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15 -- EA-6B STRUCTURAL FATIGUE LIFE ENGINEERING STUDY FOR FUSELAGE AND OUTER WING PANELS SOL N00019-99-P7-LJ058 DUE 081899 POC Contact: Darren G. Buck, Phone (301) 757-5182; Contracting Officer, James M. Gerber, Phone (301) 757-7062 E-MAIL: BuckDG@navair.navy.mil, BuckDG@navair.navy.mil. The Navy intends to award a Firm Fixed Price order under Basic Ordering Agreement N00019-99-G-1170 to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) to conduct an engineering study on the structural fatigue life of the EA-6B fuselage and outer wing panels. The study includes a review of the EA-6B structural design, the aircraft operational usage and the EA-6B Fatigue Damage calculation algorithm. The purpose of this study is to modify/correct the algorithm and establish and validate the individual fatigue life expended (FLE) values for all critical locations on the fuselage and outer wing panel. As the sole designer, developer, and producer the EA-6B aircraft fuselage and outer wing panels, NGC is the only contractor with sufficient technical knowledge to fulfill the Government's requirement. See Note 22. Posted 08/02/99 (W-SN362010). (0214)

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