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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 07, 2005 FBO #1472
SOLICITATION NOTICE

29 -- Alternative Power Source prototype fuel cell requirement for the U.S. Operational Test Command

Notice Date

7/1/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

335911 — Storage Battery Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

US Army ATEC Contracting Activity, ATTN: CSTE-CA, P.O. Box Y, Fort Hood, TX 76544-0770
 

ZIP Code

76544-0770
 

Solicitation Number

W9115U-05-R-0005
 

Response Due

8/15/2005
 

Point of Contact

Rachelle Moore, 254-288-9578
 

E-Mail Address

US Army ATEC Contracting Activity
(Rachelle.Moore@otc.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The Government intends to issue a full and open, non-restrictive solicitation to industry for the U.S. Army Operational Test Command (OTC), Fort Hood, Texas. The contract type will be an Indefinite Delivery Quantity (IDIQ) Cost Plus Fixed Fee and Fi xed Price. The contract will be for a base and three one-year options. The contractor shall design, develop, and fabricate an Alternative Power Source prototype fuel cell. This fuel cell shall be self-contained and operate autonomously to provide sustaine d power on a continuous basis in support of operational test instrumentation. The contractor shall produce low rate of initial production fuel cell units and produce production units. The specified quantities will be specified per delivery order. The Alt ernative Power Source Fuel Cell (herein after referred to as fuel cell) is to be a compact, lightweight (compared to current use of deep-cycle marine batteries) source of power for test instrumentation on Army ground tactical and non-tactical vehicles. The fuel cell shall operate on a continuous basis for at least 80 hours before refueling and shall have an expected operating life of at least three (3) years with a minimum of ten (10) cycles (fuel/field use/refuel) per year. Industry is alerted that previou s developments and testing of an experimental Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) indicated problems in two areas: (1) There was loss of hydrophobicity and ruthenium migration in the membrane assemblies. (2) The fuel cell stack experienced cathode flooding wh ich prevented the chemical reaction between oxygen and the methanol solution. (3) The degrading mechanism was related to the external air manifold design that placed constraints on operation and reliability of the DMFC stack. Offerors are advised that cont ractor may serve as technical advisors in the source selection process. These individuals will be authorized access to only those portions of the proposal data and discussions that are necessary to enable them to perform their respective duties. Contract ors will be expressly prohibited from competing on the subject acquisition and from scoring or ranking of proposals or recommending the selection of a source. Names, Addresses, and Telephone Numbers of firms will be stated in the RFP. The North American I ndustrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 335911 with a size standard of 500 employees. Approximate issue date of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is 18 July 2005. All interested sources that wish to be placed on the Offeror's List and questions rega rding this RFP must be submitted in writing electronically to: aca.atec@us.army.mil. Interested parties must submit the following information: The company's name, complete address, phone number, fax number, point of contact and e-mail address. No verbal r equest will be entertained regarding any information in this announcement. Please indicate whether or not you wish to have your company and point of contact posted to the ATEC Mission Support Contracting Activity (AMSCA) website. The purpose of the list is to provide resources for Partnership Teaming arrangements and assist the government in establishing an Offeror's mailing list. The RFP will be issued in electronic format and posted to the AMSCA website: https//www.datm01.atec.army.mil for access by al l parties and will not be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FEDBIZ OPS). It is industry's responsibility to periodically check these sites, as the Government will not issue subsequent notices after the issuance of the RFP. All respondents mu st be registered in the Central Contractor registration (CCR), and have a valid DUNS number, Cage Code, and Tax Identification Number. The point of contract for this requirement is Rachelle A. Moore, Contract Specialist or Patricia M. Cuff, Contracting Of ficer. See Numbered Notes (s) 9 and 26. NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (01-JUL-2005). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 05-DEC-2005, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/TECOM/DATM01/W9115U-05-R-0005/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army ATEC Contracting Activity ATTN: CSTE-CA, P.O. Box Y Fort Hood TX

Zip Code: 76544-0770

Country: US
 

Record

SN00945123-F 20051207/051205212908 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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