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

15 -- MA-31 AERIAL TARGET SYSTEM POC Linda Tome', Contract Specialist, (301) 757-5908 The Naval Air Systems Command intends to award a firm fixed price, sole source contract, with four annual options, to the Boeing Company to procure MA-31 Aerial Target Systems, support equipment, engineering/technical support and associated documentation. The MA-31 is an air-launched, supersonic ramjet target system which is a variant of the X(M)-31 missile, manufactured in the Republic of Russia. The MA-31 Target was evaluated and approved under the FY-95/96 Foreign Comparative Test Program (FCT). This quantity procurement is a result of the FCT. The Contractor will be solely responsible for acquiring and importing MA-31 assets and coordinating all attendant license and clearance documentation with the U.S. and foreign governments. In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Boeing is the sole-integrator of the Russian designed and manufactured MA-31 Aerial Target System (for use on a U.S. range) and is the only known firm with the knowledge, experience, and technical data necessary to meet the Navy's requirements. Boeing is also the only known U.S. firm with an exclusive U.S. MA-31 marketing/licensing arrangement with the Russian manufacturer. All responses to this synopsis must be in writing. No telephonic responses will be accepted. Responses to this synopsis should be mailed to the following address: Department of the Navy, Program Executive Officer, Cruise Missiles and Joint Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Attn: Ms. Linda Tome', Code AIR-2.4.2.1.5, Suite 256, 47123 Buse Road, Bldg. 2272, Unit #IPT, Patuxent River Maryland, 20670-1547. Fax responses may be sent to (301) 757-5955 or E-Mail through the Internet to Linda_I_Tome'@PEOCU.Navy.Mil. (0159)

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