Sole Source Announcement to procure Software Support Activity (SSA)

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to issue a sole source delivery order under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00019-07-G-0008 to the Bell Boeing Joint Project Office for the procurement of Avionics and Flight Controls, System Engineering, and Software Maintenance Support for the V-22 aircraft. This effort includes the following:

• Development, delivery and incorporation of the 2013 FRD Fleet Release Sustainment Software.
• Sustainment of Post developmental software, including but not limited to correction of anamolies/deficiences/issues and/or development of revisions/enhancements
• Engineering support, analysis and recommendations to prepare for software corrections and enhancements, to be contained in future software releases
• Design, test and development of selected software-only new capabilities
• Modeling, simulation and test environments/tools work, required for weapon-system-software sustainment
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This requirement will be procured in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements Bell-Boeing is the sole designer, developer, and producer of the V-22 Tilt rotor aircraft and is the only known source that possesses the engineering data, technical skills and requisite knowledge of the design, fabrication, performance, operation, and maintenance and support characteristics of the aircraft. Numbered note 22 (sole source) apply.