Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Contracts Department, Building 129-2, Highway 547, Lakehurst, NJ 08733-5083

A -- ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ENGINEERING FOR THE SHIPBOARD WEAPONS LOADER SOL N68335-00-Q-0161 DUE 042800 POC Cindy Rolenc, Contract Specialist, 732-323-2408 The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst intends to negotiate, on a non-competitive basis, with Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA for a research engineering effort to develop a computer model of their Shipboard Weapons Loader (SWL) concept design. This is a follow-on effort to BAA, N68335-99-C-0246, which was awarded to Foster-Miller on 23 June 1999. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This firm is considered the only supplier of this service, for they are the original developer of the SWL design. The contractor shall develop a computer-generated animation demonstrating the operational range and performance capability of their SWL concept design. The duration of this animation shall not exceed ten (10) minutes and shall be delivered to the government in computer readable medium and in VHS videotape format. The animation shall show the SWL omnidirectional motion capability and the degrees of freedom of the manipulator and the end effector. Delivery will be NLT 26 weeks after contract award. Interested firms may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all responses received within fifteen days after the date of publication of this synopsis. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of the notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The point of contract is Cindy A. Rolenc phone (732) 323-2408. Posted 04/03/00 (W-SN440657). (0094)

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