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

16 -- AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES POC Melissa Blanton, AIR-2.4.2.5.2, (301) 757-6984 The Naval Air Systems Command intends to award, on a sole source basis, from Martin-Baker Aircraft (MBA) Company, LTD of Higher Denham, Middlesex, England, one ejection test to evaluate the effects of long repack cycles on the performance of the Navy Aircrew Common Ejection Seat (NACES) parachute assemblies. MBA is the designer, developer, and the sole manufacturer of the NACES and is the only known source possessing the requisite experience, production capability, and technical expertise capable of supporting fleet requirements!! Posted 11/18/99 (W-SN401974). (0322)

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