A--DP-1 Aircraft Development and Fight Test Demonstration

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) intends to negotiate with duPont Aerospace Company, Inc., 1725 N. Marshall Ave. El Cajon, California 92020 on a sole source basis to continue development and test of the DP-1 high performance vertical takeoff and land (VTOL) aircraft. This effort is a follow-on to the development effort initiated and performed by the duPont Aerospace Company under Contract No. N47408-98-C-2208 with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) in Port Hueneme, CA. This effort will require use of the duPont DP-1 aircraft, flight simulator, and test facilities to conduct flight control analysis and simulation, flight test planning, Airworthiness Review Board meetings, and flight test to achieve stabilized hover in and out of ground effect. The required start date for this effort is 1 MAR 2004. Responses to this notice must be received within forty-five days (13 FEB 2003) after publication of this notice. Numbered Note 22 (Per FAR 5.207): The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.