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16 -- F/A-18 ALITAR ASSEMBLIES AND RUG II/REECE AIRCRAFT MODIFICATION KITS SOL N00019-98-C-0015 POC Contact, Charlotte Moore, Phone (301)757-7063 E-MAIL: moorecj@navair.navy.mil, moorecj@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Systems Command intends to negotiate a firm fixed price modification to contract N00019-98-C-0015 with McDonnell Douglas Corporation for ALITAR Assemblies and F/A-18 RUG II/Reece Aircraft Modification Kits. 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. 20067-99. Posted 02/12/99 (W-SN297856). (0043)

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