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16 -- LOW RATE INITIAL PRODUCTION III BUY OF 5 F/A-18 ADVANCED TACTICAL AIR RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS POC Contact: Charlotte Moore, Phone (301) 757-7073 E-MAIL: moorecj@navair.navy.mil, moorecj@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Systems Command has a requirement for the procurement of approximately five (5) Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance Systems (ATARS) (or such other procurement quantities as Congress may authorize and fund) for Low Rate Initial Production III. This procurement also includes shipping containers, sustaining engineering, integrated logistics support, technical publications and related data. The Naval Air Systems Command intends to negotiate with Lockheed Martin Fairchild Systems (LMFS), the sole designer, developer and manufacturer of ATARS. LMFS is the only firm possessing the requisite technical knowledge and expertise necessary to perform these efforts within the required timeframe. This Synopsis is for informational purposes only. See Note 22 -- NAVAIR Synopsis No. 20167-99. Posted 07/20/99 (W-SN356687). (0201)

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