SOURCES SOUGHT
61 -- Batteries and Battery Charger
- Notice Date
- 5/18/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 335912
— Primary Battery Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, Contracts Department, Hwy. 547 Attn:B562-3C, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 08733-5083
- ZIP Code
- 08733-5083
- Solicitation Number
- N68335-15-RFI-0170
- Archive Date
- 6/16/2015
- Point of Contact
- Sarah McCarty, Phone: 732-323-4479
- E-Mail Address
-
sarah.mccarty@navy.mil
(sarah.mccarty@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE AVAILABLE. The following information is provided to assist the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division ( NAVAIR ) Lakehurst, NJ, in conducting market research of industry to identify alternate options to meet USN needs for batteries that can be used to power the electrical components used in mechanizing a weapons skid. The battery must be a Nickel-Metal Hydride battery. The battery must provide a voltage of 48V, have an energy capacity of at least 1.4KWh, and be able to supply peak and continuous currents of 60A and 9.25A, respectively. The battery (including battery housing) must fit in an envelope of no more than 21 inch x 7.7 inch x 6.05 inch; and the battery housing must be water-, dust-, and shock-resistant. The battery must provide both current protection and thermal protection as safety features. A total of 4 batteries will be used to power the entire skid so that a total energy capacity of at least 5.6KWh is available. A battery charger is also required that can charge the batteries utilized in a way that maximizes their useful life. The charger and batteries shall be designed to provide a balanced charge to the battery cells, to minimize the overutilization of some battery cells that would lead to degraded cycle life/energy capacity of the entire battery. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ( RFI ) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and is issued in conformance with DFARS PGI 206.302-1; it does not constitute an Invitation for Bid ( IFB ), a Request for Proposal ( RFP ), or a Request for Quote ( RFQ ). This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. The Government WILL NOT PAY for any information received in response to this RFI, and the Government will not compensate the respondent for any cost incurred in developing the response to this RFI. Respondents are notified that a formal solicitation may not necessarily result from this RFI. Availability of any formal solicitation may be announced under a separate Federal Business Opportunities announcement. Any requests for copies of solicitations will not be addressed since this is an RFI, not an RFP. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP. Any comments provided may or may not be included in a formal solicitation. The Government will not release any information marked with a proprietary legend received in response to this RFI to any firms, agencies or individuals outside the Government without written permission in accordance with the legend. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All interested parties should send company and descriptive literature on currently available products that meet the Navy's requirements, as described above. With the response, include a point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, website information, DUNS Number, CAGE Code, and Business Size Status for the North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS ) code of this RFI. Any responses in reference to this RFI shall be submitted electronically to Contract Specialist, Sarah McCarty, at sarah. mccarty @navy.mil with the subject line " MWS Battery RFI Response."
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