42 -- SUBMARINE ESCAPE AND IMMERSION EQUIPMENT (S.E.I.E.) This announcement is issued under the requirements of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. The Naval Regional Contracting Center Detachment London intends to procure S.E.I.E. Mark 10, NATO Stock Number 4220-99-199-0468 (VSD 04/98) on a sole source basis from Beaufort Air-Sea Equipment Limited, Birkenhead, Merseyside, United Kingdom, with total estimated quantities of 12,000 units through FY 05. This procurement was identified under the Naval Sea Systems Command Foreign Comparative Test (FCT) Program and is a direct result of an approved FY 97 Candidate Nomination Proposal and previous source sought announcement in the Commerce Business Daily on 11 FEB 97 to determine the existence of interested sources, both foreign and domestic, that have developed commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) or a Non-Development Item (NDI) which is ready for operational evaluation and has in-service usage data available. The S.E.I.E. is used by a submariner to escape from a disabled submarine (up to 600 feet below the water) and survive on the surface for up to 24 hours. The system includes the escape suit, inner thermal suit and a single seat life raft all packaged as an air-extracted unit stowed on-board the submarine. SEE NUMBERED Note 22. Responses/inquires may be submitted to the attention of Mr. David Price, via e-mail: dprice@post.nctsl.navy.mil, fax [44] 1813855338, tel [44]1813855372 or via post (U.S. military address) NAVREGCONTCEN DET, PSC 821, Box 45, FPO AE 09421 or (local address) U.S. Naval Regional Contracting Center, Detachment London (Attn: Code LR2) P.O. Box 45, U.S. Fleet Mail Office, RAF West Ruislip, Ickenham Road, Ruislip, HA4 7DW United Kingdom. E-MAIL: dprice@post.nctsl.navy.mil, dprice@post.nctsl.navy.mil. Posted 02/02/99 (W-SN293505).

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