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16 -- S-3B NAVIGATION INTERFACE UNIT (NIU) SOL N00383-96-GM128 DUE 042498 POC Matt Marshman, Air-2.3.2.1.4, (301) 757-5251 E-MAIL: marshmanmm.jfk@navair.navy.mil, marshmanmm.jfk@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Systems Command intends to place an order under Basic Ordering Agreement N00383-96-G-M128 with Litton Guidance and Control Systems (G&CS) to manufacture and deliver seventeen (17) production S-3B Navigation Interface Units (NIU's) developed under contract number N00019-96-C-0209 and Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) for factory test equipment. This effort includes delivery of the NIU's with the latest hardware and software configurations approved by the NAVAIR S-3 APM Systems & Engineering. Litton G&CS is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and supplier of the NIU developed and integrated into the S-3B navigation upgrade program under contract N00019-96-C-0209. These NIU's are to be provided as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) for inclusion with other specific navigational equipment which has been integrated for this upgrade. As the designer and developer of the initial NIU, Litton G&CS is the only source that possesses the necessary technical expertise, engineering drawings and data to provide deliveries in the required timely manner. See Note 22. (0085)

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