March 28, 2024

NAVAIR Upgrades the V-22

Osprey

Contracts Solicited:

Communications Equipment: The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Patuxent River, MD intends to purchase on a firm fixed-price basis and to solicit and negotiate the proposed purchase order on full and open competitive basis, under the authority of FAR Part 12 and 13; and FAR Part 6.302-1. This requirement is set-aside for small business, under the authority of FAR Part 52.219-6.

Initial Spares for the Ice Protection System for the CV-22 Aircraft: Engineering Change Proposal. No synopsis.

Communication Hardware & Software: Solicitation N00421-12-T-0112 is issued as a synopsis/solicitation. The Government intends to purchase on a firm fixed-price basis and to solicit and negotiate the proposed purchase order on a brand name sole source basis. Manufacturer must be the manufacturer specified in the attached RFQ, under the authority of FAR Part 12, FAR Part 13, and Total Small Business Set-Aside authority of FAR Part 52.219-6.

Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Departments: The Naval Air System Command (NAVAIRSYSCOM) is planning an acquisition to operate and maintain the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Departments (AIMD) at NAS Pensacola, FL (NASP), and NAS Corpus Christi, TX (NASCC). This effort is currently performed under Contract N00019-04-D-0131 awarded to L-3 Communication Vertex Aerospace, LLC. The NAVAIR Freedom of Information Action (FOIA) website is available at http://foia.navair.navy.mil.

Acquisition Logistics Support for H-1 Upgrades: Contract modification for acquisition logistics support the H-1 upgrades aircraft, consisting of system engineering/program management (FFP), interim contractor support(FFP), peculiar support equipment (FFP), PHS&t provisioning, supply support, pubs training (FFP), LMI/SAR(CPFF) and TMCR (CPFF).

Contracts Awarded:

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $103,500,000 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-09-G-0005) for mission avionics and common cockpit non-recurring engineering, program support, and associated efforts required for the production and delivery of 24 MH-60R helicopters for the Royal Australian Navy under the Foreign Military Sales Program.  Work will be performed in Owego, N.Y. (95 percent), Farmingdale, N.Y. (4 percent), and various locations throughout the United States (1 percent).  Work is expected to be completed in July 2018.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $72,928,060 advance acquisition contract for long lead components required for the manufacture and delivery of 17 (fiscal 2013) Lot 17 MV-22 tiltrotor aircraft for the Marine Corps and four (fiscal 2013) Lot 17 CV-22 tiltrotor aircraft for the Air Force.  Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa. (50 percent), Forth Worth, Texas (25 percent), and Amarillo, Texas (25 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2012.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-12-C-2001).

Raytheon Co., Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $68,867,065 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, fixed-price-incentive-firm target contract (N00019-11-C-0001) for the Lot 12 low rate initial production of 115 AIM-9X Block II all up round tactical missiles for the Navy (49) and Air Force (66); 115 Block II active optical target detectors for the Navy (49) and Air Force (66); 29 Block II captive air training missiles for the Navy; and 42 containers for the Navy (24) and Air Force (18).  Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz. (41.42 percent); Andover, Mass. (10.12 percent); various locations in the continental United States (6.31 percent); Valencia, Calif. (5.71 percent); Ontario, Canada (5.40 percent); Rocket Center, W.Va. (5.24 percent); Vancouver, Wash. (5.08 percent); Goleta, Calif. (2.99 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (2.81 percent); Cheshire, Conn. (2.30 percent); Simsbury, Conn. (1.60 percent); Cincinnati, Ohio (1.53 percent); Heilbronn, Germany (1.52 percent); El Cajon, Calif. (1.48 percent); San Jose, Calif. (1.45 percent); Anniston, Ala. (1.16 percent); San Diego, Calif. (0.87 percent); Chatsworth, Calif. (0.80 percent); Newbury Park, Calif. (0.74 percent); Orlando, Fla. (0.66 percent); Montgomery, Ala (0.58 percent); and various location outside the continental United States (0.23 percent), and is expected to be completed in January 2014.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract combines purchases for the Air Force ($36,044,608; 52.34 percent) and the Navy ($32,822,457; 47.66 percent).  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $34,445,395 modification to a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order placed previously against basic ordering agreement (N00019-07-G-0008) for engineering and technical support for V-22 flight control system and on-aircraft avionics software for 2012 for the Navy and Air Force.  Support to be provided includes configuration changes to the V-22 avionics and flight control software; flight test planning and coordination of changed avionics and flight control configurations; upgrade planning of avionics and flight controls, including performance of qualification testing; and integration testing on software products.  Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa. (90 percent), and Fort Worth, Texas (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2012.  Contract funds in the amount of $6,583,104 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $33,343,681 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-07-G-0008) for non-recurring efforts and flight test aircraft modifications for the Joint and Allied Threat Awareness System and Radar Warning Receiver (APR-39D(V)X) integration in support of the MV-22B Osprey aircraft.  Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa. (96 percent); Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (3 percent); and St. Louis, Mo. (1 percent).  Work is expected to be completed in February 2016.  Contract funds in the amount of $6,526,986 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded an $11,491,794 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-07-G-0008) for the procurement of 12 combined retrofit kits for the suite of Integrated Radio Frequency Countermeasures System modifications for the CV-22 aircraft.  Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa. (98 percent), and Fort Worth, Texas (2 percent), and is expected to be completed in May 2014.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $9,843,898 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for supplies and services to support the F/A-18A-D Service Life Extension Program.  Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo. (58 percent), and El Segundo, Calif. (42 percent), and is expected to be completed in February 2013.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6302.1.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-12-C-2010).

FLIR Systems, Inc., Wilsonville, Ore., is being awarded a $7,434,530 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N68335-11-C-0212) to exercise an option for 10 Star SAFIRE 380 high definition systems to outfit and enhance the capabilities of the existing Persistent Ground Surveillance Systems that are currently fielded for the Army.  Work will be performed in Afghanistan (40 percent); Yuma, Ariz. (30 percent); and Wilsonville, Ore. (30 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2012.  Contract funds in the amount of $1,486,906 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity.

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