Department of the Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, Procurement Division, Room 4210, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20229

16 -- GENERAL AVIONICS EQUIPMENT SOL CS-97-OOX DUE 093097 POC Elizabeth Roberts, Contracting Officer (202)927-2583 16- The U.S. Customs Service intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with Collins General Aviation Division, Rockwell Collins, Incorporated, 400 Collins Rd., NE, Cedar Rapids, IO 52498 for the acquisition of general avionics equipment for the P-3 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft. Any other manufactured system would require new engineering and design analysis and testing, as well as the regeneration of all associated documentation including drawings and manuals. (0239)

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