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H-1 Engineering and Logistics Sustainment Support CY27-31
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The Naval Air Systems Command intends to award a sole-source, cost-plus fixed fee delivery order to Bell Textron Inc. for H-1 Engineering and Logistics Sustainment Support covering calendar year 2027 with optional years extending through 2031. The contract will provide comprehensive sustainment for U.S. Marine Corps legacy H-1 aircraft, including AH-1Z and UH-1Y models, as well as foreign military sales programs for Bahrain, Czech Republic, Taiwan, and Nigeria, encompassing configuration, delivery, and peculiar support equipment services. Bell will apply systems engineering principles to deliver engineering and logistics reachback, technical investigations, fleet training, engineering change proposal development, program management, and configuration management support. The acquisition is justified under statutory authority for other-than-full-and-open competition due to the absence of government-owned technical data and license rights, with an estimated eight-year timeframe required to qualify an alternative source—making Bell the only capable and responsible entity to meet the urgent sustainment needs without unacceptable delays. The solicitation is issued under BOA N00019-26-G-1003 with a response deadline of May 20, 2026, and performance will be primarily based in Fort Worth, Texas. Subcontracting opportunities are available through Bell’s supplier registration portal or direct email to strategicsourcing@bellhelicopter.textron.com.
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Fort Worth, TX, USASet-Aside
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The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Patuxent River, MD intends to issue a Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) type delivery order under an existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00019-26-G-1003 with Bell Textron Inc., 3255 Bell Flight Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas 76118 on a sole source basis. This delivery order will procure H-1 Engineering and Logistics sustainment support for United States Marine Corps (USMC) legacy (fleet) and AH-1Z and UH-1Y aircraft; FMS Bahrain AH-1Z sustainment support; FMS Czech Republic AH-1Z and UH-1Y sustainment support; FMS Taiwan AH-1W sustainment support, FMS Nigeria configuration support, delivery support; and cognizant domestic and FMS Peculiar Support Equipment Support in calendar year CY27 with options for CY28 through CY31. The Contractor shall apply Systems Engineering principles and practices in the continued support of production and sustainment for the H-1 Weapon Systems. Support will include engineering and logistics reach back support, engineering investigations, H-1 specific fleet training, ECP development, program management support, configuration management support, etc.
This requirement will be procured in accordance with the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition under 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1. The Government does not currently own the technical data, nor possess the requisite license rights necessary to compete the efforts anticipated. The estimated timeframe to qualify another source and develop the technical data for the requirements herein is eight (8) years based on historical AH-1W/UH-1Y/AH-1Z Upgrades data and, as such, an award to another source would result in an unacceptable delay in providing the supplies and services. Therefore, NAVAIR has determined Bell is the only responsible source capable of meeting the agency's requirements. This notice is for information purposes only.
For subcontracting opportunities please visit the following website: http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en_US/Suppliers/Suppliers.html
Click on "How to Become a Supplier"
Click on Register with Textron
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Send an email to strategicsourcing@bellhelicopter.textron.com.
Questions regarding this notice should be addressed to Cassia Fernandes via e-mail at cassia.n.fernandes.civ@us.navy.mil.
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