CH-46 Engineering Specialist

Added: January 8, 2008 The Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River, MD intends to negotiate and award a firm fixed-priced order to procure engineering support services for the CH-46E series helicopter, under an existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA), N00019-05-G-0012. The proposed order will be awarded on a sole source basis to The Boeing Company, Boeing Aerospace Operations (BAO), Oklahoma City, OK for a period of performance of nine months from the date of contract award. The authority permitting other than full and open competition is Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 2304(c) (1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The engineering support specialist requires an in-depth knowledge of all CH-46 aircraft avionic and related systems, aircraft operating environments, Naval Aviation Maintenance and Operations processes and procedures, and Fleet Logistics support requirements. Additionally, the engineering support specialist will provide technical assistance to the Fleet Support Team (FST) at the Fleet Readiness Center East, Cherry Point, NC, in the following areas: Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and configuration modifications to systems, subsystems and component changes; prototype installations, validations and production efforts with FST personnel and on-site Fleet personnel; technical plans and reports; maintenance installation; repair instructions and modification procedures to include Technical Manual source data; illustrations, wiring diagrams, parts lists and tables for both new and existing technical manuals. Additionally, the engineering support specialist will provide support to Navy FST personnel to clarify and relate Boeing design requirements associated with components and systems as documented on Boeing Engineering Drawings. The Boeing Company is the sole designer, developer, and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the H-46 series helicopter and retains exclusive proprietary rights to all technical data. The Boeing Company is the only firm that possesses the knowledge, experience, technical expertise and technical data required to perform these efforts.Numbered Note 22 applies.