16 -- H-1 Upgrades Aircraft Defect Evaluation/Disposition effort for Lot IV Aircraft

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIRSYSCOM) intends to issue an order under an existing Basic Ordering Agreement to Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. for Aircraft Defect Evaluation/Disposition (ADED). This effort includes the facilities, equipment, materials and labor necessary to remove, repair, modify, restore, replace and/or return to ready-for-issue condition, Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) items supporting the H-1 Upgrades Lot IV aircraft. 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(a)(2), in that BHTI is the sole designer, developer, manufacturer and system integrator for the H-1 aircraft. BHTI is the only known company with the peculiar knowledge, in-depth experience, technical data, tooling and test equipment to provide the necessary supplies and services needed to accomplish this effort. See note 22.