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A -- LITHIUM BATTERY DEVELOPMENT SOL NRA-00-GRC-1 DUE 073100 POC Glen M. Williams, Contracting Officer, Phone (216) 433-2885, Fax (216) 433-2480, Email Glen.M.Williams@grc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=22#NRA-0 0-GRC-1. E-MAIL: Glen M. Williams, Glen.M.Williams@grc.nasa.gov. NASA/GRC, Electrochemistry Office plans to issue a NASA Research Announcement for fundamental research and development activities leading to the development of new lithium-based polymer electrolyte batteries for energy storage for the next generation of NASA aerospace missions. Advanced lithium based batteries which posses either solid (liquid free) or gelled electrolytes, may fulfill the energy storage subsystem needs. For future aerospace applications, the energy storage subsystem must have minimal mass, while meeting the power requirements of the spacecraft. At the cell level, developed cell chemistries and concepts shall possess specific energies greater than 200 Wh/kg and be capable of meeting power requirements while operating at very high or very low operating temperatures (-40 degree C to +80 degree C), ultra-long charged stand life is also required. Cycle life requirements vary from hundreds to greater than 50,000 charge/discharge cycles. Flexible thin film structural characteristics are also desired. Battery cell components of interest for the anticipated research include negative electrodes of lithium metal or lithium-ion intercalation compounds; positive electrodes such as lithiated transition metal oxides with potentials vs. lithium greater than three volts; and electrolytes based on lithium-ion-conducting polymers. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The ANTICIPATED release date of the NRA is on or about April 28, 2000 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about July 31, 2000. It is anticipated that the NRA will result in awards with values of less than $300,000. However, each offeror should propose a budget which accurately reflects their proposed research effort. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/GRC Business Opportunities home page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=22 It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 04/17/00 (D-SN445853). (0108)

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