V-22 Exhaust Deflector Reliability Improvements

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to issue a sole source contract to Bell Boeing to provide non-recurring engineering, reliability / sustainability improvements, test, repair and modification, logistics support, support equipment, training, spare and repair parts, and obsolescence management in support of the V-22 aircraft exhaust deflector subsystem. This requirement will be procured in accordance with the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition under Title 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." As the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the V-22 aircraft, Bell Boeing is the only source that has unrestricted access to the totality of technical data needed to support the requirement herein. Further, the Government does not possess adequate license rights to the required technical data package necessary to support a competitive procurement to fulfill the requirement herein. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact

Mr. Ralph D'Iorio at ralph.b.d'iorio@boeing.com or (610) 591-9157 and/or Mr. Matthew Sticksel at msticksel@bellhelicopter.textron.com or (817) 280-3103.

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