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69 -- AVIATION WARFARE TRAINING SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION AND REVISION (HELICOPTER) POC Cynthia Armound, 407/380-8460/Contracting Officer, Susan Gregory Minor, 407/380-8020 WEB: Reference below E-mail address for further information, http://www.navair.navy.mil/contract/procure.htm. E-MAIL: Cynthia Armound, ArmoundCD@navair.navy.mil. Desc: The Government intends to negotiate and award an extension to the current Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC), N61339-94-D-0008, to Vertical Flight Joint Venture, 3401 Columbia Pike, 3rd Floor, Arlington, VA 22204-4211. The extension will consist of a 12- month period, which will provide a bridge contract, between the current contract and the competitive RFP, N61339-98-R-0021, which will result in a follow-on contract for training system development and revision for emerging and existing helicopter aviation training systems. The period of performance of the extension will commence on 1 October 1999. The current contract provides analysis, design, development, revision, production and implementation of training programs. The current contract provides support for the following training devices, which are located at multiple Naval Air Stations as well as Marine Corps Air Stations installations and activities: SH-3, CH-46, CH-46E, CH-53D/E, MH-53E, AH-UH/1, SH-60F, and SH-60B. These devices are used to provide for revision and emerging training requirements to meet the required fleet needs. The contractor shall provide independent analysis, design, development, production and revision of helicopter training systems. The extension of the current contract will be awarded per the authority at 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements." Vertical Flight Joint Venture has provided the services under the current contract since September 14, 1994. Award of the extension to any other source would result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government that could not be recovered through competition for the short period of performance cited. In addition, Vertical Flight Joint Venture personnel possess the requisite security clearances necessary for access at several of the training sites. Award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the Government's requirements. See Note 22 Posted 02/08/99 (W-SN295929). (0039)

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