Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.3), Patuxent Naval Air Station, Bldg 2272, Lexington Park, MD 20670

B -- SUPPLIES SERVICES UNDER BOA FOR THE V-22 OSPREY SOL N00019-95-G-0242 POC Jim D. Kelly, Phone (301)757-5218 E-MAIL: kellyjd.jfk@navair.navy.mil, kellyjd.jfk@navair.navy.mil. Naval Air Systems Command awarded to Bell-Boeing a delivery order for five trade studies placed under a single delivery order to Basic Ordering Agreement N00019-95-G-0242 for $3,840,863.00. Under this delivery order Bell-Boeing will conduct engineering research and investigation to determine the feasibility, praticality, validity or desirability of (1) Alternate Flight Director Solutions, (2) Manned Flight Simulator, (3) Sequential-Stage Processing, (4) Active Centerstick Controller, and (5) Power Train Optimization. It is anticipated that all of these study efforts will be completed thirteen months after award. The V-22 is currently under engineering and manufacturing development and low-rate initial production with Bell-Boeing. Only Bell-Boeing has data and expertise to perform these trade studies. (0252)

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