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70 -- CASS AUTOMATIC GYRO CONTROL SYSTEMS (AGCS) SETS SOL N00019-96-G-0178 POC Rosa Little, Phone (301)757-6869 The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to award a firm fixed price order under Basic Ordering Agreement N00019-96-G-0178, with Lockheed Martin Corporation, 12506 Lake Underhill Road, Orlando, FL 32825, to procure approximately twenty (20) AGCS units. The contractor has built five (5) pre-production AGCS units. The purpose of the proposed order is to upgrade, ruggedized and tests four (4) of the existing pre-production units. One (1) of the units has been ruggedized by Lockheed Martin to meet fleet requirements. Delivery of the first pre-production ruggedized unit shall be no later than sixty (60) calendar days after receipt of contract award. The four (4) ruggedized units shall be delivered at a rate of two (2) per month or as the "round-robin" integration plan allows. Delivery of the initial fifteen (15) AGCS production unit is contingent upon successful completion and government acceptance of the five pre-production ruggedized units, the Contractor shall manufacture, assemble, test and deliver the AGCS Ancillary Equipment Set production units at the rate of two (2) per month. The AGCS ancillary equipment set provides real-time control of gimbal control systems as required in testing Electro-Optical (EO) and radar weapon systems. The AGCS interfaces to the CASS station via the Ethernet port. Lockheed Martin is the only known firm possessing the knowledge, experience, expertise and data to fulfill the Navy' requirements. See Note 22. -- NAVAIR Synopsis No. **** Posted 04/13/99 (W-SN318594). (0103)

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