58 -- Procurement of FY05/FY06 AN/UPX-24(V) requirements.

Naval Air Systems Command intends to issue a sole source fixed price contract to Litton Systems, Inc., Navigation Systems Division, A wholly owned subsidiary of the Northrop Grumman Corporation, Woodland Hills, CA (formerly Litton Data Systems) for the FY05-FY06 procurement of AN/UPX-24(V) production units, Installation and Checkout (INCO) spares, retrofit kits, Control Indicators (CI's) and technical data. Litton Systems, Inc., Navigation Systems Division, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation, 10770 Waterridge Circle, Woodland Hills, CA 92121, is the sole designer, developer and producer of the AN/UPX-24(V) Interrogator Set and is the only known source possessing the requisite experience, technical data and technical expertise needed to meet Government requirements pursuant to 10 U.S.C., 2304(c)(1). See Note 22.