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16 -- F/A-18 TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM LRIP II POC Contact, charlotte moore, phone (301) 757-7063 WEB: N/A!, N/A!. E-MAIL: moorecj.jfk@navair.navy.mil, moorecj.jfk.@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Systems Command has a requirement for the procurement of approximately seven (7) Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance Systems and five (5) data link pod systems, or such other quantities as may be authorized and approved by Congress. This procurement also includes ancillary equipment and logistics support required to achieve the Material Support Data. The Naval Air Systems Command intends to negotiate with McDonnell Douglas Corporation, the designer, developer and sole manufacturer of the F/A-18 aircraft, and, as such, the only firm possessing the requisite technical knowledge and expertise, facilities, tooling and special test equipment necessary to perform these efforts within the required timeframe. This Synopsis is for informational purposes only. See Note 22 -- NAVAIR Synopsis No. 20147-97. (0272)

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