A12_Customer_Sole_Source_Redacted.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT

308 CRECY STREET

CORPUS CHRISTI TX 78419-5260

AMCC-IOE 11 December 2018

MEMORANDUM FOR AMCOM Contracting Center, CCAD Contracting Office

SUBJECT: Sole Source Justification for the Helitune WhirlTrak System Maintenance Support.

1. The Helitune WhirlTrak Systems Contractor shall provide services to provide Calibration, Testing, Inspection, Call out Repair to include parts support, and Technical Support, for Whirl Tower #1, and Whirl Tower #2 Helitune WhirlTrak Systems to the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) specifications on an annual and as required basis at Corpus Christi Army Depot. The recommended source: Helitune, Inc., 190 Gordon Street, Elk Grove Village, IL. 60007-

2. Justification for Services: Blade Balance Stands #1 and #2, a.k.a., Whirl Tower #1 and #2, aerodynamically balances UH-60 and CH-47 main rotor blades. The dynamic blade data known as track is collected, transmitted and displayed using a rotor blade tracking system that consists of hardware and software. Helitune Inc.is the only known whirl tower (test bed) main rotor blade tracking system company and installed the Helitune WhirlTrak System on Whirl Tower #1 in 2013 and on Whirl Tower #2 in 2014. Helituen has been in the Whirl Tower Fixed Blade Tracking business for over 20 years and understands the blade tracking environment.

3. CCAD has the Depot Maintenance Work requirement to aerodynamically track all UH-60 and CH-47 repaired main rotor blades to a dynamic master blade. This is achieved using the Helitune WhirlTrak System that incorporates a special camera and magnetic pickup for blade position recognition and hardware/software that displays the camera code into a discernable track measurement. These measurements are used by the operator to make appropriate blade tab and weight sdjustments. Helitune Inc. is the only known source for calibration and maintenance of the Helitune WhirlTrak System. Helitune Inc. is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and hold proprietary rights to software, hardware design, and tech manuals and is the only known source that can satisfy 100% of agency requirements to maintain this equipment.

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4. Certification: It is certified that this justification is current, accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.