Commander, United States Army Yuma Proving Ground (USAYPG), Directorate of Contracting, Attn: STEYP-CR-C, Bldg 2100, Yuma, AZ, 85365-9106

A -- BASIC ORDERING AGREEMENT FOR ADVANCE DEVELOPMENT ON BATTERIES SOL DAAD01-98-R-0005 DUE 052198 POC Janet Gonzales, Contract Negotiator, (520) 328-6847 WEB: ccretin@yuma-emh1.army.mil, jgonzales@yuma-emh1.army.mil. E-MAIL: ccretin@yuma-emh1.army.mil, jgonzales@yuma-emh1.army.mil. USAYPG has a requirement to establish a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with Ultralife Batteries (UK) Ltd., 18 Nuffield Way, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1TG, England, on a sole source basis, for further research and development of conformal solid polymer electrolyte and conformal Li/MnO2 batteries. Both technologies must be able to operate under high impulsive accelerations (100,000 g), high spin, and low temperatures to support instrumenting various smart weapons platforms. The BOA would run for a period of 5 years. Individual requirements will be negotiated based on the factors of that requirement and be awarded under the BOA terms and conditions. Pricing shall be determined on each individual contract order based on current and historical data. The applicable SIC code is 8711 with a dollar standard of $2,5M. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. See Notes 22 and 26. (0096)

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