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16 -- F/A-18 C/D AVIONICS UPGRADE OF U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AIRCRAFT POC Contact, Lola Bland, Phone (301)757-7088 E-MAIL: blanda.jfk@navair.navy.mil, blanda.jfk@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Systems Command intends to issue a Basic Ordering Agreement order to McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (MDA) for twenty -eight ( 28) retrofit kits and spares to support Engineering Change Proposal 560 the avionics upgrade of U.S. Naval Reserve F/A-18A aircraft. ECP560, the avionics upgrade of U.S. Naval Reserve F/A-18A aircraft. This upgrade shall provide reserve aircraft with AMRAAM, JSOW, SLAM-ER and ARC-210. As the sole designer, developer and manufacturer of the F/A-18C/D aircraft weapon systems, only MDA has the requisite knowledge, experience and technical data required to successfully complete the complex integration without compromise to the aircraft weapon systems, without causing unacceptable delays in meeting the Navy's operational requirements and without substantial duplication of the cost to the Government. Furthermore, only MDA has the F/A -- 18 C/D peculiar engineering data and expertise, facilities and test equipment to provide the Government's minimum needs in a timely manner. Posted 11/05/98 (W-SN268876). (0309)

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