Sole Source Announcement to Bell-Boeing for Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) for the Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS)/Enhanced Flight Instrument (ESFI) Glass for the V-22

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to issue a Delivery Order under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00019-07-G-0008 with the Bell Boeing Joint Project Office on an other than full and open competitive basis to address Dimisishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) issues. This effort is for the Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) of the Liquid Crystal Display Glass located within the Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) / Enhanced Standby Flight Instrument (ESFI) system utilized in the MV-22 and CV-22. The part impacted is: Liquid Crystal Display, (P/N HPHA002). This requirement will be procured in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Bell-Boeing is the sole designer, developer, and producer of the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft and is the only known source that possesses the engineering data, technical skills and requisite knowledge of the design, fabrication, performance, operation, maintenance and support characteristics of the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft. See Note 22.