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A -- PHASE III UNDER GENERAL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ENGINES JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER ALTERNATE ENGINES PROGRAM SOL N00019-96-C-0176 POC Sheila McGlynn, AIR-2.2.5C6 -- (703)602-7390x6677 E-MAIL: mcglynnsa.jast.mil, mcglynnsa.jast.mil. The Naval Air Systems Command has a Joint Strike Fighter requirement for Phase III (pre-Engineering and Manufacturing Development) of the General Electric Aircraft Engines (GEAE) F120 Alternate Engine Program, including, but not limited to: (1) Designing, procuring, fabricating and assembling the F120 engine variants (CTOL, CV and STOVL); (2) performing component, subsystem and engine testing; (3) procuring long lead hardware necessary to meet Phase IV (Engineering and Manufacturing Development) schedule requirements. The above efforts will be contracted for as modification(s) against General Electric Aircraft Engines (GEAE) Phase II contract N00019-96-C-0176. This effort will be performed on a sole source basis. GEAE is the sole designer and developer of the F120 engine variants, and thus, is the only firm with the requisite knowledge, experience, technical expertise, technical data, facilities and integration capabilities required to perform the Phase III F120 engine variant unique risk reduction andtechnology maturation demonstrations under the JSF Phase II GEAE contract. Posted 08/03/98 (W-SN231882). (0215)

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