AH-1Z/UH-1Y Optimized Top Owl (OTO) Depot Level Support

Thales Defense & Security Inc., Clarksburg, Maryland, is being awarded a $14,120,101 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of the Optimized TopOwl Helmet Mounted Sight and Display System depot level specialized test equipment in support of the Marine Corps H-1 aircraft.  In addition, this contract provides for associated installation and integration, and technical data rights for technical specifications, drawings, schematics, and procedures required to establish United States Marine Corp (USMC) Depot Level support for the AH-1Z/UH-1 Y Optimized Top Owl (OTO) helmet system as required by 10 USC 2464 and 10 USC 2466.   Work will be performed in Bordeaux, France and San Diego, California, and is expected to be completed in May 2019.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00019-17-C-0016).

This requirement was procured in accordance with the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition under 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2), in that TDSI is the only responsible source and no other type of equipment will satisfy Marine Corps requirements. TDSI is the designer, developer and sole producer of the OTO helmet system and the only known source that possesses the data, technical skills and requisite knowledge of the design, fabrication, performance, operation, maintenance and support characteristics to fulfill this need in a timely manner. This notice is for information purposes only.