O2N2 Concentrator Sieve Bed Correction

The Naval Air Systems Command issued a delivery order under Basic Ordering Agreement N00019-17-G-0002 to the Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, 401 Tiltrotor Drive, Amarillo, TX 79111 on a sole-source basis for: Non-recurring engineering to provide correction to the current O2N2 Concentrator sieve beds to address loss of sieve material pre-load and the resulting loss of function and potential sieve material escapements into the On-Board Oxygen Generating System (OBOGS) or On-Board Inert Gas Generating System (OBIGGS) distribution systems and replacement kits. This action was awarded on a sole source basis to the Bell Boeing Joint Program Office in accordance with the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition under Title 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR Part 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." Bell Boeing is the sole designer, developer, and producer of the V-22 Tiltrotor aircraft and is the only known source that possesses the requisite knowledge and expertise required to perform this effort. Also, Bell Boeing is the only source that possesses the totality of engineering and technical data required to perform these efforts.