US Army CECOM, Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (C3I), Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5008

61 -- MARKET SURVEY FOR PRIMARY LITHIUM BASED BATTERIES SOL DAAB07- POC Marc D. Gietter, Manager, 908-532-8941, FAX No. (908)532-8940. Market Survey: USACECOM is looking to award a long term (3-5 year), requirements based contract(s) in early FY96 timeframe for the replacement of the current family of primary lithium based batteries (BA-5590, BA-5567, BA-5588, BA-5847, BA-5600, BA-5800, BA-5847, BA-5557, BA-5599, BA-5372, BA-5598, BA-5112, and BA-5093). Current monthly demands for these batteries range several hundred (BA-5847) to over 20,000 (BA-5590). The goal of this acquisition is to award contract(s) to that technology offering a 100% increase in capacity, lowers hazardous waste disposal costs, contains a user friendly state of charge meter and is a military relevant technology. This procurement will utilize a performance specification, but the minimum technical and safety requirements will not be less than what is contained in the latest revision of MIL-B-49430 and the appropriate slash sheets. Any primary battery chemistry meeting these requirements will be considered. The goal is to award contracts(s) to that technology determined to offer the best value to the Army, when such factors as production, technical requirements and cost effectiveness are considered. It is projected that award(s) will be limited to domestic producers. Initial production of all battery configurations simultaneously is not anticipated. Any acquisition will require working bid samples of batteries. It is expected that these samples may include, but not be limited to, the BA-5590, BA-5588, BA-5800 and BA-5567. This solicitation will be issued using the CECOM Electronic Bulletin Board. Some form of prebidders conference will be scheduled within 90 days after release of a draft solicitation. Interested companies are requested to provide the following information as a minimum: chemistry and cell configuration for each battery type they expect to propose, current production capacity as well as interest in participation in the referenced conference. This is not a request for proposals. Companies/organizations should provide the requested information in writing no later than thirty days after publication of this announcement. Address written responses to USACECOM, ATTN: AMSEL-LC-SM-S1(Marc D. Gietter), Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5017. If additional information is required, contact Mr. Gietter at (908) 532-8941 or via FAX at (908) 532-8940. (0069)

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