Contracts Group, Bldg 588, Mail Stop 32, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304

A -- INVESTIGATION OF STATE-OF-THE-ART DEVELOPMENT FOR NEW BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES DUE 020298 POC Technical POC: Frank Marshall (301) 342-2053 Contracts POC: V. Singmore (301) 342-7060 The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is seeking potential sources who have specific technical knowledge and resources in the investigation of state-of-the-art development for new battery technologies. These technologies should be capable of meeting the growing need of Navy air deployed sonar systems. The required technology would be specifically applied but not limited to future sonobuoy systems. The general performance requirements are as follows: 1) Power: 4600 watts; 2) Mission Life: 4 hours; 3) Shelf life: 5 years; 4) Total Pulse Time: 200 ping seconds*; 5) Single Pulse Width : 10 seconds maximum (10% duty cycle); 6) Activation time (if applicable): 1 minute (maximum); 7) Open circuit voltage:100 volts minimum; 8) Form factor: 4.75 inches diameter by 8 inches long* (right cylinder); 9) Weight: 2 pounds; 10) Temperature range: -20 to +55 degrees celsius*; 11) Shock: Water impact of sonobuoy 12) Hydrostatic Pressure: 300 pounds per square inch; 13) Other : Environmental Impact (Biodegradability)and Personnel Safety. *Requirements marked with asterisk are goals and may be relaxed. This is a request for information only. No solicitation will be issued. Interested sources must provide detailed technical documentation that would allow NAWCAD to perform a in-depth technical analysis of the potential technology advancements or product improvements being pursued or that may be currently available. All sources who possess technical expertise in the area of new battery technologies are encouraged to respond to this request. *Sources responding to this request shall assure that any information submitted to the Government shall be appropriately marked (i.e., information determined by the responder to be sensitive or proprietary in nature). NAWCAD especially encourages the participation of Small Business, Small Dis-advantaged Business, Women Owned Small Business Concerns, and Historically Black Colleges. Interested sources should respond at the earliest possible date or not laterthan February 2,1998. Direct technical documentation to the attention of Mr.Frank Marshall, Code 4.5.5.3, NAWCAD, 2237 Cedar Point Road Unit 6, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1161. NAWCAD points of contact for this request for information: Technical, Mr.Frank Marshall, telephone (301-342-2053). Contracts, Veronica Singmore, telephone (301-342-7060). (0352)

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