SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Sources Sought (Fuel Cell System) - System Requirements
- Notice Date
- 10/7/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 335999
— All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, ASC - Aeronautical Systems Center, 2275 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 45433-7218
- ZIP Code
- 45433-7218
- Solicitation Number
- RFI(Fuelcell)
- Point of Contact
- Andrew J. Glass, Phone: 9372559921, Nancy G. Leggett, Phone: (937) 255-1696
- E-Mail Address
-
andrew.glass@us.af.mil, nancy.leggett@wpafb.af.mil
(andrew.glass@us.af.mil, nancy.leggett@wpafb.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- System Requirements (Fuel Cell) BATTLEFIELD AIR OPERATIONS (BAO) KIT FUEL CELL SYSTEM REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) 1. The Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) 670 Aeronautical Systems Squadron (670 AESS), Wright-Patterson AFB OH, is seeking sources sought for those offerors who can deliver production-ready fuel cell systems for the Battlefield Air Operations (BAO) kit. A. The 670 AESS in support of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Air Combat Command is interested in acquiring fuel cell systems to power BAO Kits. This RFI initiates a sources sought for Fuel Cell Systems as a power source for BAO Kit as described in attached systems requirement document. 2. This notice is part of Government Market Research, a continuous process for obtaining the latest information on the "art of the possible" from industry with respect to their current and near-term abilities. The information collected may be used by the Government to complete planning for the acquisition of fuel cell systems in support of the BAO kit. Information received as a result of this request will be considered as sensitive and will be protected as such. Any company proprietary information contained in the response should be clearly marked as such, by paragraph, such that ‘publicly-releasable' and ‘proprietary' information are clearly distinguished. Any material that is not marked proprietary will be considered publicly-releasable. Any proprietary information received in response to this request will be properly protected from any unauthorized disclosure. The Government will not use proprietary information submitted from any one firm to establish the capability and requirements for any future systems acquisition, so as to not inadvertently restrict competition. 3. The submitted documentation becomes the property of the U.S. Government and will not be returned. No solicitation documents exist at this time. This is NOT an Invitation for Bid (IFB) or Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this announcement. This is a request for information for planning purposes only. The Government will not reimburse costs associated with the documentation submitted under this request. Although the word "proposed" may be used in this inquiry, your response will be treated as information only and will not be used as a proposal. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this inquiry. This announcement is not to be construed as a formal solicitation. It does not commit the government to reply to information received, or to later publish a solicitation, or to award a contract based on this information. 4. Submissions should include: a. Attributes of the concept to include assumptions, and any other significant attributes the RFI submitter deems appropriate to differentiate military utility of the submitter's concept. b. Issues with or questions about the draft systems requirements as provided with this RFI. c. Any additional information or recommendations helpful to understanding the capabilities of the submitted concept. d. Manufacturing readiness for production product. The BA program office (670 AESS) plans on acquiring between 500 and 1000 systems over the next 2 years (FY10/11) with possible follow-on purchases. e. Expected availability of fuel source(s). f. Risks either in design or in fuel choice, such as hazardous materials considerations and transportability limitations. 5. When determining your response to this RFI, please be aware of the government's constraints: a. The Air Force workforce is supplemented by contracted support personnel and any proprietary data submitted may be handled by contract support services personnel who have signed the same Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) as organic AF personnel. 6. Broad industry participation in this BAO kit RFI is encouraged. Companies / teams planning to provide a capability response should identify, to the Air Force point of contact (POC) named below, the name of their company, address, telephone number, and name and position of the individual to contact for future dialogue. Responses should include: (1) a cover page containing identification of the company CAGE code, street address, and the names and telephone numbers of the technical point of contact (POC) and the overall company POC above (in the case of a partnership, please provide appropriate CAGE codes and POC information for the lead company), (2) a thorough Fuel Cell system description, including technical and descriptive text to provide additional detail; and (3) a description for the challenges of producing and supporting fuel cell systems.. Responses are limited to 10 pages (includes appendixes, tables, graphs and any other supporting material). 7. Request that the narrative summaries discuss specific Fuel Cell Systems information delineated above. Submissions are requested within 30 days of this announcement and may be made by e-mail or mailing your response on a compact disk to: Ms. Nancy Leggett, (937) 255-1696, Contracting Officer, nancy.leggett@wpafb.af.mil, 670 AESG/SYK Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7200 With a notice of delivery to: Brad Kenney, (937) 255-3902, BAO Kit Integration, bradford.kenney@wpafb.af.mil, 670 AESG/SCD Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7233. Personnel hand-carrying responses should contact the Contracting Officer to arrange a mutually acceptable arrival time. Please note that email submissions should be less than 10MB in size to ensure receipt. Page limit:10 8. U.S. and non-U.S. firms are permitted to respond to this Fuel Cell RFI. Responses to questions from interested parties will be promptly answered and posted on FBO, unless some release of proprietary information is involved or the answer addresses a question peculiar to a Company or that Company's response. Post submittal one-on-one information sessions with respondents are not contemplated. They may be offered to responders to clarify understanding of their submittal, the capability ramifications, or to discuss their business approach. Information feedback sessions may be offered to respondents after the RFI assessments are completed. 9. This notice may be updated as additional information becomes available. Please check the FBO site for updates to this announcement under Fuel Cell RFI and register to receive e-mail notices of any updates to the FBO announcement. For more information on Fuel Cell System RFI, please contact the AF POCs below. Contractual: Ms. Nancy Leggett, Contracting Officer, (937) 255-1696 nancy.leggett@wpafb.af.mil, Programmatics: Brad Kenney, Contractor, BAO Kit Integration, (937) 255-3902, bradford.kenney@wpafb.af.mil
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