SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. ADVANCED LITHIUM BATTERY CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PROCESSES DEVELOPMENT
- Notice Date
- 8/1/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U. S. Army Materiel Command, U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (Warren), U.S. ARMY TACOM LCMC, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W56HZV08R0743
- Response Due
- 9/15/2008
- Archive Date
- 10/15/2008
- Point of Contact
- PAM THORNTON,Contract Specialist,(586)574-7280 or DAVID A. HENDERSON,Contracting Officer,(586)574-6430
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- TACOM PROPOSES TO SOLICIT NEGOTIATE AND AWARD, ON AN OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION BASIS, A NEW CONTRACT FOR ADVANCED LITHIUM BATTERY CHEMISTRY WITH FOCUS ON ENHANCING THE RATE CAPABILITY, LIFE AND SAFETY OF RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERIES FOR MANNED GROUND VEHICLE APPLICATIONS. AS A CONTINUATION OF PRIOR EFFORTS THE CONTRACTOR WILL ADDRESS LITHIUM BATTERY DEVELOPMENT FROM MATERIALS RESEARCH THROUGH BATTERY PACK DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND DELIVERY OF (1) SUB-SCALE AND LARGE-FORMAT CELLS DEVELOPED USING A NANOPHOSPHATE CATHODE MATERIAL AND A NANOCOMPOSITE SEPARATOR, (2) 50V MODULES BUILT USING THE LARGE-FORMAT CELLS, AND (3) A PACK DESIGNED FOR USE AS A REPLACEMENT FOR AN EXISTING BATTERY PACK AUXILIARY POWER UNIT. TACOM-WARREN WILL NEGOTIATE ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS UNDER FAR 6-302.1 WITH T/J TECHNOLOGIES, ANN ARBOR, MI FOR THIS EFFORT. TACOM-WARREN PLANS TO ISSUE AN RFP THAT WILL RESULT IN A COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE CONTRACT. THE TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT IS $4.3 MILLION INCLUDING ALL OPTIONS, TARGET AWARD DATE IS 30 SEPTEMBER 2008. SEE NUMBERED NOTES 22 AND 26.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. ARMY TACOM LCMC, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Record
- SN01628873-W 20080803/080801221436-a5c8d7557d5b9a70afe1879afe652a0d (fbodaily.com)
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