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

70 -- CONSOLIDATED AUTOMATED SUPPORT SYSTEM (CASS) UNITS POC LCDR E. Shine, 301-757-6882 The Naval Air Systems Command intends to contract with Lockheed Martin Information Systems for the manufacture, integration and testing of Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) units to fulfill the Navy's remaining CASS requirements. The firm-fixed price procurement will be for a period of four years for an estimated buyout quantity of 225 CASS stations. The resulting CASS stations must strictly adhere to the CASS performance specifications and must be 100% Test Program Set (TPS) transportable with 957 existing TPSs. In the event that any station element (e.g. instrument, cabling etc.) cannot be procured or manufactured due to parts obsolescence, a suitable replacement (i.e. meets specification and TPS transportability requirements) shall be procured or developed by the contractor, at no increase in contract price, to sustain production requirements. Redesigned elements will, at a minimum, be provided with Government purpose data rights. Currently, there are numerous station elements undergoing redesign and integration due to instrument obsolescence, therefore the Government does not possess a current and complete Technical Data Package (TDP). Obsolescence is expected to continue throughout production, requiring continuous updates to station configuration. LMIS is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of CASS and is the only known firm with the experience, knowledge, and technical expertise to fulfill this requirement. See Note 22. Posted 07/21/99 (W-SN357154). (0202)

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