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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF DECEMBER 17, 2014 FBO #4771
SOLICITATION NOTICE

A -- R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: TANK/AUTOMOTIVE (BASIC RESEARCH)

Notice Date

12/15/2014
 

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

W56HZV15RAC01
 

Response Due

1/16/2015
 

Archive Date

2/15/2015
 

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.R.CIACIUCH.CIV@MAIL.MIL)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FROM CONTRACTORS IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIAL FUTURE REQUIREMENT: THE U.S. ARMY TANK AND AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ENGINEERING CENTER (TARDEC) REQUESTS INFORMATION REGARDING ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, AS DETAILED BELOW. IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED, RESPONSES MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS NOTICE, TO THE PERSON IDENTIFIED BELOW, AND BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 5:00PM, DETROIT LOCAL TIME (EST), ON 16 JANUARY 2015. RESPONSES DEVIATING FROM ANY OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION. PLEASE BE SURE TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR SUBMISSION: 1. INTRODUCTION. COOLING REMAINS ONE OF THE TOP CHALLENGES FOR THE ARMY'S CURRENT AND FUTURE GROUND VEHICLE FLEET. IN TOO MANY INSTANCES, COMBAT VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEMS HAVE FAILED TO PERFORM SATISFACTORILY IN SEVERE MILITARY ENVIRONMENTS, WITH TEMPERATURE EXTREMES LIMITING BOTH VEHICLE CLIMBING AND MAXIMUM SPEED CAPABILITY. ENGINE COMPARTMENT SPACE UNDER THE ARMOR OF COMBAT VEHICLES IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. THEREFORE THE SPACE GIVEN TO THE COOLING SYSTEM IS TYPICALLY INSUFFICIENT FOR FULL ENGINE-POWER REALIZATION. IN ADDITION, MANY COMBAT VEHICLES HAVE BEEN UPGRADED A NUMBER OF TIMES, INCREASING HEAT LOAD TO THE COOLING SYSTEM; AND THESE HEAT LOADS ARE PROJECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN FUTURE VEHICLES. TARDEC, IN SUPPORT OF COMBAT VEHICLE COOLING REQUIREMENTS, IS INTERESTED IN GATHERING INFORMATION TO FURTHER ITS UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGIES THAT COULD ENHANCE THE EFFICIENCY, RELIABILITY AND COST EFFECTIVENESS AS WELL AS REDUCE THE WEIGHT AND/OR VOLUME OF VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEMS TO OVERCOME SIZE, WEIGHT AND POWER CONSTRAINTS. SPECIFIC AREAS OF INTEREST FOR THIS RFI INCLUDE: 1) ENERGY EFFICIENT FANS AND FAN DRIVES, AND 2) HIGHLY EFFECTIVE HEAT EXCHANGER(S). TECHNOLOGIES OF INTEREST ARE THOSE THAT WOULD MOST RAPIDLY AND EFFECTIVELY ENHANCE THE RATE AT WHICH HEAT CAN BE REJECTED FROM A 66-TON TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLE RESULTING IN GREATER MOBILITY, INCREASED POWER FOR ACCESSORIES AND/OR ADDITIONAL RANGE FOR A WIDER VARIETY OF POSSIBLE MISSIONS. THE RESPONDENT IS FREE TO RESPOND IN REGARD TO ANY ONE OR MORE OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES. 2. SPECIFIC INFORMATION OF INTEREST: ENERGY EFFICIENT FANS AND FAN DRIVES: THE NEED FOR MORE EFFICIENT FANS AND FAN DRIVES ARISES FROM THE FACT THAT VEHICLE MOBILITY IS LESS THAN OPTIMAL FROM A COOLING SYSTEM PERSPECTIVE. ACROSS THE ARMY FLEET, THE COOLING SYSTEM CONSUMES SIGNIFICANT ENGINE POWER WHILE REMOVING HEAT FROM THE VEHICLE'S PROPULSION SYSTEM. THIS PLACES A CONSIDERABLE BURDEN ON THE VEHICLE AND DEGRADES MOBILITY. AS A CONSEQUENCE, EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS IN FAN GEOMETRY AND FAN DRIVE COMPONENTS COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN COMBAT VEHICLE MOBILITY. TARDEC IS LOOKING FOR COMPACT FANS AND FAN DRIVES FOR COMBAT VEHICLE USE, THAT EXHIBIT HIGH EFFICIENCY ACROSS THE OPERATING SPEED AND PROVIDE THE COOLING NEEDED WHILE REQUIRING LESS POWER THAN CURRENT METHODS IN THE U.S. ARMY INVENTORY. THESE COMPONENTS SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING A MILITARY ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING EXTREME TEMPERATURES, HIGH HUMIDITY, SHOCK AND VIBRATION. THE DESIGN SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING A MASS AIRFLOW OF 2000 LBM/MIN WITH A FAN INLET AIR DENSITY OF 0.055 LBM/FT3 AND A FAN STATIC PRESSURE RISE OF 31 INCHES OF WATER. POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS MAY REQUIRE SOME ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PRIOR TO ANY SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONAL EXPERIMENTATION AT A TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) OF 6. THE RESPONDENT IS FREE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE FAN AND/OR FAN DRIVE AND/OR BOTH. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS MIGHT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: 1. IMPROVEMENTS TO FAN BLADE GEOMETRY 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF FAN DRIVES 3. ALTERNATIVES TO FAN DRIVE CONTROL SUBSYSTEMS WITH CONTROL STRATEGIES FOR MATCHING POWER USED FOR COOLING WITH ACTUAL VEHICLE COOLING DEMANDS. 4. APPROACHES FOR REDUCING WEIGHT AND VOLUME HIGHLY EFFECTIVE HEAT EXCHANGER(S): COMBAT VEHICLES ARE REQUIRED TO OPERATE OVER ALL TYPES OF DIFFERENT TERRAIN AND UNDER SEVERE ENVIRONMENTAL EXTREMES. INCREASING DEMANDS ON COMBAT VEHICLE ENGINE POWER AND PERFORMANCE HAVE NECESSITATED IMPROVEMENT IN HEAT EXCHANGER EFFECTIVENESS TO MEET THE INCREASED HEAT LOADS OF THE VEHICLE. TARDEC IS LOOKING FOR COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR COMBAT VEHICLE USE THAT ARE RUGGED AND EXHIBIT HIGH AIRSIDE EFFECTIVENESS AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING THE RATE AT WHICH HEAT CAN BE REJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHIN GIVEN SPACE CLAIM CONSTRAINTS. TECHNOLOGIES OF INTEREST SHOULD HAVE MINIMAL AIR PRESSURE DROP ACROSS THE HEAT EXCHANGER, AND MINIMAL COOLANT PRESSURE DROP THROUGH THE HEAT EXCHANGER WHILE OPERATING AT COOLANT (50/50 ETHYLENE GLYCOL/WATER) TEMPERATURES OF 230?F AND AIR TEMPERATURES OF 120?F. THE SOLUTION SHOULD PROVIDE AT LEAST 3690 BTU/ (MIN*FT2) HEAT REJECTION CAPABILITY. THE SOLUTION SHOULD HAVE COMPACT DIMENSIONS, LOW MASS, HIGH RELIABILITY, AND BE COST EFFECTIVE. POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS MAY REQUIRE SOME ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PRIOR TO ANY SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONAL EXPERIMENTATION AT A TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) OF 6. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS MIGHT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: 1. IMPROVEMENTS TO MAXIMUM AIRSIDE EFFECTIVENESS 2. STRATEGIES TO EXPOSE MORE COOLANT THROUGH THE CORE TO THE COOLEST AIR. 3. OPTIMIZATION OF AIRFLOW THROUGH HEAT EXCHANGER CORE. 4. COOLING MODULES THAT REDUCE WEIGHT AND/OR VOLUME 3. PROPEITARY INFORMATION. THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (USG) ACKNOWLEDGES ITS OBLIGATION UNDER THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (18 U.S.C. ?1905) TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNMENT. PURSUANT TO THIS STATUTE, THE USG IS WILLING TO ACCEPT ANY TRADE SECRETS OR PROPRIETARY RESTRICTIONS PLACED UPON DATA PRESENTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SURVEY AND TO PROTECT SUCH INFORMATION FROM UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING: -DATA MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED PROPRIETARY AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN EXPLANATORY TEXT SO THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS CLEARLY NOTIFIED REGARDING WHAT DATA IS PROPRIETARY. -MARK ONLY DATA THAT IS TRULY COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL. -DO NOT MARK DATA THAT IS ALREADY IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN OR IS ALREADY IN POSSESSION OF THE USG OR THIRD PARTIES ON AN UNCLASSIFIED BASIS. DO NOT SUBMIT ANY CLASSIFIED DATA IN RESPONSE TO THIS MARKET SURVEY. -PROPRIETARY DATA TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY MUST HAVE THE PROPRIETARY LEGEND ON BOTH THE COVER OF THE TRANSMITTAL EMAIL AS WELL AS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FILE. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE CORRESPONDENCE SHALL USE THE LEGENDS: "PROPRIETARY PORTION" BEGINS AND "PROPRIETARY PORTION" ENDS. 4. DISCLAIMER. THIS RFI IS FOR A MARKET SURVEY. IT IS AN INQUIRY INTENDED TO MEASURE THE PRODUCT CAPABILITY, DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS, AND LEVEL OF INDUSTRY INTEREST. RESPONSES TO THIS SURVEY MAY AFFECT THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO ISSUE SOLICITATIONS FOR FUTURE CONTRACTS FOR FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. THIS IS NOT A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), NOR WILL ANY CONTRACTS BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING FUTURE POTENTIAL CONTRACTS, AS PRESENTED IN THIS MARKET SURVEY, IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. ADDITIONALLY, THIS INQUIRY DOES NOT BIND THE GOVERNMENT TO SOLICIT FOR, OR AWARD, ANY CONTRACTS. PARTICIPATION IN THIS SURVEY FROM A POTENTIAL OFFEROR IS SOLELY VOLUNTARY; NO REIMBURSEMENTS WILL BE MADE TO ANY OFFEROR FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICIPATION IN THIS SURVEY. DATA SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE RETURNED, BUT WILL REMAIN ARCHIVED AS PART OF HISTORIC RECORDS. PARTICIPATION IN THIS MARKET SURVEY, WHILE IMPORTANT TO ARMY ACQUISITION PLANNERS, IS NEITHER MANDATORY NOR IS IT REQUISITE FOR FUTURE PARTICIPATION BY THE POTENTIAL OFFEROR IN FORTHCOMING GOVERNMENT SOLICITATIONS. 5. CLARIFICATION OF THIS ACTION. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF UNMARKED DATA RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THIS MARKET SURVEY. ACCORDINGLY, THE POTENTIAL OFFEROR SHALL ENSURE THAT TECHNICAL DATA PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO THIS MARKET SURVEY SHALL BE APPROPRIATELY MARKED (I.E., PROPRIETARY) TO ENSURE PROPER GOVERNMENT HANDLING OF THE DATA. SHOULD THE USG NEED TO REPRODUCE THE PROTECTED DATA FOR DISTRIBUTION PURPOSES BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OFFICES, ALL SUCH DATA WILL BE REPRODUCED WITH RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS IN PLACE. 6. QUESTIONNAIRE. OFFERORS, WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN COMPETING FOR ANY POTENTIAL CONTRACTS, PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE BELOW. THE GOVERNMENT REQUESTS THAT ALL RESPONSES BE RETURNED BY 5:00PM, DETROIT LOCAL TIME ON 16 JANUARY 2015. INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE: INTERESTED OFFERORS ARE ASKED TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONNAIRE AND PROVIDE ANSWERS BACK ELECTRONICALLY TO MARK MUSHENSKI, COOLING SYSTEM ENGINEER, AT MARK.A.MUSHENSKI.CIV@MAIL.MIL. RESPONSE FORMAT: ELECTRONIC RESPONSES ARE REQUIRED. IT IS REQUESTED THAT ELECTRONIC RESPONSES BE PROVIDED IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FORMATS: MICROSOFT WORD 2007 OR EARLIER, MICROSOFT EXCEL 2007 OR EARLIER, MICROSOFT POWERPOINT 2007 OR EARLIER OR ADOBE ACROBAT. ZIP FILES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. EMAILS ARE LIMITED TO 10MB IN SIZE; EMAILS IN EXCESS OF 10MB MUST BE BROKEN INTO SMALLER SUBMISSIONS. THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR ELECTRONIC RESPONSE MUST READ "(COMPANY NAME) RESPONSE TO ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES REQUEST FOR INFORMATION". NOTE: BE SURE TO NUMBER YOUR RESPONSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR NUMBERING SYSTEM AS SHOWN BELOW, SO EACH ANSWER CORRESPONDS TO THE CORRECT QUESTION. ALSO, SPELL OUT ACRONYMS IN THEIR FIRST INSTANCE AND CLEARLY MARK ANY PROPRIETARY INFORMATION PER THE GUIDANCE OF PARAGRAPHS ABOVE. RESPONDENTS TO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE MAY BE CONTACTED DIRECTLY IN THE FUTURE FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AND INFORMATION AS POTENTIAL REQUIREMENTS DEVELOP. IN THE RESPONSES TO THIS RFI, COMPANIES SHOULD INCLUDE: 6.1 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION: A.COMPANY NAME B.ADDRESS (CORPORATE OFFICES & RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES) C.WEBSITE D.CAGE CODE E.PLEASE PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR COMPANY TO INCLUDE HISTORY, YEARS IN SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, SIGNIFICANT EVENTS, FACILITIES AND LOCATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS/AFFILIATES 6.2 PERSON RESPONDING TO QUESTIONNAIRE: A.NAME B.POSITION/TITLE C.COMPANY RESPONSIBILITY/POSITION -EMAIL ADDRESS -TELEPHONE NUMBER 6.3 QUESTIONNAIRE CONTENT AND FORMAT OF TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION: INTERESTED EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS AND DEVELOPERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. RESPONSES SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN 15 PAGES IN LENGTH AND BE ORGANIZED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER WHEN RESPONDING TO ONE OR MORE OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES: I. COMPONENT DESCRIPTION AND CHARACTERISTICS A. MATURITY B. ARCHITECTURE C. DEPENDENCIES D. PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS II. PERFORMANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS ASSESSMENT III. COST AND SCHEDULE ESTIMATES (SEE BELOW) INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: I. COMPONENT DESCRIPTION AND CHARACTERISTICS. PROVIDE THE COMPONENT MATURITY, ARCHITECTURE, DEPENDENCIES AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: A. MATURITY (1) HOW CLOSE TO PRODUCTION IS THIS TECHNOLOGY? WHAT IS ITS CURRENT TRL? (2) IS THE COMPONENT CURRENTLY FIELDED OR PLANNED FOR ANY US OR FOREIGN ARMY APPLICATIONS? (3) WHAT IS THE CURRENT AND/OR PLANNED PRODUCTION RATE? (4) IS THIS A MODIFICATION TO A CURRENT COMPONENT? (5) REFERENCE RELEVANT REPORTS, TESTS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND/OR ANY CURRENTLY EXISTING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP. (6) WILL PATENTS, LICENSING FEES OR OTHER PROPRIETARY RESTRICTIONS BE TIED TO THIS TECHNOLOGY? (7) WILL COST-SHARING BE PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT EFFORT? B. ARCHITECTURE: (1) DESIGN STANDARDS (2) MATERIAL (3) HOW EASILY IS THE TECHNOLOGY SCALED FOR A DIFFERENT POWER REQUIREMENT? (4) HOW COMPLEX IS THE TECHNOLOGY AS AN ASSEMBLY AND AS INDIVIDUAL PIECE PARTS? (5) HOW DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX WILL THE TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION BE? (6) WHAT OTHER SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS NEED TO BE MODIFIED TO SUPPORT THE TECHNOLOGY? (7) HOW EXPENSIVE WILL THE TECHNOLOGY BE TO INTEGRATE INTO A COMBAT VEHICLE? D. DEPENDENCIES: (1) FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION OF COMPONENT (2) COMPONENT BLOCK DIAGRAM (3) HOW DOES THE TECHNOLOGY IMPACT OVERALL VEHICLE FUEL CONSUMPTION? (4) HOW RELIABLE IS THE TECHNOLOGY? HOW OFTEN WOULD FAILURES OCCUR? WHAT COMPONENTS ARE LIKELY TO FAIL? (5) IS THIS TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OFF THE SHELF? (6) WHAT SAFETY ISSUES EXIST WITH THE TECHNOLOGY? (7) IS THE TECHNOLOGY READY FOR COMBAT USE? (SHOCK, VIBRATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS AND QUALIFICATIONS) (8) HOW DOES THE SYSTEM FUNCTION WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY SHOULD A PART IN THE SYSTEM FAIL? (9) WHAT TECHNOLOGY RISKS EXIST? (10) WHAT TECHNOLOGY WEAKNESSES EXIST? (11) HOW MUCH POWER LOSS IS EXPECTED FROM THE TECHNOLOGY? E. PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS: (1) FAN: (A) MODEL NUMBER (B) TYPE (AXIAL, CENTRIFUGAL, MIXED FLOW, CROSS FLOW) (C) DESIGN (FLOW, HUB SIZE, PITCH AND BLADE ANGLE, # OF BLADES, ETC) (D) DIMENSIONS (DIAMETER, OVERALL LENGTH, ETC) (E) VOLUME (F) FAN STATIC EFFICIENCY (G) DATA SOURCE (TEST OR M&S CAPABILITY/TOOLS) (H) WEIGHT (I) PHOTOGRAPHS OF TECHNOLOGY (J) UNIT COST (ASSUME A PRODUCTION QUANTITY OF 120 VEHICLES PER YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF 1800 VEHICLE (TOTAL QUANTITY) (K) COOLING NEEDS (KW FOR AIR, LIQUID: FLOW RATE) (L) MAXIMUM HP CONSUMED (MAXIMUM, MINIMUM, @ COOLING POINT) (M) PERFORMANCE DATA: (STATIC PRESSURE CURVE, FAN HP CURVE, STATIC EFFICIENCY CURVE) (N) ROTATIONAL SPEED CURVE (RPM VS. CFM) (O) HOW MUCH NOISE IS GENERATED BY THE TECHNOLOGY? (P) OPERATING TEMPERATURE (2) FAN DRIVE: (A) MODEL NUMBER (B) TYPE (C) DESIGN (D) DIMENSIONS (E) VOLUME (F) EFFICIENCY (MAXIMUM, MINIMUM, @ COOLING POINT) (G) DATA SOURCE (TEST OR M&S CAPABILITY/TOOLS) (H) WEIGHT (I) PHOTOGRAPHS OF TECHNOLOGY (J) UNIT COST (ASSUME A PRODUCTION QUANTITY OF 120 VEHICLES PER YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF 1800 VEHICLE (TOTAL QUANTITY) (K) COOLING NEEDS (KW FOR AIR, LIQUID; FLOW RATE) (L) HP CONSUMED (MAXIMUM, MINIMUM, @ COOLING POINT) (M) DRIVE RATIOS (IF APPLICABLE) (N) EXTERNAL OIL FLOW % (@ COOLING POINT) (O) EXTERNAL OIL FLOW % (@ MAXIMUM INPUT SPEED) (P) FAN SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM -SENSING MECHANISM -OVERSPEED CONTROL (Q) FAILSAFE DESIGN (R) OPERATING TEMPERATURE (3) HEAT EXCHANGER: (A) MODEL NUMBER (B) TYPE (OIL TO AIR OR COOLANT TO AIR) (C) DESIGN (D) DIMENSIONS (HEIGHT X WIDTH X DEPTH) (E) HEAT EXCHANGER CORE VOLUME (CUBIC FEET) (F) AIRSIDE EFFECTIVENESS (MAXIMUM, MINIMUM, @ COOLING POINT) (G) DATA SOURCE (TEST OR M&S CAPABILITY/TOOLS) (H) SPECIFIC DRY WEIGHT, LBS/FT2 (I) PHOTOGRAPHS OF TECHNOLOGY (J) UNIT COST (ASSUME A PRODUCTION QUANTITY OF 120 VEHICLES PER YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF 1800 VEHICLE (TOTAL QUANTITY) (K) SPECIFIC HEAT REJECTION, BTU/ (MIN*FT2) (L) REQUIRED AIR MASS FLOW/ SQUARE FEET (LBS/MIN-SQUARE FEET) IN (AT 120F) (M) EGW FLOWING IN (GPM) (N) MAXIMUM COOLANT TEMPERATURE, ?F (O) AIR PRESSURE DROP, INCHES OF WATER (P) HEAT EXCHANGER COOLANT PRESSURE DROP, PSI (Q) NUMBER OF FINS PER INCH (R) CORE THICKNESS, INCHES (S) MATERIAL (T) INTERFACES (U) OPERATING TEMPERATURE (V) FINS/INCH (W) ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE (IN HGA) (X) CORE AREA (SQUARE FEET) (Y) HEAT EXCHANGER INLET TEMP (DEGREE F) (Z) AMBIENT AIR (DEGREE F) (AA) AIR DENSITY ENTERING RADIATOR (LBS/CUBIC FEET) (AB) HEAT EXCHANGER OUTLET AIR TEMP (DEGREE F) (AC) HEAT EXCHANGER OUTLET AIR DENSITY (LBS/CUBIC FEET) II. PERFORMANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS ASSESSMENT. PERFORMANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED THAT ACCURATELY REPRESENTS THE CAPABILITIES ASSERTED IN THE SUBMITTED DESIGN PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND IMPROVEMENTS IN RANGE AND/OR SPEED. III. COST AND SCHEDULE ESTIMATES. THE ARMY IS INTERESTED IN ESTIMATED COST AND SCHEDULE INFORMATION FOR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION TESTING, AND PRODUCTION OF 6 PROTOTYPES. THE ARMY IS INTERESTED IN ALL PERTINENT DATA AND ASSUMPTIONS RELATED TO THE PROVIDED ESTIMATES. THE ARMY IS INTERESTED IN THE COST TO OPERATE THE TECHNOLOGY CONSIDERING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR COST IN A MILITARY APPLICATION. THE PRIMARY TECHNICAL TARDEC POINT OF CONTACT (POC) FOR THIS RFI IS MARK MUSHENSKI AT E-MAIL MARK.A.MUSHENSKI.CIV@MAIL.MIL; IF UNABLE TO CONTACT HIM, THE ALTERNATE POC IS MARY GORYCA, E-MAIL MARY.L. GORYCA.CIV@MAIL.MIL ALL RESPONSES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5:00PM EST 16 JANUARY 2015 IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
 

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Place of Performance

Address: U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000

Zip Code: 48397-5000
 

Record

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