Related Notice (Synopsis): Reference-V-22-AFT-Sponson-Fuel-Tank-MV-22

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), V-22 Joint Program Office, PMA-275 issued Firm Fixed Price Delivery Order N0001923F0034 under Basic Ordering Agreement N0001922G0002, to the Bell Boeing Joint Project Office on a sole-source basis for the procurement of Retrofit Aft Sponson kits and installations for the MV-22 aircraft.

This action was awarded on a sole source basis to the Bell Boeing Joint Project 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." The limited rights possessed by the Government to the required technical data preclude competition of this effort. The base Non-Recurring Engineering efforts along with the intial retrofit recurring efforts have already been contracted to Bell Boeing. Bell Boeing possesses the unique, requisite engineering knowledge, skills, and rights to the technical data for the MV-22 Aft Sponson retrofit effort.