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16 -- MH-53E TAIL PYLON STATIC TEST POC Contact, Pamela Jackson, Phone (703)604-1920 The Naval Air Systems Command intends to issue an order to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (SAC), 6900 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06497-9129 for the procurement of structural test and qualification data concerning the H-53E Tail Rotor Pylon. The H-53E tail rotor pylon is a major, critical sub-assembly of the H-53E airframe. The tail pylon is the host structural assembly for tail rotor drive and tail rotor control systems. SAC is the designer, developer and sole manufacturer of the tail rotor pylon and its related components. SAC, as prime contractor of the H-53E, is the only known source capable of accurately providing the desired technical data within the required time frame. See note No. 22 - NAVAIR Synopsis No. 30094-96. (0145)

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