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

59 -- TEST EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION AND SUSTAINMENT OF KU-BAND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS SOL N00019-95-G-0135 POC Contact: Mr. Dwight B. Michael, Sr., Phone -- (301) 757-5897 Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to negotiate a firm fixed price modification under Contract N00019-97-C-0071 for test equipment to support production and sustainment of KU-Band Satellite Communication systems. NAVAIR intends to award this effort to L3 Communications, 620 North 2200 West, Salt Lake City, UT, 84116. In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1), L3 Communications is the sole developer, designer, and manufacturer of the KU-Band Satellite Communications system and as such, is the only firm with the knowledge, equipment, data and technical expertise to satisfy the Government's requirement for this test equipment. See Note 22 (0084)

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