V-22 Osprey Rapid Contract Acquisition (ORCA)

The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, MD intends to award a multiple year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Time and Material (T&M) contract with firm-fixed-price, fully burdened hourly labor rates and cost reimbursable travel and material line items with the Bell-Boeing Tiltrotor team. Task orders placed hereunder will be for the procurement of efforts to rapidly develop and deliver unplanned safety corrective actions, reliability and maintainability improvements, and quick reaction capability improvements in support of V-22 Osprey missions for USAF, SOCOM, and USMC. 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. The Bell-Boeing Tiltrotor team is the sole designer, developer, and producer of the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft. As such, it is the only responsible source that possesses the technical data and requisite knowledge required to meet the Government?s requirement. Parties interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact Mike Snell at msnell@bellhelicopter.textron.com or (806) 341-3803. See Note 22.