SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: TANK/AUTOMOTIVE (BASIC RESEARCH)
- Notice Date
- 5/16/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W56HZV13R0377
- Response Due
- 6/30/2013
- Archive Date
- 7/30/2013
- Point of Contact
- MICHAEL CIACIUCH,Contract Specialist,(586)282-9630 or JOHN M. HOPFNER,Contracting Officer,(586)282-7359
- E-Mail Address
-
U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND
(MICHAEL.CIACIUCH@US.ARMY.MIL)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THE U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - WARREN (ACC-WRN, ATTN: CCTA-ASG-B) IN WARREN, MICHIGAN PROPOSES TO ISSUE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) W56HZV-13-R-0377, AND SUBSEQUENTLY AWARD A CONTRACT TO MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY'S COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES CENTER (MSU-CMSC), OF EAST LANSING, MI. THE CONTRACT WILL SUPPORT THE U.S. ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER'S (TARDEC'S) RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF NANOPARTICLE ENHANCED LUBRICANTS. THE OBJECTIVES FOR THIS PARTICULAR EFFORT WILL BE FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO: A) SYNTHESIZE, STABILIZE AND CHARACTERIZE GRAPHENE NANOPLATELET DISPERSIONS IN A BASE OIL, IN ORDER TO CREATE A NANOFLUID; B) USE PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION TO IDENTIFY THE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES OF THE GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS AT THE NANO-SCALE LEVEL; AND C) CONDUCT TRIBOLOGICAL STUDIES ON COMPONENTS USING THE CHARACTERIZED NANOFLUIDS AS LUBRICANT. THIS PROPOSED NEW PROCUREMENT WILL RESULT IN A C! OST-ONLY (NO FEE) CONTRACT, WITH A 12 MONTH PERFORMANCE PERIOD AND AN ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY $68,000.00. THE CURRENT PROJECTED DATE FOR RFP RELEASE AND ISSUANCE IS ON OR ABOUT 31 MAY 2013, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL RESPOND NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS THEREAFTER (ON OR ABOUT 30 JUNE 2013). ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES WHO MAY HAVE THE CAPABILITY AND INTEREST TO PERFORM SUCH WORK SHOULD, VIA E-MAIL, SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT TO THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST IDENTIFIED BELOW FOR CONSIDERATION AND DETERMINATION IF COMPETITION WILL POTENTIALLY BE SOUGHT FOR THIS ACQUISITION (PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR E-MAIL IS TITLED 'CAPABILITY STATEMENT - RFP W56HZV-13-R-0377'). THE ACC-WRN'S COGNIZANT R&D CONTRACTING OFFICE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS NOTICE IS MICHAEL CIACIUCH, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, E-MAIL: MICHAEL.R.CIACIUCH.CIV@MAIL.MIL (PHONE 586.282.9630, ALTHOUGH PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLY IF EVIDENCE THAT SEVERAL PREVIOUS E-MAIL TRANSMISSION ATTEMPTS HAVE FAILED C! AN BE PROVIDED), AND JOHN HOPFNER (JOHN.M.HOPFNER.CIV@MAIL.MIL / 586.282.7359) WILL BE ACC-WRN'S PROCURING CONTRACTING OFFICER (PCO) FOR THIS PROCUREMENT. IMPORTANT NOTE: ANY AND ALL CORRESPONDENCE FOR THIS NOTICE SHALL ONLY BE E-MAILED TO MR. CIACIUCH. SEE GOVERNMENT-WIDE NUMBERED NOTE 22.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Record
- SN03064285-W 20130518/130516235313-f0ff76f6f3068046d5a5cf27487f8682 (fbodaily.com)
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