16 -- Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS) Baseline Investigation

The Naval Air Systems Command intends to issue a delivery order on a sole-source basis under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00019-03-G-0003 with Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (SAC), the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the United States Navy Heavy-Lift Helicopter, CH-53E and MH-53E aircrafts. The anticipated work to be performed will require a baseline investigation on the Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS) to analyze the failure, maintenance, and repair data of the top five degraders in order to develop a range of options to improve reliability and supportabilty and reduce repair time and operations and support (O&S) costs for the remaining life of the H-53E. SAC is the only source with the knowledge, integration experience, expertise, and proprietary technical data required to successfully perform these tasks. This synopsis is for informational purposes only. See numbered notes 22 and 26.