Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Competitive Prototype (FARA CP)

Awarded Vendors: Karem Aricraft. Contract Award Dollar Amount: $738,440,923. Contract Award Date: 2019-04-23.

The requirement was offered competitively and is being awarded as an Other Transaction Authority for Prototype (OTAP) Agreement. The business arrangement is an OTAP as authorized by 10 U.S.C. § 2371b. Eligibility is open to any U.S. company; however, there are conditions for traditional defense contractors. Traditional defense contractors must either partner with a non-traditional defense contractor to a significant extent (see Section 4.2) or contribute at least one third of the cost of the project. In general, a non-traditional defense contractor is one who is not performing and has not performed for at least one year from the Program Solicitation date, work for DoD that is subject to full Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) coverage as prescribed under 41 U.S.C. § 1502 and the implementing regulations.. Awarded Vendors: The Boeing Company. Contract Award Dollar Amount: $772,274,333. Contract Award Date: 2019-04-23.

The requirement was offered competitively and is being awarded as an Other Transaction Authority for Prototype (OTAP) Agreement. The business arrangement is an OTAP as authorized by 10 U.S.C. § 2371b. Eligibility is open to any U.S. company; however, there are conditions for traditional defense contractors. Traditional defense contractors must either partner with a non-traditional defense contractor to a significant extent (see Section 4.2) or contribute at least one third of the cost of the project. In general, a non-traditional defense contractor is one who is not performing and has not performed for at least one year from the Program Solicitation date, work for DoD that is subject to full Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) coverage as prescribed under 41 U.S.C. § 1502 and the implementing regulations.. Awarded Vendors: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.. Contract Award Dollar Amount: $790,830,873. Contract Award Date: 2019-04-23.

The requirement was offered competitively and is being awarded as an Other Transaction Authority for Prototype (OTAP) Agreement. The business arrangement is an OTAP as authorized by 10 U.S.C. § 2371b. Eligibility is open to any U.S. company; however, there are conditions for traditional defense contractors. Traditional defense contractors must either partner with a non-traditional defense contractor to a significant extent (see Section 4.2) or contribute at least one third of the cost of the project. In general, a non-traditional defense contractor is one who is not performing and has not performed for at least one year from the Program Solicitation date, work for DoD that is subject to full Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) coverage as prescribed under 41 U.S.C. § 1502 and the implementing regulations.. Awarded Vendors: AVX Aircraft Company. Contract Award Dollar Amount: $732,456,303. Contract Award Date: 2019-04-23.

The purpose of this notice is to solicit proposals for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Competitive Prototype (FARA CP). The attached solicitation is provided by the Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal (ACC-RSA) on behalf of the Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) for the Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team (FVL CFT).

The original solicitation requested that all proposals be submitted via AMRDEC SafeSite by 18 December 2018. The AMRDEC Safe Site is no longer available for use. Therefore, offerors' proposals and modifications to proposals shall be submitted in CD ROM with electronic media that is Microsoft Office 2010 compatible in sealed envelopes or packages addressed to the office specified in the program solicitation, and showing the time and date specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the offeror. Offerors using commercial carriers should ensure that the proposal is marked on the outermost wrapper with the information required in the preceding paragraph. In light of this change in submissions, the proposal receipt date is changed to December 20, 2018, by 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.
Inquiries regarding the clarity of the solicitation package should be addressed to both Hope McClain at email: hope.a.mcclain.civ@mail.mil and Robert Waible at email: Robert.c.waible.civ@mail.mil

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The purpose of this notice is to solicit proposals for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Competitive Prototype (FARA CP). The attached solicitation is provided by the Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal (ACC-RSA) on behalf of the Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) for the Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team (FVL CFT).

Proposals are due to the Government by close of business on 18 December 2018 and should be submitted in accordance with the instructions in the Program Solicitation.

Inquiries regarding the clarity of the solicitation package should be addressed to both Hope McClain at email: hope.a.mcclain.civ@mail.mil and Robert Waible at email: Robert.c.waible.civ@mail.mil

Review this announcement often for updates

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