Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.4), 47123 Buse Road, Building 2272, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1547

16 -- GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM POC Dan Owens, (301)757-5893, fax (301)757-5955, email owensdjl@navair.navy.mil The Naval Air Systems Command intends to contract on a sole source basis with Cubic Defense Systems Inc. of San Diego, California for the modification of the AN/AYQ-23(V) Category III Ground Proximity Warning Systems (GPWS) for rotary wing aircraft. The modification will facilitate the integration of the AN/AYQ-23(V) GPWS into trainers for the H-46 and H-53 platforms currently in use by the U.S. Navy, and allow for continued use of Low Altitude Warning System in the H-46. Upon completion of the modifications, the contractor will retrofit units currently in the U.S. Navy's inventory. Cubic Defense Systems Inc. is the sole designer, developer and supplier of the Category III version of the GPWS, and as such, is the only source with the technical expertise and required data to satisfy the government's requirement within the required time constraints . This synopsis is published for information purposes only. See note no. 22. Posted 05/24/99 (W-SN334864). (0144)

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