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61 -- PROTOTYPE, MEDIUM RATE, ZINC-SILVER OXIDE BATTERY CELLS, FILL KITS AND MAINTENANCE KITS SOL N66604-95-R-H025 DUE 083195 POC Contact Ernest Wilson, Contracting Officer at (401) 841-2442 X219 This solicitation is limited to Small Businesses. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NAVUNSEAWARCENDIVNEWPORT) Battery Development Program (BDP) is soliciting proposals from industry for fabrication, lot acceptance testing (LAT), cycle-to-failure (CTF) testing and delivery of prototype, medium rate, 200 amp-hour Zinc-Silver Oxide (Zn-AgO) secondary cells. The goal of the BDP is to provide a 50% life cycle cost reduction of the Zn-AgO batteries for the Mk 30 Mod 2 Target. Details on the performance requirements are provided in the Prototype Cell Performance Specification. The Government intends to award up to two (2) contracts, with each contract consisting of a basic lot of cells for delivery, as well as five option lots. The lot sizes for both the basic contracts and also for the options are lots of 220 cells, 420 cells, 620 cells, 820 cells, 1020 cells, or 1220 cells; each lot also includes maintenance and fill kits (one each per 200 battery cells) and associated documentation. The size of the specific lot for each basic contract will be determined during the source selection process using a best value criteria of Technical Capability (Technical Approach, Management Approach and Corporate Experience) (subfactors (a) and (b) are relatively equal and slightly higher than (c)) versus quoted unit price per cell. If any option lots are exercised, their size will be determined based on a best cost per cycle criteria, which will be a function of the contractor's quoted price for the option lot concerned, versus the results of the CTF testing that is conducted on the cells fabricated for the lot awarded under the basic contract. All lots, whether basic contract or options, must satisfy the LAT requirements prior to acceptance by the Government. Cells must be of the dry charged type. The Government requires unlimited data rights with regard to the procurement(s) with the possible exception of a negotiated position for data rights to existing concepts which may be further developed under the procurement(s). Based on funds available and evaluation of the proposed efforts, NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV Newport may select for award any, all, part or none of the responses received. The Government reserves the right to employ the services of Mr. James Moden (Vitro) and/or Mr. Albert Himy (Westinghouse MTD) as consultants in the proposal review process. The Government expects to award Firm Fixed Price contracts under this announcement during the first quarter of FY96. See CBD Note (1), SIC Code 3692 (500 Employees) applies. All requests for the solicitation must be in writing on company letterhead, Include your name, address, telephone number, size of business, cage code and the solicitation number. Telephone requests will not be honored. You may fax your request to (401) 841-4820. (0188)

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