Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.3), Patuxent Naval Air Station, Bldg 2272, Lexington Park, MD 20670

16 -- RETROFIT H-IN WITH AN IMPROVED TDS AND INCREASED T400 ENGINE POWER SOL N00019-96-G-0211 POC Helen Fones, Phone (301) -757-5243 foneshv.jfk@navair.navy.mil E-MAIL: foneshv.jfk@navair.navy.mil, foneshv.jfk@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Systems Command intends to issue an order under Basic Ordering Agreement N00019-96-G-0211. This order will provide the non-recurring engineering, testing, kit validating and verifying, sustaining engineering, logistics, and technical support required to retrofit the H-IN aircraft with an improved Tail Rotor Drive System (TDS) and increase the T400 engine power available during emergency situations. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., is the only source with the requisite knowledge and experience in the design and development of the H-IN. NAVAIR intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., P.O. Box 482, Ft. Worth, TX 76101. (0202)

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