RHHSI Upgrade for the H-46 Helicopter

The Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River, MD, is seeking to procure the documentation, software and engineering services for the engineering and software support of the CH-46E aircraft Replacement Horizontal/Hover Situation Indicator (RHHSI) Upgrade. This upgrade will include software and hardware modification to display additional flight reference information from systems being installed on the aircraft to include vertical and horizontal deviation and marker beacon for VOR/ILS integration. It is the intent of the Government to negotiate and award a firm fixed price contract. The proposed effort will be awarded on a sole source basis to L3 Communications Display Systems , which is the sole manufacturer and supplier of the RHHSI for the H-46E aircraft. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of Title 10, U.S.C. Section 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." A determination by the Government not to compete this effort is solely within the discretion of the Government. Subcontracting opportunities may be available and should be sought with L3 Communications Display Systems, 1355 Bluegrass Lakes Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30004. See Note 22