Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.3), Patuxent Naval Air Station, Bldg 2272, Lexington Park, MD 20670

59 -- CASS ELECTRO-OPTICS+ FULL RATE PRODUCTION UNITS POC Contact, Mark Diehl, Phone (301) 757-6883 The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to procure Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) Electro-optics+ (EO+) Full Rate Production (FRP) units, integration, testing and associated support from Northrop Grumman Corporation, Electronics & Systems Integration Division, 600 Hicks Road, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008. The CASS EO+ FRP contract shall include a base period for approximately 14 EO+ units and contract options to procure an additional 20 EO+ units. Northrop Grumman Corporation, as the sole designer, developer and integrator of the EO+ console, is the only firm with the knowledge, production experience, technical data, data rights, special tooling and test equipment to meet the Government's requirements within the timeframes required to meet critical fleet operational requirements. Interested parties are encouraged to contact Northrop Grumman Corporation, POC Mr. Dean Merrill at (847)259-9600, for subcontracting opportunities. See note No. 22. Posted 03/31/99 (W-SN314876). (0090)

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