SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- A--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. ADDITION OF NANOPARTICLES TO PETROLEUM, LUBRICANTS, AND OILS (POL) TO IMPROVE THEIR PROPERTIES
- Notice Date
- 5/23/2007
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- TACOM - Warren Acquisition Center, ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- USA-SNOTE-070523-006
- Archive Date
- 8/21/2007
- Description
- TACOM INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD ON A SOLE-SOURCE BASIS TO Valvoline, Inc, a division of ASHLAND, INC, A MODIFICATION TO CONTRACT W56HZV-07-C-0211 FOR FURTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE USE OF NANOPARTICLES TO IMPROVE THE PROPERTIES OF PETRO LEUM, LUBRICANTS AND OILS (POL). THE RESEARCH PROGRAM WILL BUILD ON THE RESULTS CURRENTLY OBTAINED UNDER CONTRACT W56HZV-07-C-0211, AND CONTINUE THE PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY, CHARACTERIZE, AND SYNTHESIZE NANOPARTICLES FOR USE IN MILITARY ENGINE OILS WITH POSSI BLE ADAPTATION TO OTHER POL PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS THE PREPARATION OF STABLE CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSIONS IN LIQUIDS, with the object of developing a product suitable for bulk manufacture. THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT FOR THIS EFFORT IS $851,000.00. TACOM-WARREN WILL NEGOTIATE ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 6-302.1 WITH Valvoline, Inc. a division of ASHLAND, INC., LEXINGTON, KY 40509 FOR THIS EFFORT. THE TARGET AWARD DATE IS 30 JUNE 2007. SEE NUMBERED NOTES 22, 25, AND 26.
- Record
- SN01301536-W 20070525/070523230112 (fbodaily.com)
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