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A -- ADAPTION OF MK5 CARBON-CARBON SHAPE STABLE NOSETIP TO MK4 REENTRY BODY SOL N00178-96-R-4015 DUE 121196 POC Betty B. Kniceley, Code S146, (540) 653-7621/Dwight G. Cooper. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Center, Dahlgren Division intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Fiber Materials Inc. of Biddeford, Maine for the fabrication of standard MK5 Shape Stable Nosetip (SSNT) billets and the adaption of the SSNT carbon-carbon nosetip technology for the MK4 reentry body system. Negotiations will be conducted on a sole source basis because Fiber Materials Inc.'s carbon-carbon weaving and processing cycles used in the production of shape stable nosetips for the Navy MK5 reentry body are proprietary. (0299)

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