Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, Code 0262, 2531 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA 22242-5160

12 -- DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF A NUCLEAR TOMAHAWK LAND ATTACK MISSILE PORTABLE LAUNCH SYSTEM FOR SUBMARINES SOL N00024-96-R-6221 POC Heather Jackson, Contracts Specialist, SEA 02621H, (703) 602-7703, fax (703) 602-7023. The Naval Sea Systems Command, SEA 0262, intends to issue RFP N00024-96-R-6221 for the development and production of a Portable Launch System for Nuclear TOMAHAWK Land Attack Missiles (TLAM-N). This portable launch system will be installed on SSN 688, 688I, and NSSN submarines. This procurement will be conducted via full and open competition. This system will allow the Navy to maintain a nuclear weapon launch capability on the identified submarine platforms at a substantial reduction in cost since the nuclear code and certification will be separate from the submarine's Combat Control System. Currently, the Navy envisions that the Portable Launch System (PLS) will be a standalone, portable system that will consist of two main pieces of equipment: an ''operator console'' which the Navy refers to as the Data Controller Module (DCM), and the Weapon Interface Module (WIM) which will connect to the tube/missile and provide missile power, signal conversions, and transfer of data to the missile. The DCM will reside in the Attack Center, and the WIM will reside in the Torpedo Room. This program is sponsored by OPNAV N872 and NAVSEA Submarine Combat Systems Program office (PMS 425). This procurement is currently in the conceptual design and early requirement formulation phase. It is anticipated that an RFP will not be ready for release until third quarter FY 96, when an exact date is known, this procurement will be synopsized in the Commerce Business Daily. The purpose of this synopsis is to form a solicitation mailing list. To be placed on the mailing list for this solicitation when it is ready, and to receive any information related to this procurement, please respond to this CBD synopsis, in writing, to Heather Jackson, SEA 02621H, at Naval Sea Systems Command, 2531 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA 22242-5160. Fax responses are acceptable, the SEA 02621H fax number is (703) 602-7023. (0361)

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