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B -- ENGINEERING SERVICES OF HARDWARE INTEGRATION ANALYSIS; WIND TUNNEL TESTS; GROUND CHECKS; FLIGHT TEST PLANNING; AIRCRAFT/WEAPONS SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; DOCUMENTATION AND REPORTING FOR THE INTEGRATION OF THE ASRAAM ON THE F/A-18 AIRCRAFT FOR THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE POC Contact: LCDR Chris J. Ray, Phone: (301) 757-7103 E-MAIL: raycj@navair.navy.mil, raycj@navair.navy.mil. The Government intends to negotiate with McDonnell Douglas Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Boeing Company, P.O. Box 516, St Louis, MO, 63166-0516, engineering technical services for the ASRAAM & F/A-18 integration effort. This effort is to be performed from February 1, 1999 through August 31, 1999, and it is anticipated that this will be made via delivery order under N00019-97-G-0051. According to their Letter of Agreement with the United States, Australia has designated the McDonnell Douglas Corporation the sole source designer, producer, and supporter of the F/A-18 aircraft and the only known source with the knowledge, experience, and proprietary technical data to perform this task within the required time-frame. This synopsis is for informational purposes only. See Notes 22 and 26. NAVAIR Synopsis No. 20134-98 Posted 11/25/98 (W-SN274748). (0329)

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