U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command, Attn: SMDC-CM, 106 Wynn Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805-1990

A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT -- HYBRID ELECTRIC HIGH MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLE (HE-HMMWV) ENHANCEMENTS POC Deborah Teague, Contract Specialist, 256-955-3388, Contracting Officer, Donald C. Reesman, 256-955-3000 The US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) is planning to award a sole source contract to PEI Electronics, Inc., to build and demonstrate prime power and power conditioning subsystems capable of powering a high power Solid State Laser (SSL) weapon system integrated onto a HMMWV. The purpose of the contract will be to exploit Hybrid Electric High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HE-HMMWV) demonstrated technology designed, developed, and integrated by PEI under agreements and contracts with the US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command and the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency. As noted above, the Government has a requirement to demonstrate a high power Solid State Laser (SSL) weapon integrated onto a HMMWV. To successfully power the SSL weapon requires sufficient prime (electrical) power, power management (or conditioning), and power control. The only known HMMWV platform with sufficient on-board power for this requirement is the HE-HMMWV developed and demonstrated by PEI. This HE-HMMWV has sufficient electrical burst power available to power the SSL weapon. These subsystems are required to be capable of supporting a high power SSL weapon device and to be directly traceable to demonstrated HE-HMMWV technology. The first set of subsystems must be provided beginning one year after award. The final set of subsystems are required within 5 years. The government has determined that to award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of costs not recoverable through competition. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any responses received from interested sources will be considered by the government. All responses should be directed to SMDC-CM-AK/Deborah Teague, and must be received within fifteen (15) days from the date of this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. See Note 22. Posted 01/13/00 (W-SN415722). (0013)

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