Coastal Systems Station Dahlgren Division, 6703 W. Highway 98, Panama City, FL

A -- STUDIES AND ANALYSES SOL N61331-98-Q-1918 DUE 080798 POC Mark Ross, Contract Specialist, (850)235-5624, Carol A. Dreger, Contracting Officer, (850)234-4863 The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Coastal Systems Station, Panama City, Florida, intends to award an order for studies and analyses in support of enhancements to the U.S. Navy's Inshore Underwater Warfare (IUW) System on a sole source basis to DRS Technologies, Inc., 5 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ, 07054. This acquisition is unsuitable for full and open competition because DRS is currently performing studies and analyses on another Navy program which relates directly to the requirements of this order. Award to DRS will avoid significant duplication of data gathering efforts and resultant costs. Numbered Note 22 applies. Posted 07/23/98 (I-SN227429). (0204)

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