Coastal Systems Station, Dahlgren Division, 6703 W. Highway 98, Panama City, FL 32407-7001

20 -- SHIP AND MARINE EQUIPMENT SOL N61331-99-Q-2505 DUE 032099 POC Contract Specialist, Michael Wheeler, (850)234-4243; Contracting Officer, Carol Dreger, (850) 234-4863, FAX (850) 234-4251 WEB: www.ncsc.navy.mil/contracts/synopsis/syntable.htm, www.ncsc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: WheelerMJ@ncsc.navy.mil, WheelerMJ@ncsc.navy.mil. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Coastal Systems Station, Panama City, Florida, intends to issue a sole-source purchase order to Strong Enterprises for the acquisition of eighteen (18) Military Tandem Tethered Bundle (MTTB) systems. These items are available only from Strong Enterprises by direction of the Marine Corp Systems Command (MARCORPSYSCOM). The materials form a highly specialized underwater delivery system which has undergone extensive testing and qualification under the MARCORPSYSCOM diving Authority. Each part has been tested to perform to rigid requirements for range, depth, etc. Only those articles which have been successfully tested are qualified. The objective of this process is to verify that the system provides acceptable levels of safety and mission critical support throughout the system specific operating range when approved operating and maintenance procedures are followed. The intent of the process is to provide maximum reasonable assurance that the mission canbe completed and an accident will not occur. Accordingly the material is required for modification and maintenance of the MARCORPCOMSYSCOM assets under cognizance or OEP. In summary all Marine Corp systems undergo extremely rigid quality control for all components used due to the high risk of bodily harm. Therefore, the system requirements for the various components of all systems is an absolute necessity. All materials delivered for these systems must be of high quality and be manufactured in accordance with the specification provided for each component of the system. Due to these rigid specifications, only Strong Enterprises is qualified to produce the MTTB system. Posted 03/05/99 (W-SN305296). (0064)

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