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

L -- V-22 AVIONICS AND FLIGHT CONTROLS SYSTEM ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SOL N00019-99-R-1536 POC Linda Mobley, Contract Specialist, AIR-2.3.3.6, Phone (301)757-5218 E-MAIL: mobleyl@navair.navy.mil, mobleyl@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to negotiate with Bell-Boeing Joint Venture Team, on an other than full and open competitive basis, for the procurement of engineering and technical support for the V-22 avionics and flight controls system. This support includes providing engineering and technical information and support regarding potential configuration changes to the V-22 aircraft, variants and avionics and flight controls as well as providing engineering and technical effort to support resolution of avionics and flight controls technical problems. The anticipated award date for this effort is November 1999. The Bell-Boeing Team is the sole designer, developer and producer of the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft. Bell-Boeing is the only known source that possesses the engineering data, technical skills and requisite knowledge of the design, fabrication, performance, operation, maintenance and support characteristics of the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft to provide the required engineering and technical support services. Note 22 Applicable to this synopsis (Sole Source) Posted 06/08/99 (W-SN340309). (0159)

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