Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, 9500 MacArthur Blvd., West Bethesda, MD 20817-5700

C -- ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL N00167-99-Q-0234 DUE 040999 POC Ray Park, Contracting Officer, 301-227-1121 The Carderock Division Naval Surface Warfare Center intends to negotiate a sole source procurement with SAIC. The contractor is tasked to enhance the existing analytical hydrodynamic code LAMP-4 to include non-uniform hull strength properties for wave load computations. The contractor is to modify the code to add the capability to model the ship as a non-uniform elastic beam so that the sectional properties can be changed in time-domain simulations. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements under the authority of FAR 6.302.1. Anticipated award in on or about 4/12/99. See numbered notes 1 and 22. Posted 03/30/99 (W-SN314343). (0089)

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