CMV-22 IASE RDT&E and NRE

Related Notice: N00019-22-RFPREQ-APM275-0478

Naval Air Systems Command, V-22 Joint Program Office, PMA-275 issued Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Delivery Order N0001925F0015 under Basic Ordering Agreement N0001922G0002 to the Bell Boeing Joint Project Office on a sole-source basis for CMV-22 Integrated Aircraft Survivability Equipment Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation and Non-Recurring Engineering.

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. 3204(a)(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 this effort.

This Delivery Order includes CPFF Contract Line Item Numbers. CPFF was selected for the because there are uncertainties involved in contract performance that do not permit costs to be estimated with sufficient accuracy to use any type of fixed price contract.