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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 27, 2005 FBO #1278
SOLICITATION NOTICE

A -- ADVANCED BATTERY CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PROCESSES

Notice Date

5/25/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
 

Contracting Office

TACOM WARREN, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000
 

ZIP Code

48397-5000
 

Solicitation Number

W56HZV05R0756
 

Response Due

7/11/2005
 

Archive Date

8/10/2005
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

TACOM PROPOSES TO SOLICIT NEGOTIATE AND AWARD, ON AN OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION BASIS, A NEW CONTRACT FOR ADVANCED BATTERY CHEMISTRY TO PROVIDE A LIGHTER, MORE AFFORDABLE, SAFER ALTERNATIVE TO CURRENT BATTERY MATERIAL, WHILE IMPROVING BATTERY PERFORMANCE, RELIABILITY AND SAFETY. AS A CONTINUATION OF PRIOR EFFORTS THE CONTRACTOR WILL CONDUCT RESEARCH ON ENERGY STORAGE CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE APPLICATIONS USING NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES (SUCH AS CARBIDE, NITRIDE AND METAL ALLOY) WITH A GOAL TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF LI-ION BATTERIES AND ULTRACAPACITORS AND MAKE THEM LIGHTER AND AFFORDABLE. THE CONTRACTOR WILL STUDY AND ANALYZE THE EFFECTS OF NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS ON THE PERFORMANCE, WEIGHT, VOLUME AND COST OF LI-ION BATTERIES AND FURTHER THE WORK OF PREVIOUS EFFORTS BY BUILDING AND TESTING LARGER FORMAT SIZED BATTERIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTRACTOR WILL MATURE AND DEMONSTRATE ITS PATENTED SCALE-UP CATHODE MATERIAL PROCESSING CAPABILITIES FOR LARGER IN-HOUSE CAPABILITY MATERIAL YIELD UP TO 5 KG. TACOM-WARREN WILL NEGOTIATE ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS UNDER FAR 6-302.1 WITH T/J TECHNOLOGIES, ANN ARBOR, MI FOR THIS EFFORT. TACOM-WARREN PLANS TO ISSUE AN RFP THAT WILL RESULT IN A COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE CONTRACT. THE TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT IS $4.5 MILLION, TARGET AWARD DATE IS AUGUST 2005. SEE NUMBERED NOTES 22 AND 26.
 

Place of Performance

Address: TACOM WARREN, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000

Zip Code: 48397-5000

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00815498-W 20050527/050525212315 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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