Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, Code 210000D, 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100

16 -- DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT FOR BASIC USAF THIN-PACK PARACHUTE SYSTEM SOL N68936-00-G-0001 DUE 021400 POC William T Monckton, Contract Specialist, (760) 939-8234 Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), China Lake, CA intends to conduct negotiations on an other-than-competitive basis with SEI, Asheville, NC for Basic Air Force Thin-Pack Parachute (TPP) System Development and Improvement Support. The order will be issued under Basic Ordering Agreement N68936-00-G-0001 with SEI. Proposed Order type: Cost Plus Fixed Fee. Duration Period of Order -- From date of Order award through September 2002. This is a continuation of the on-going support provided under a previous contract. The scope of this order includes 1) design documentation, 2) design verification, 3) producibility, production process verification, assembly prototype fabrication, 4) fabrication of system prototypes, 5) design and project review support, 6) manufacture and modification of test assets (including systems, assemblies, and components), 7) test and evaluation support (including resealing of sealed assemblies), 8) identification and analysis of potential design improvements, 9) design improvement implementation, 10) maintenance of the Basic Air Force Thin-Pack Parachute System Drawing Package, 11) project management and planning support, and 12) Technical Order source data preparation for the Basic Air Force TPP System. SEI is currently the only source for support relating to the TPP Product Line. They are the only source currently producing this Crew Back Pack Assembly incorporating the use of this Thin-Pack/ Lightweight Environmentally Sealed Parachute Assembly (LESPA) technology. No other source has SEI's unique knowledge and expertise in the Thin-Pack Parachute technology. In addition, the TPP P-3 Aircraft Parachute System drawing package, on which the Basic Air Force TPP System is based, has proprietary markings making design information unreleasable. The Solicitation will be available at NAWCWD 2.0 Homepage http://www.nawcwpns.navy.mil/~contract/homepubl.htm. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by the Agency. Contractor's interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact SEI. See Note(s): 22. Posted 01/14/00 (W-SN416130). (0014)

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