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15 -- OH-58D KIOWA WARRIOR SYSTEM SAFETY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM(SSEP), LOT IV WITH AN OPTION FOR TWO ADDITIONAL LOTS SOL DAAH23-00-R-0529 POC Dwight D. Stewart, Contract Specialist, 256-955-8223 This requirement is for the OH-58D System Safety Enhancement Program (SSEP). Lot IV consists of the modification of 22 each OH-58D aircraft, NSN 1520-01-125-5476 plus an option for 22 each for Lot V and 22 each for Lot VI. This program will involve the simultaneous application of several Engineering Change Proposals into the aircraft. Authority and Justification for other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). The proposed procurement is for services and supplies which cannot be obtained throught full and open competition because only one responsible source is capable of satisfying the Agency's requirements, FAR 6.302-1. Bell Helicopter Textron Incorporated, Fort Worth, TX is the only known source capable of performing this work in the timeframe required to satisfy the Army's minimum needs and BHTI retains the proprietary data rights to the manufacturing processes and engineering data packages required to perform the simultaneous and complex modifications for SSEP. BHTI is the designerand sole manufacturer of the OH-58D aircraft. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. See Note 22. Posted 05/30/00 (W-SN459797). (0151)

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