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14 -- TRIDENT II (D5) EXPENDABLE LAUNCHER HARDWARE SOL N00030-98-Q-0200 DUE 061697 POC Bill Arcidiacono, Code SPN-66, (703) 607-3393 The Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) intends to contract with Northrop Grumman Marine Systems (NGMS) of Sunnyvale, CA for the FY98 TRIDENT II (D5) expendable launcher hardware requirement. NGMS is the sole source designer, developer, and producer of the TRIDENT II (D5) launcher subsystem and is considered the only source capable of providing this hardware requirement within existing cost and schedule constraints. See Note 22. ***** (0113)

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