta (Yankee) class SSBN to include off loading and shipping the nuclear fuel to the spent fuel storage site at Mayak. Any other firm consideration must fully identify their capability to perform this requirement. Faxed responses are acceptable and should be faxed to the attention of Susan L. Benik, (703) 325-9291. If the response is faxed, no hard copy is required. See Note 22 (substitute 15 days in lieu of the 45 day requirement). Information on DSWA solicitations, already released, can be obtained by calling the DSWA Hotline at (703) 325-1173. Acquisition Management has added "Procurement Opportunities" to the DSWA Home Page available on the World Wide Web. Information will include this synopsis and more. Please check us out at www.dswa.mil. Reference Synopsis No. 98-99 (0125)

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