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B-175988 1 (1973-05-16)

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        1-475908                                        Pay 16,197


        The Ucraorable John W, Warner                                         .     
        The Secretary of the Navy   -                                b A

        Dear Hr. Secretary:

             Ttfzence is pade to letter SUP 022 dated Warch 5, 1973, frn the
        Deputy Co.aander, Procurement )!annnenent, Naval Supply Syotemn Co;nnnd
        (ZLAVSUPP), reporting on the protest of Ira Safety Appliances Corpany
        (lIne nfeaty), against the award of? and a eubsequent order unde~r, con-
        tract 11o, 1W0104-72-A-0309, a basic ordertr agreement, to Lear leglor,
        Inc, (Lear Gieg1or), by the Usavy Ships Parts Control Center.

             Th award represented the culmination of over 4 years of tenting
        and evaluation to procure a suitable eversency breathn1 device, following
        several fires on board aircraft carriora causing over 200 decths,
        Auphyxiation caused many of the cacunirites .nd it is reported that a oub-
        ntnntinl number of livec migh)t have been snavcd if crew mecbero trnppod
        in nmofo-fllM~ cpaces had becn equipped Wdth emergency escape breathing
        deviceo   In October 1967, teM Chiet of 1'vral Oporatiptno (CO) nosigned to
(       the Chicf of lPnval -:tcrial (C;.UM), on nn urgency priority burSa, tlh.
        recpontbility to develop a nw,  -all, light;eight, cautly donid and
        opernted individual, e orreney breanthinR device uhich would have 4 fl lImm
        ozyg/1n rupp).y of 10 minutao.  Ca thrmh .?, 1 %06, the !nvnl Ship TUhincriug
        Canter ( ta&SC), cting au ote..hrtccl oent .cr the l nvnl. Sii Fytt.C-
        Corznnnd (8bVZIlIPf), polled the industry to dv-.tewaiu tho ponsiblo
        availcbsility of cuch equiprmnt for ftedintR iccuAnce to shipbonrd
        personnel. Tha lut.rter reado, in partinent pn:t, a followau

             Specifically, the avy In intorented in to.curing a
             rwlf-containcd cloced-cyelo device which iill nlow a ran
             to rncc.po ron any fol'e filled eaction of a rhip. The
             followin rat of operaiomd cltracterirticn In being ought
             in tho devices
                  (1) Support lifo for a minir  of ten (10) cinute
             under harvy Tlbor conditions.

                  (2) Lye rrotection npainot ctol:e irritants

                  (3) Conveniently carried by aran an ho performe bin
             drily vork; in thia roptet, a package nice, of W :4 2
             Cl:pc!rc rononr.ble

                  (4) Dvico ruct be racy to doh un  cinplc to opcrztc

          BESY C iY MtWYLE                                             . /...,D , I:'o'
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