COMMANDING OFFICER, ATTN NAVFAC CONTRACTS OFFICE CODE 27, NCBC 1000 23RD AVE, PORT HUENEME, CA 93043-4301

F -- MARKEY SURVEY OF SOURCES FOR DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSES OF LIGHT DUTY ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND HEAVY DUTY HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES SOL N47408-97-R-2307 NOT A SOLICITATION-SEEKING INFORMATION ONLY DUE 041497 POC Contract Specialist, PAULETTE K. PETERSON, 805-982-5081 THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY FOR WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COST ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUEST. NO TELEPHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED REQUESTING A BID PACKAGE OR SOLICITATION. THERE IS NO BID PACKAGE OR SOLICITATION! THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY WHERE THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING WRITTEN INFORMATION FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY OF ANY FUTURE PROCUREMENT, IF ANY, THAT MAY ARISE FROM THIS MARKET SURVEY, INFORMATION REGARDING THE TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT WILL NOT BE GIVEN AND NO APPOINTMENTS FOR PRESENTATIONS WILL BE MADE. The Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC) is seeking sources for a project of collecting and analyzing operating and maintenance characteristics of Air Force and Navy light-duty electric vehicles (EVs) and heavy-duty hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) at seven demonstration sites. Data required to be collected includes vehicle operating characteristics and costs, electrical energy management, vehicle and charger reliability, and maintenance characteristics and costs. Manual and automated data acquisition methods will be employed to collect data on a maximum of 60 EVs/HEVs. Government personnel at the following participating sites will log and record manual data: McClellan AFB, Norfolk Naval Base, PWC Washington, NAS North Island, NCBC Port Hueneme and two other Air Force facilities to be determined where HEVs will be deployed. This project entails gathering data on the operation and maintenance of EV/HEVs, organizing and retaining the data, generating data reports, analyzing data reports and issuing findings, conclusions and recommendations in annual reports. The project may last for a minimum of two years with an option of one additional year. Respondents must submit supporting documentation of their experience in data acquisition and analysis and a brief description of recommended data to acquire and a plan for data collection and analysis to assess the operational and maintenance characteristics of EV/HEVs. Do not submit routine sales catalogs and brochures that do not address the information required in this announcement. All information must be mailed to: Department of the Navy, CBC Code 272311 Bldg 41, 1000 23rd Avenue, Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4301. Deadline for receipt of information is April 14, 1997. (0085)

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