16 -- -1 Upgrades Aircraft Defect Evaluation/Disposition effort for the Lot III Aircraft

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIRSYSCOM) plans to issue an order under an existing Basic Ordering Agreement to Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (BHTI) for Aircraft Defect Evaluation/Disposition (ADED) services related to the H-1 Upgrades Lot III aircraft. This work involves the removal, repair, modification, restoration, replacement, and return of Government Furnished Equipment items to a ready-for-issue condition. The effort requires the use of specialized facilities, equipment, materials, and labor to support the maintenance and readiness of these aircraft components. Procurement of this effort will be conducted through a sole-source acquisition under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and corresponding Federal Acquisition Regulation provisions. BHTI is uniquely qualified as the sole designer, developer, manufacturer, and system integrator of the H-1 aircraft, possessing the necessary technical data, tooling, test equipment, and experience to fulfill the contract requirements. The contract solicitation was posted in April 2007 by the Department of Defense’s Naval Air Systems Command based in Patuxent River, Maryland, with designated contract specialists available for contact.