CY2020 AE1107C Engine CIP

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Contracts

Department, Patuxent River, MD in support of NAVAIR 4.4, Propulsion

and Power, intends to negotiate an order under Basic Ordering

Agreement N00019-18-G-0025 on a sole source basis with Rolls-Royce

Corp (RR), 450 S. Meridian St., Speed Code MC-N3-03, Indianapolis, IN

46255, in support of the V-22 platform. The order includes efforts

required for CIP for the AE1107C engine

program. The Government intends to procure under the authority of 10

U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no

other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. RR is

uniquely qualified to provide the complete range of program support

required by the fleets. RR is also the only known firm to possess the

technical data, drawings, and specifications necessary to fulfill the

Government requirements. Given that RR is the original designer and

prime manufacturer and their continued involvement in the past and

recent engine improvements, RR has all the design intent information,

original drawings, and most recent design changes, which are required

to avoid undesirable interactions between existing and redesigned

hardware. RR also has immediate access to tooling, special equipment

and test facilities as well as sub-vendors similar tooling and facilities.

These are required to verify, design, and test new proposed engineering

solutions. Privately developed data, materials, and design processes

are the sole property of RR.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE

PROPOSALS; however, responsible interested parties may submit

information in which they can identify interest and capability to respond

to this requirement. Responses must be received by 5:00 PM Eastern

Time on 11 March 2020. The applicable NAICS code for this

requirement is: 336412-Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing.

The Government reserves the right to process the procurement on a sole

source basis based upon the responses received. The Government will

not pay for any information received. The point of contact is Lyle Kralle,

Contract Specialist, via E-mail: lyle.kralle@navy.mil or by phone at (301)

757-0156.