Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, 9500 MacArthur Blvd., West Bethesda, MD 20817-5700

A -- ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR SUBMARINE DESIGN, ASSESSMENT AND MANUFACTURING EXPERTISE. SOL N00167-99-R-0013 DUE 033199 POC Ms. Gail Zois, Contract Specialist (301)227-3605, Ms Faith L. Ferris, Contracting Officer, (301)227-3602. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) proposes to issue a sole-source procurement to Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS)for submarine design, assessment and manufacturing expertise. NNS will provide a mix of nuclear submarine naval architecture, marine engineering, systems and subsystems engineering, designs and arrangements, construction expertise, specialized hardware items, technology impact assessments, cost assessments and other technical support available only from designers and manufacturers of submarines for the U.S. Navy. The technical areas covered under this contract will include the great majority of technologies and analysis capabilities within the purview of NSWCCD as they relate to submarine vehicles and programs. Within the submarine community NSWCCD is a principal government contributor of Hull, Machinery and Electrical (HM&E) technology for insertion into existing, new construction and conceptual submarines. The services will provide unique shipbuilder knowledge, skills and technical perspectives relating to submarine design and construction. In particular, these services will rely on experience with the SSN688 (LOS ANGLES), the SSN21 (SEAWOLF) and SSN774 (Virginia) class submarines. These services will support the Integrated Product Team philosophy that is integral to Navy and DOD acquisition strategy for submarines. See Note 22. Posted 01/21/99 (W-SN290057). (0021)

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