ESC/MCK, MILSATCOM Terminal Program Office, 50 Griffiss Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1620

61 -- BATTERY CHARGER FOR THE PRODUCTIVITY RELIABILITY AVAILABILITY MAINTAINABILITY (PRAM) PROGRAM SOL n/a POC Peter Lewis, Contract Specialist (781) 271-6370; Joseph Zimmerman, Contracting Officer (781) 271-6279 WEB: n/a, n/a. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, lewisp@hanscom.af.mil. The MILSATCOM Terminal Program Office (ESC/MC) at the Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, MA is seeking information to determine the availability of a state of the art Battery Charger/Analyzer/Conditioner for use in charging nickel cadmium (Ni-Cd) and lead acid battery packs used in fixed ground, ground transportable and aircraft Milstar terminals. There are three types of NI-Cd battery packs to be charged: a battery pack containing twelve AA Ni-Cd cells; a battery pack containing 1/2 AAA Ni-Cd cells; and, a battery pack containing three D cells. The lead acid battery pack consists of eight sealed lead-acid cells. The battery charger must possess an automatic chemistry recognition featue; must be able to simultaneously charge multiple battery types (chemistries, voltages and ampere-hour capabilities); and be able to operate over a full range of both AC (70 to 260 Vac, 47 to 63 Hz and DC (12 to 36 Vdc) input voltages. A second application for that battery charger is to supply a constant current of 20 milliamperes at 18 Vdc without interruption for a period of 11 days. Interested companies must contact the POC within ten (10) working days of publication of this announcement to declare their interest in participating in this market survey and to request a copy of the Battery Charger Requirements Specification Document. The purpose of the market survey is to identify potential sources of supply in conjunction with the Department of defense (DOD) Productivity Reliability Availability Maintainability (PRAM) program. Within twenty (20) working days of receiving the Battery Charger Requirements Specification document, companies must submit a brief technical description of their battery charger (not to exceed five pages), the extent to which their battery charger has undergone development and production, along with a brief description of their related manufacturing and development experience (not to exceed two pages), to the POC. Responses must also include company name, address, point of contact, telephone number and facsimile telephone number. This market survey may not lead to a future competitive procurement. It should not be construed as a Request For Proposal (RFP), an Invitation For Bid (IFB) nor as a commitment by the Government to issue an order or otherwise pay for the information solicited. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any response to this market survey. Responses should be addressed to ESC/MCK, ATTN: Peter Lewis, 50 Griffiss Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1620. (0135)

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