U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Operations Dir, Fort Monmouth Site Contracts Branch, ATTN:AMSRL-OP-FM-PR(LGW) Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5601

A -- THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE A HIGH ENERGY DENSITY, ATTITUDE INSENSITIVE ZINC-AIR BATTERY IN A STANDARD 'AA' CELL CONFIGURATION SOL DAAL01-95-R-3001 DUE 050895 POC Lisa Walengewicz, AMSRL-OP-FM-PR, (908)544-3456 US Army Research Laboratory is interested in receiving proposals for the research effort described below. This solicitation and resulting award shall be made in accordance with the Research and Development Standard Contracting Procedures (RDSCP) described in DFARS 235.70. This is the solicitation; there will be no formal RFP or RFQ. The name, address and telephone number of the representative of the contracting officer for this solicitation is shown as POC above. This solicitation consists of this notice and subsequent amendments. Offerors who did not respond to synopsis 5-015 published 95 Feb 17 should provide, in writing, their complete address information to US Army Research Laboratory (see above address) in order to receive any subsequent amendments. No supplemental package will be issued. All of the mandatory terms, clauses and provisions at DFARS 235.7006, Research and Development Streamlined Contracting format, and the following optional items are incorporated by reference: B.3, B.6, C.2, E.1, E.4, G.2, h.1, H.2, H.4, I.42, I.43, I.46, I.47, I.48, I.49, I.50, I.51, i.53, I.63, I.65, I.66, I.68, I.69, I.70, I.71, I.73, I.75, I.76, i.83, I.84, I.85, I.86, I.87, I.94, I.97, I.98, I.100, I.103, i.107, I.108, I.117, I.120, I.127, I.129, I.131, I.132, I.136, i.144, I.148, I.152, I.153, I.154, I.155, I.156, I.157, I.159, I.164, i.165, J.1, J.2, L.14, M.2. This solicitation includes clauses and provisions through FAC 90-21, and DAC 91-6. The standard evaluation factors found in Section M of DFARS 235.7006 apply. A Cost Plus Fixed Fee (Completion) type contract is contemplated. The estimated period of performance is 21 months which includes 3 months for writing and reviewing the final report. It is expected that this contract will be awarded based upon a determination that there is adequate price competition, therefore, the offeror is not required to submit a certify cost or pricing data with its proposal. If, after receipt of the proposals, the Contracting Officer determines that adequate price competition does not exist in accordance with FAR 15.804-3, the offeror shall provide certified cost or pricing data as required by the Contracting Officer. To be responsive to this solicitation, submit 3 copies of your Technical Proposal and 2 copies of your Cost proposal and one copy of your Small and Small Disadvantaged Business Subcontracting Plan (if applicable) no later than 1500 hours, 95 May 08, addressed to: US Army CECOM, ATTN: AMSEL-AC-BID, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703. The page limitations for technical and cost proposals are specified in DFARS 252.235-7006 (L.24). More than one contract award may result from this solicitation. The DD Form 1423 requirements are described as follows: DI-F-6004B. Monthly Financial Reports; DI-MISC-80711, Quarterly Technical Status Reports with a Final Report due upon completion of contract; DI-SAFT-80102, Safety Assessment Report; and Prototype test and Evaluation Data. The technical requirements are low cost, high energy density throwaway batteries for use in advanced man portable electronic equipment Present primary battery technology has a power density of approximately 50 Watts/kilogram at an energy density of 175 Watt hours/kilogram. Fielded and new electronic equipment requires energy densities much greater than current technology allows. Abbreviated operating time is a major limiting factor in the performance of many fielded and new electronic equipment. It is imperative that electrochemical systems that can meet these high energy density needs and have a low life cycle cost be investigated to allow for increased operation time of this equipment. The government is interested in receiving proposals which address the investigation of novel cell components and fabrication techniques. Proposals shall describe programs which address components (active and inert), designs and fabrication techniques to provide a high energy density, attitude insensitive metal-air battery with inherent safety-in-use (including environmental toxicity), low cycle cost characteristics. The cell design shall be in a standard 'AA' configuration and shall emphasize assembly of developed cells into standard Army batteries (BA-XX90, BA-XX47, and BA-XX88). The designed cell shall be self contained with no field activation required. The technical goal is fabrication of 'AA' Zinc-Air cells for test and evaluation capable of achieving greater than 400 Watt-hours/kilograms at a constant power level of 1.25 watts per cell. The engineering prototype cells shall be delivered no later than 12 months from initiation and the final design cells which embody the results of this effort shall be delivered at the end of the contract, no later than 18 months from initiation of contract. Travel Requirements: Two (2) contractor trips to Fort Monmouth,NJ during the course of performance. The Final Rule published in the Federal Register containing information and implementing guidance on preparing a RDSCP solicitation can be accessed through the Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL's) Electronic Bulletin Board at (202)404-8007. For technical information, offerros should contact Terrill Atwater (908)544-3549. (0095)

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