Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.3), Patuxent Naval Air Station, Bldg 2272, Lexington Park, MD 20670

15 -- REMANUFACTURE OF GOVERNMENT FURNISHED SH-60B AIRCRAFT TO SH-60R CONFIGURATION POC Jeffrey L. O'Neil, AIR-2.3.2.4.3, (301)757-5258 WEB: None., None.. E-MAIL: oneiljl@navair.navy.mil, oneiljl@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Systems Command intends to issue a contract with Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (SAC), 6900 Main St. Stratford, Ct. 06601 to remanufacture four to nine government-furnished SH-60B aircraft and to prepare them for conversion to the SH-60R configuration. The contract will included: standard depot-level maintenance; a Service Life Extension Program; administrative, financial, and technical data; special tooling and test equipment; sustaining engineering and software support; spare and repair parts; support equipment; integrated logistics support and analysis; technical publications; training and training devices; phased support; maintenance requirements and refurbishment of repairable malfunctioning equipment (repair of repairables). SAC also will conduct the non-recurring and recurring engineering to rectify air vehicle deficiencies identified during Navy Test and Evaluation. SAC is currently under contract with the Navy to develop the SH-60R design changes, to provide test article aircraft,and to provide the first lot of SH-60R Low Rate Initial Production aircraft. SAC is the sole developer of the H-60 airframe and therefore, is the only known source with the expertise, technical data, equipment, and experienced personnel necessary to perform the required effort. See Note 22. Posted 06/16/00 (W-SN465685). (0168)

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