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58 -- INTEGRATED COMBAT WEAPONS SYSTEM (ICWS) SOL N00024-99-R-6328 POC 02632M, Ms. Traci Mounts, 703-602-7707 As previously announced in the CBD published on 9/18/96, the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with a team consisting of Raytheon Systems Company, Naval & Maritime Systems, Portsmouth, RI and Lockheed Martin Tactical Defense Systems, Manassas, VA to develop the Integrated Combat Weapons System (ICWS). The ICWS shall be an upgrade to and an integration of the following US Navy MCM and MHC platform systems: (1) AN/SQQ-32 Minehunting Sonar; (2) the AN/SLQ-48 Mine Neutralization System (MNS); and (3) the AN/SYQ-13 and AN/SSN-2 Navigation, Command and Control System. Coordination with the current OEMs and Navy activities (JMCIS, RADARS, BFTT, and MCS) is required to integrate the upgrades to the legacy systems to an open systems architecture. The ICWS shall maximize the use of common COTS designs for all systems, thus providing a more fully integrated mine warfare platform with a lower overall life cycle cost. The ICWS shall address the identical operational requirements of the existing systems and will ensure the same system effectiveness, availability and supportability. The Government expects to achieve significant life cycle cost avoidance. The ICWS shall be robust and shall be more easily configured for other operational needs as requirements may be defined in the future. The Government intends to award a sole source contract pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) because the Raytheon/Lockheed Martin team is the only known entity with the requisite knowledge of U.S. Navy mine warfare sonar systems, mine engagement systems, mine ship navigation and command and control systems and ship systems integration capabilities to perform the required combat system integration effort. No other sources have the technical qualifications and the necessary resources to perform the work described herein, nor will any other services satisfy the Navy's requirements. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact Raytheon Company or Lockheed Martin directly. See Numbered Note(s): 22. Posted 05/18/99 (W-SN332564). (0138)

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