Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.3), Patuxent Naval Air Station, Bldg 2272, Lexington Park, MD 20670

B -- ARCHITECTURAL STUDY FOR THE INTEGRATION OF THE COMMON AUTOMATIC RECOVERY SYSTEM (CARS) WITH THE TACTICAL CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS)!! POC Michael McLoughlin, Phone (301) 757-5904!! The Naval Air Systems Command intends to award a modification to contract N00019-94-C-0239 with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), 444 Salomon Circle, Sparks, Nevada 89434, for the effort to perform an architectural study for the integration of the Common Automatic Recovery System (CARS) with the Tactical Control System (TCS). The study will provide a TCS-CARS architecture, a draft of the TCS-CARS launch and recovery interface, a recommended Human Computer Interface (HCI) definition to support launch and recovery, and an integration plan for the integration of CARS with the TCS. As SNC is the sole designer, developer and manufacturer of the CARS, they are the only firm possessing the requisite knowledge and skills necessary to meet the needs of the Government. This synopsis is published for information purposes only. See note No. 22 (0356)

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