Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.5.3), Building 441, UNIT 7, Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1127

16 -- H-46 SEA KNIGHT ENGINEERING SERVICES POC Brad Austin, (301)757-8950 The Naval Air Systems Command intends on a sole source basis to enter into a Basic Ordering Agreement to place a class of orders with Boeing Defense & Space Group, Helicopters Division, Philadelphia, PA. These orders will consist of supplies and services relating to the H-46, H-46 Dynamic Components, H-46 airframe, H-46 electronic systems, design studies, engineering and manufacturing, data and service life extension. Boeing is the sole designer, developer and manufacturer of the H-46 series helicopter, and the only firm that possesses the necessary knowledge, experience and technical data required to perform these efforts within the limited time constraints of the Navy. See Note No. 22.**** (0034)

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