Opportunity

SAM #N00019-25-RFPREQ-APM275-0495

Award for V-22 Aircraft Retrofit Kits and Comprehensive Support Services

Buyer

Naval Air Systems Command

Posted

September 28, 2026

Identifier

N00019-25-RFPREQ-APM275-0495

NAICS

336413, 541330, 541715, 336999

This award summary covers a major sole-source contract action by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) for the V-22 Joint Program Office (PMA-275): - Government Buyer: - Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Department of the Navy, Headquarters - OEM and Vendor: - Bell Boeing Joint Project Office (highlighted as the sole designer, developer, and producer of the V-22 Tiltrotor aircraft) - Products and Services Requested: - Conversion Area Harness (CAH) Base Retrofit Kits (part number 901-704-102-101) for MV-22 and CMV-22 aircraft - Conversion Area Harness (CAH) Supplemental Retrofit Kits (part number 901-704-102-107) - Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs): development, manufacture, and installation of kits - Mission kit procurement, spare and repair parts, logistics support packages, obsolescence management, production line transition analysis, software development, testing support, engineering investigations, prototyping, technical publications, integrated logistics support, cost reduction initiatives, training simulator updates, condition-based maintenance initiatives, repair analysis, tools and tooling support, spare parts for training systems, mission critical modifications, data reduction and analysis, technical manual updates, product drawings/models, life-of-type buys, special tooling/modifications, safety testing - Quantities: - Retrofit kits to support approximately 187 MV-22 and CMV-22 aircraft - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Sole-source award to Bell Boeing due to their unique engineering and technical expertise as the only known source for these V-22 aircraft kits and services - The contract covers a wide range of engineering, production, retrofit, and support activities for the V-22 program, including obsolescence management and predictive maintenance initiatives - Estimated total contract value is $1.273 billion, spanning multiple fiscal years - Period of performance includes a base plus options structure, with orders commencing upon approval and expiring for initial orders by the end of the period of performance window

Description

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), in support of the V-22 Joint Program Office (PMA-275), awarded a Delivery Order under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00019-22-G-0002, to the Bell Boeing Joint Project Office (Bell Boeing), on a sole source basis for Conversion Area Harness (CAH) Base Retrofit Kits (P/N 901-704-102-101) and Supplemental Retrofit Kits (P/N 901-704-102-107) in support of install requirements on approximately 187 MV-22 and CMV-22 aircraft under a base plus options line item structure covering fiscal years FY27 through FY29.

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 follow-on effort. Also, Bell Boeing is the only source that possesses the totality of engineering and technical expertise in retrofit and integration to ensure the CAH retrofit kits are produced to exacting standards and provided within the required schedule.

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