NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER (CODE 5F32), PORT HUENEME DETACHMENT LOUISVILLE, 160 ROCHESTER DRIVE, LOUISVILLE, KY 40214-2681

59 -- VHF ANTENNA SOL N63394-99-R-3203 FOR INFORMATION ONLY -- NO SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED. DUE 120198 POC JOHN WALKER, CONTRACTING OFFICER, (502) 364-5280 FSC 5985 The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division, Louisville Detachment invites interested parties to provide information concerning existing development efforts on low/no maintenance VHF Antennas for U.S. Navy shipboard use and able to withstand the maritime environment with the added corrosive effects of stack gas. Current antenna bases, loads, and yardarm attachment points are exhibiting excessive corrosion resulting in substantive corrective maintenance. Companies are requested to provide a description of their antenna and a description of the innovations which will reduce maintenance on the antenna. Interested parties should respond with information by 98 Dec 01 to the code and address shown above. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NSWC PHD LOUISVILLE DETACHMENT WILL NOT AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS REQUEST. The Navy will utilize this information to establish whether the maintenance problem can be remedied with commercial off-the-shelf technology and may in the future solicit competitive offers from those firms capable of providing off-the-shelf antenna for shipboard evaluation. Posted 10/14/98 (I-SN261889). (0287)

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