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

69 -- CV EMT ITEMS RISK REDUCTION STUDY AND DOCUMENTATION POC James J Dawson, AIR-2.3.3.3, (301) 757-5219 E-MAIL: dawsonjj@navair.navy.mil, dawsonjj@navair.navy.mil. Naval Air Systems Command intends to place a delivery order under contract N00019-99-G-1048 for a risk reduction study and acquisition documentation for the CV-22 aircraft expedient maintenance trainer (EMT) items. Bell-Boeing Joint Project office, Bldg 3193, 22398 James Rd. Patuxent River, MD 20670 will perform the effort. This trade study will develop a risk reduction acquisition strategy, specification, and to compile design criteria data for the CV EMT (Air Force) items to complement the existing MV-22 naval aviation maintenance trainer suite (NAMTS) (Marine). Bell-Boeing is the sole designer and producer of the Air Force CV-22 aircraft, CV Full Flight Simulator (FFS) and MV NAMTS. The Contractor is the only firm capable of providing the CV EMT items trade study. Only Bell-Boeing possesses the technical data, engineering expertise and the in-depth knowledge of the design, manufacture, operational and performance characteristics of the CV-22 aircraft, CV FFS and MV NAMTS to perform the CV EMT items study. See Note 22 Posted 12/20/99 (W-SN410083). (0354)

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