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A -- SOLID STATE POWER ELECTRONICS DUE 031999 POC Peggy W. Butler, Contracting Officer, (703) 325-4994, or Michael Yauss, Technical POC, (703) 704-2360 E-MAIL: click here to contact the Contracting Officer's Technical, myauss@belvoir.army.mil. POC Peggy W. Butler, Contracting Officer, (703) 325-4994, Technical POC is Mr. Michael Yauss (703) 704-2360. DESC: Solid State Power Electronics for the users of military generator sets for the 21st century battlefield. Request for information (RFI), the U.S. Army Communication and Electronics Command (CECOM), Research Development and Engineering Center (RDEC), Command, Control Directorate (C2D), Power Generation Division, Integrated Power Sources Team is soliciting information from manufacturers of solid state power electronics for application in the 21st century battlefield. The Army is beginning a new program that will result in the development of a new family of diesel engine driven (DED) generators whose power ranges between 5 and 60kW. Commercial off the shelf power electronic products will be incorporated into this effort. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: System is software configurable for this power range. Durable (Products able to withstand military environments). Small and Lightweight. Environmentally Safe. Digital bus terminal access to communicate with other army equipment. E-Flash technology. Centralized RF communication (or at least remote capability). Modular software coding. Plug-In-Play capability. 16 or 32 bit data/addressing. Multiple A/D pins (at least 12). Modern software (to be able to include graphic support). Solid State Variable Speed technology. Solid State Load management. Power regulation. Adapts to Utility power with harmonic and user protection. Any product information obtained as a result of this RFI could be used to help assist in the acquisition process. The government does not plan to award any contracts or otherwise pay for any information received from this RFI. It is highly desirable that the government receives unlimited rights to this information. However, if any proprietary material is stated please indicate this and clearly separate material from the rest of document. Request that all information be received within 45 days of the date on this announcement. Mailed information shall be sent to HQ, USA CECOM RDE CENTER, AMSEL-RD-C2-PS-P ATTN: Mr. Michael Yauss, 10108 Gridley Rd. STE 1, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5817. Electronic information shall be sent to myauss@belvoir.army.mil. Posted 01/14/99 (W-SN288198). (0014)

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