The Naval Air Systems Command intends to place a firm fixed price order under an existing Basic Ordering Agreement, N00019-05-G-0026 with McDonnell Douglas Corporation (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Boeing Company) of St. Louis, Missouri 63166, for the procurement of Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) 6213R2, “Trailing Edge Flap-Redesign” for the F/A-18 E/F and E/A-18 G aircraft. ECP 6213R2 shall correct the deficiencies found during testing and teardown analysis: Cocure rib 1 shear clip failure, cracks in the inboard hinge area, cracks in the front spar, cracks in the splice rib, numerous fastener failures, cocure skin stability and rib pull off, micro cracking in the cocure rabbet. This ECP should result in an increase of the Safety Flight Hours on the TEF. This synopsis/solicitation is for the Non-recurring portion only. A new pre-award synopsis/solicitation shall be done for the recurring portion of this effort at a later date. McDonnell Douglas is the sole designer, developer, manufacturer and integrator of the F/A-18 aircraft in its various configurations and is the only source with the knowledge, expertise and on-site personnel base necessary to accomplish this effort. Any interested party must have the approved facility(ies) and personnel clearances necessary and also demonstrate its ability to obtain any required clearances in time to meet the schedule requirements. Any respondent must also submit a Statement of Qualifications to demonstrate their ability to perform to the Government’s needs within the required response time. This synopsis is for informational purposes only. See Note 22.

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