SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Broad Area CRADA Announcement (BACA) for collaboration opportunities in manufacturing, reliability and innovation in Li-ion cell and fuel cell technologies
- Notice Date
- 7/23/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 335911
— Storage Battery Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, NSWC Crane Division, 300 Highway 361, Building 64, Crane, Indiana, 47522-5001
- ZIP Code
- 47522-5001
- Solicitation Number
- N0016414SNB31
- Archive Date
- 8/1/2014
- Point of Contact
- Mr. Darrell Hewins,
- E-Mail Address
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darrell.hewins@navy.mil
(darrell.hewins@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWCCD), through its Energy, Power & Interconnect Technologies (EPIT) Division, is a leading DoD facility supporting all DoD elements and many other Government agencies. Additionally, EPIT collaborates with academia and industry on projects that jointly benefit the partnerships. NSWCCD is interested in joint research and development in the manufacturability and reliability of Li-ion cells at a production level and pursuit of fabrication of electrodes and cells that demonstrate innovative approaches and materials for improving high energy density batteries. Additionally, NSWCCD is interested in joint research and development in fuel cell technologies. NSWCCD seeks Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) partners that possess the expertise, capabilities, facilities, and experience in this area to explore R&D opportunities with EPIT. The specific areas to be explored are as follows: 1. Manufacturing and reliability of Li-ion cells at a production level to support a requirement to fabricate subscale cells to be used for failure, fault and performance evaluations. 2. Fabrication of electrodes and cells that demonstrate innovative approaches and material for improving high energy density batteries. 3. Collaboration on techniques and procedures for manufacturing cells and electrodes. 4. Research and development of fuel cell technology. 5. NSWCCD may provide items to be utilized during collaboration such as 18650 cell fabrication equipment, button and pouch cell fabrication equipment, cycling chambers, fuel cell test stations and various tools and materials. This synopsis serves as a sources sought for CRADA participants and seeks information from companies capable of providing expertise, capabilities, facilities and experience in any of these fields and applications with respect to a CRADA effort. Any group that believes it has the ability to perform collaboration with NSWCCD in these areas can identify its capabilities by submitting the information to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Science & Technology Division (Code QXN), Attn: Mr. Darrell Hewins, Bldg 2044, 300 Hwy 361, Crane, IN 47522. Mr. Hewins can also be reached at 812-854-4694 or darrell.hewins@navy.mil. This is not a procurement, nor a notice for such a procurement, and at this time there is no plan or funding for a follow-on procurement. The legal authority for this cooperative research effort is the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986, codified in Title 15 United States Code, Section 3710a, et seq. Under a CRADA, the partner may contribute funds, equipment, or in-kind services to the joint research effort, leveraging their efforts with those of the federal agency for a mission-related objective. The Government may not provide funds to the CRADA partner, but may provide non-monetary contributions to the collaborative effort such as Government technical expertise, equipment and materials, etc. There may be a future acquisition directed to some or all of the capabilities which are the subject or focus of this research and development effort. Therefore NSWC Crane desires to avoid or mitigate unfair competitive advantages being conferred on any potential contractor or offeror as a result of CRADA efforts herein which actually or appear to compromise the integrity of the procurement process. In particular, NSWC Crane seeks to avoid or mitigate (1) -unequal access to information on Government needs and Warfighter evaluations of proprietary systems or improved versions resulting from this CRADA effort; (2) -impaired objectivity arising from CRADA partners' collaborative efforts with Government employees or Warfighters; and (3) -biased ground rules for a possible or potential future acquisition directed to a capability which may be a focus of this CRADA effort. This effort is expected to produce CRADA subject data deliverables which may be used to facilitate a possible follow-on acquisition using a Name Brand or Equal acquisition strategy, which is designed to ensure a fair competition while respecting the proprietary rights and previous investment of potential CRADA partners. At Government discretion, subject data deliverables and inventions delivered under any CRADA agreement may be used in future competitive acquisitions. Responses are requested by close of business July 31, 2014. After reviewing the responses, NSWCCD may request a meeting or teleconference with responding parties to gain further insight into their capabilities. NSWCCD is not obligated to hold these meetings with any or all respondents. If NSWCCD decides to meet with a party, it will only meet with those that responded to this notice. NSWCCD will not reimburse costs for participation in these meetings or teleconferences. NSWCCD reserves the right to enter into CRADA agreements with no, any or all respondents based upon NSWCCD's judgment of the potential success of collaborative efforts.
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