V-22 ECP 19 Upgrade to Existing MV-22 and CV-22 Training DevicesV-22 ECP 19 Upgrade to Existing MV-22 and CV-22 Training Devices

The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) intends to solicit and negotiate, on a sole source basis, a contract modification to an existing order under the Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00019-17-G-0002 Class Justification and Approval (CJ&A) with the Bell Boeing Joint Project Office (BB JPO) located in Amarillo, TX under authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements." 

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) and Air Force have identified a requirement to integrate the TSS 8.x software, which is developed under the V-22 Avionics and Flight Controls System Engineering and Software Maintenance Support contract, into  MV and CV-22 Flight Training Devices and integrate TSS 8.x software, which is developed under the V-22 Avionics and Flight Controls System Engineering and Software Maintenance Support contract, into MV and CV-22 Flight Training Devices in order to comply with training requirements and to maintain concurrency with Fleet aircraft. 

BB JPO, the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the of the MV-22 and CV-22 aircraft platform and all MV-22 and CV-22 flight training devices procured to date, is the only responsible source capable of upgrading the current flight training devices to the aircraft configurations, TSS.8x software respectively.  Concurrent training prior to delivery of the new aircraft configurations is essential for fleet readiness to support operations overseas and reduce aircraft operating costs associated with using the aircraft for training. As such, it is not possible for any other source to upgrade the existing training devices to the new configurations.

The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any capability statements received within fifteen days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitation document is available.