Cyclic Stick FOD Boot NRE

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office was awarded a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) and Firm Fixed Price (FFF) contract on 23 FEB 2017 to provide the Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) for the design, development, integration into the air vehicle, test and evaluation, and airworthiness substantiation of the re-designed Cyclic Stick FOD Boot on MV-22, CV-22, Aircraft Maintenance Trainers (AMTs) and FMS, Japan aircraft.  The Contractor will provide (1) MV Verification Retrofit Kit (kit includes a left hand and right hand boot) for installation via forced retrofit into MV-22 aircraft for verification and (1) MV Verification Spare (Boot Assembly Cyclic Left) and (1) MV Verification Spare (Boot Assembly Cyclic Right).  Options are authorized for the procurement of an additional (354) new Cyclic Stick Foreign Object Damage (FOD) Boot Kits.  Options include MV Retrofit Kits (QTY 291), CV Retrofit Kits (QTY 50), Japan (FMS) Kits (QTY 5), MV Interim Spares (QTY three (3) (three (3) left hand, three (3) right hand), CV Interim Spares (QTY two (2) (two (2) left hand, two (2) right hand), and AMTs (QTY three (3).