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16 -- BRU-32B/A AND BRU-32A/A EJECTOR BOMB RACKS SOL N00421-98-R-1194 DUE 091498 POC Rebecca Fratz, (301)757-5212 E-MAIL: Fratz_Rebecca%Pax9B@MR.NAWCAD.NAVY.MIL, Fratz_Rebecca%Pax9B@MR.NAWCAD.NAVY.MIL. The Naval Air Warfare Center-Aircraft Division, Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD has a requirement for the acquisition of BRU-32 B/A and BRU-32 A/A Ejector Bomb Racks (P/N's 1534AS100, 1534AS5000, and 1534AS7000) with associated hooks and technical data for the F/A-18E/F and F/A-18C/D aircraft. Solicitation N00421-98-R-1194 will be negotiated under full and open competition. Two contractors, Klune Industries, Inc., Spanish Fork, UT and Lucas Aerospace Cargo Systems, Jamestown, ND, are currently, formally qualified to produce the BRU-32 bomb rack. The eventual contract will fulfill FY00 through FY03 BRU-32 requirements if awarded to a currently unqualified BRU-32 source or will fulfill FY99 through FY03 requirements if awarded to a source that has already been formally qualified. The contract will consist of one base year and three or four option years, depending on the current qualification status of the awardee. Approximately two-hundred ten (210) P/N 1534AS7000 are required for FY99, three-hundred twenty-six (326) for FY00, and three-hundred fifty (350) per year for FY01 through FY03. Each of these contract years will include options to order additional quantities, not to exceed 2,064 bomb racks in total if awarded to a currently unqualified source or 2,379 bomb racks in total if awarded to a currently qualified source. Required deliveries will begin at an approximate rate of thirty-two (32) bomb racks per month on 01 May 2000 or 30 March 2001, depending on the qualification status of the awardee. Unqualified sources must successfully produce first article test units and undergoing first article testing and analysis. These qualification procedures are expected to take approximately twenty (20) months. Details of test requirements will be included in the Request for Proposal (RFP). Interested contractors are encouraged to request a copy of the solicitation as soon as possible. The Navy intends to release the RFP via the Internet. Requests for the RFP may be sent via e-mail to Fratz_Rebecca%pax9b@mr.nawcad.navy.mil. Written requests may be sent to: CONTRACTS, CODE 2553L BLDG 2272 SUITE 155, NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, 47123 BUSE ROAD, PATUXENT RIVER MD 20670-1463. Telephone requests for solicitations will neither be accepted nor returned. All prospective offerors are strongly encouraged to use the Internet to send responses. All Internet responses must provide the return Internet address and a post office mailing address within the body of the response. Internet responses without the aforementioned addresses will not be recognized. The solicitation will be made available over the Internet in Word 7.0 format and will reside on the NAVAIR Home Page, located on the World Wide Web (WWW). The WWW server may be accessed using client browsers such as MOSAIC and NETSCAPE. Offerors who have requested an electronic copy of the RFP will be notified via e-mail when it is released. The WWW address, or URL, for the NAVAIR Home Page is: http://www.navair.navy.mil/air20/AIR214/conthome.htm. The point of contact isRebecca Fratz, AIR-2.5.5.3L, (301) 757-5212. See Numbered Note(s) 22, 26. (0140)

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