SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Industrial Implementation of Environmentally Friendly Nanometal Electroplating Process for Cadmium and Chromium Replacement using Low Cost Pulse Current Power Supplies
- Notice Date
- 9/9/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- US Army Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, ATTN: CEHEC-CT, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315-3860
- ZIP Code
- 22315-3860
- Solicitation Number
- W912HQ-SERDP-0903
- Response Due
- 9/24/2009
- Archive Date
- 11/23/2009
- Point of Contact
- Nancy Hilleary, 703-428-6120
- E-Mail Address
-
US Army Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity
(Nancy.L.Hilleary@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. The purpose of this sources sought synopsis is to determine the availability of qualified Contractors. The primary North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this requirement is 541712, Research Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology). The Small Business Size Standard is 500 Employees. The Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) is seeking small business to clearly identify capability, knowledge, and similar work experience for demonstration/validation for Environmentally Friendly Nanometal Electroplating Processes for Cadmium and Chromium Replacement. This will principally involve the development of low-cost 100 kW and 200 kW power supplies capable of producing direct current and low-frequency pulse and pulse reverse current. These power supplies will then be used to demonstrate their functionality at developing and optimizing the production of nanostructured cobalt- and zinc-based coatings using an electroplating process. The work will be conducted in three phases and this contract action includes all three phases. Phase I will involve the design and construction of a high power output, low-cost power supply with the following characteristics: (1) maintain process critical pulse specifications under a wide range of load conditions, without a significant increase in the peak output voltage requirements for the system, (2) design and/or recommend cabling required for delivering required performance at various installations, (3) design system to be compliant with global EMC and safety standards, and (4) design system to be scaled up. In parallel to the above work, the contractor will develop critical power supply specifications. The contractor will determine the effect of various pulse characteristics on the deposit material properties to support the optimization of the power supply. The contractor will design and develop a test protocol to verify functionality of the newly designed power supply and its compatibility with the nanostructured plating process. In Phase II, the contractor will use the newly developed power supply to develop and optimize electroplated coatings intended to replace the currently used electrolytic hard chromium (EHC) and cadmium coatings. This will involve: (1) defining a deposition window of operation compatible with the power supply, (2) demonstrating that the performance of coatings deposited using the new power supply meet or exceed the performance of the existing technology through materials testing, (3) transferring the process to a production facility an demonstrating the ability to work with large components that can test the capabilities of the optimized power supply. In Phase III, the contractor will develop an additional power supply to double the operating currents from the Phase I power supply without sacrificing pulse performance. The contractor will demonstrate that properties of coatings produced with the larger power supply are equivalent to those produced using the power supply developed in Phase I. This market survey is for information and planning purposes only, and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). It is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government. No award will be made as a result of this market survey. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any private sector input as a result of this market survey. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. Interested Offerors shall respond to this Sources Sought Synopsis no later than 3:00 pm, 24 September 2009. Responses can be submitted via standard mail to US Army Corps of Engineers, Humphreys Engineering Center Support Activity, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315 or e-mail to Nancy.L.Hilleary@usace.army.mil
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity ATTN: CEHEC-CT, 7701 Telegraph Road Alexandria VA
- Zip Code: 22315-3860
- Zip Code: 22315-3860
- Record
- SN01947306-W 20090911/090910001111-37819af7fc275b601ebaf922b7c6eaff (fbodaily.com)
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