SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- LITHIUM ION EXAMINATIONS
- Notice Date
- 8/21/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BH
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NNJ09308074L
- Response Due
- 8/26/2009
- Archive Date
- 8/21/2010
- Point of Contact
- Rhiannon Diaz, Contract Specialist, Phone 281-244-6708, Fax 281-244-5331, Email Rhiannon.Diaz@nasa.gov - Ann E. Bronson, Contracting Officer, Phone 281-483-9889, Fax 281-244-5331, Email ann.e.bronson@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Rhiannon Diaz
(Rhiannon.Diaz@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/JSC is hereby soliciting information on potential sources for an assessment onimproved safety of lithium ion cells and cell designs use for NASAs International SpaceStation Program Office.The objective is to compare various lithium ion (Li-ion) cell design candidates, todetermine which has a lowest probability of catastrophic field failures. Companies withdemonstrated experience in li-ion cell designs and the ability to establish a comparisonof the cell designs and its manufacturing processes through non-destructive computedtomography scans and destructive physical analysis is desired. Companies with ability to perform high resolution Computed Tomography (CT) imaging ofLi-ion cells with equipment and experience in detecting nickel particles inside of an18650 cell on the order of 50 m x 50 m x 20 m. should respond. Additionally,companies should have the ability to scan resolutions of 70 m in the longitudinaldirection and examine cells with a high resolution, planar X-ray. Other capabilitiesinclude destructive physical analysis (DPA) with photo documentation.Examination ofcell leads, welds, connectors, insulation, and electrode surfaces for burrs, weldspatter, regions of discoloration, loose particulate matter, evidence of corrosion,non-uniformities and discontinuities such as tears, scratches, holes, breaks, or pointsof delamination is required.Companies need to have prior experience with Li-ion cell disassembly and will haveperformed the cell disassembly examinations detailed above during prior investigations.Evidence of defects shall be corroborated with further optical microscopy and ScanningElectron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (SEM/EDS).No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If asolicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA AcquisitionInternet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these sitesfor the release of any solicitation or synopsis.Interested offerors/vendors having the required specialized capabilities to meet theabove requirement should submit a capability statement of 2 pages or less indicating theability to perform all aspects of the effort described herein.Please advise if the requirement is considered to be a commercial or commercial-typeproduct. A commercial item is defined in FAR 2.101.This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as acommitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemedfully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a) set-aside based onresponses hereto. All responses shall be submitted to Rhiannon Diaz no later than August26, 2009. Please reference NNJ09308074L in any response. Any referenced notes may beviewed at the following URLs linked below.
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