Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.4.3), Building 441, UNIT 7, Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1127

C -- C/KC-130 INDIVIDUAL AIRCRAFT TRACKING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION SOL N00019-99-R-1584 POC James B. McCloskey, Contract Specialist, (301) 757-8985, LCDR Steve Morgan, Contracting Officer, (301) 757-8960 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the point of contact for this, McCloskeyJB@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to issue a delivery order against the Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems, Basic Ordering Agreement F09603-97-G-0011 for engineering services to support the development and integration of a Department of the Navy (DoN) C/KC-130 Individual Aircraft Tracking System (IATS). Effective C/KC-130 fatigue and structural management requires data set development which interrelate structural configuration, history, usage and analyses for all DoN C/KC-130 aircraft. The combined data sets must create an interactive data base that contains all information required to forecast Fatigue Life Expended (FLE) and direct inspections, repairs, and modifications of aircraft structure(s). This task shall update the NAVAIR Structural Appraisal of Fatigue Effects (SAFE) system algorithms and history to account for the new mission profiles and usage history identified during the Service Life Assessment Program (SLAP) in support of the development of a DoN C/KC-130 IATS. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. The justification for other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition (FAR) 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source or Only a Limited Number of Responsible Sources. The intended/approved source for this effort is Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems, Marietta, GA. Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems is the only known source in possession of the proprietary C-130 engineering data base and personnel experienced in C-130 Damage Tolerance Assessment (DTA), C-130 inspection tracking, and knowledge of the service history for C-130 aircraft. See Numbered Notes: 22; 23; and 26. Posted 05/18/99 (W-SN332907). (0138)

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