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A -- CANARD ROTOR/WING AIR VEHICLE CONCEPT POC TECHNICAL -- Dr. Larry B. Birckelbaw (E-mail -- lbirckelbaw@darpa.mil); CONTRACTUAL -- Alan Frederick (E-mail -- afrederick@darpa.mil) DARPA intends to enter into an Agreement under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2371, Section 845, with the Boeing Company of Mesa, Arizona, for the purpose of testing the feasibility of Boeing's patented Canard Rotor/Wing Air Vehicle Concept. Patent Number 5454350 of 3 October 1995 pertains. The intended Agreement shall be cost-shared, 50%/50%. The estimated gross value of this Agreement is $24 million. The estimated duration is 40 months. Boeing is the only source known to the Government that possesses the capability and expertise to test the feasibility of this concept within program budgetary and schedule constraints. This Notice is published for the purpose of information, only. This Notice is not a solicitation for competitive proposals. (0043)

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