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15 -- C-XX MEDIUM RANGE (MR) AIRCRAFT SOL DAAH23-00-R-0021 DUE 011000 POC Cathy Richardson, Contract Specialist, AMSAM-AC-SA-H, (256) 842-6016, Willis Epps, Contracting Officer AMCOM intends to procure, on an other than full and open competition basis, the follow-on production of 50 each UC-35 Medium Range Aircraft from Cessna Aircraft Company. The contract will be for one base year with four one-year option periods. The base year and each option period will be for up to 10 aircraft each, to include manuals and training. The authority and justification for other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." The proposed contractor is Cessna Aircraft Corporation, One Cessna Blvd, Wichita, KS 67277-7704. Cessna Aircraft Company owns all rights to the UC-35 commercial aircraft. The Cessna UC-35 aircraft is the only aircraft that will satisfy the Agency's need for standardization and meet the Operational Requirements Document (ORD). The Cessna Aircraft Company, as the prime production manufacturer, is the only contractor that can maintain standardization of hardware and software configuration across the current and future UC-35 models in the Army's fleet. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. See Note 22. Posted 11/23/99 (W-SN403231). (0327)

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