U.S. Army CECOM, CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008

A -- RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT SOL DAAB07-99-R-E0033 DUE 042099 POC Jan Oberdick, Contract Specialist, 732-532-4435; Diane Meickle, Contracting Officer, 732-532-4433 WEB: Army Business Opportunity Page, http://abop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: Jan Oberdick, Contract Specialist, oberdick@mail1.monmouth.army.mil. This is a Sole Source Acquisition, in accordance with FAR 6.302.1. Raytheon, the System Developer, is the only source that can successfully implement this strategy, within schedule and cost. This acquisition is for the continued development of the Advanced Field Artillery Tachical Data Systems (AFATDS). This continued development is entitled AFATDS 02-04. The resulting contract will be awarded on a Cost Plus Award Fee basis. The AFATDS 02 is a multi-service effort (U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps) with interoperability/interface to U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force Systems. AFATDS is being incrementally developed with a fielding release schedule of every 15 months. A strawman Solicitation will be placed on the Army Business Opportunity Page on or about 19 March 1999. Subcontracting to Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business will be a contractual requirement. Number Note 22. Posted 03/03/99 (W-SN304028). (0062)

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