U.S. Army CECOM, CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008

36 -- LITHIUM BATTERY SOL DAAB07-99-R-D376 DUE 082199 POC John Buccigrossi, Contract Specialist, (732)532-0973, Robert Reagan, Contracing Officer, (732)532-1530 WEB: Interagency Interactive Business Opportunities Page, http://abop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: reagan@mail1.monmouth.army.mil, buccigro@mail1.monmouth.army.mil. Lithium battery BA5316 for the AN/PVS-6 Mini Eyesafe Laser Infrared Observation Set (MELIOS), Quantity 8,480 Litton P/N MAI-142100 no option. Delivery shall be FOB destination to No procurement history available. A delivery schedule of 500 each within 60 days, 500 more in 90 days, 500 more in 120 days, 1000 in 150 days, 1,500 in 180 days, 2000 in 210 days, 2000 in 240 days, and 480 in 270 days after award. Inspection and acceptance will be at source. A noncompetitive negotiation (Sole Source) is contemplated with Litton Laser Systems Division 2787 South Orange Blossom Trail, Apopla, Florida 32703-2010. Litton Laser Systems is the only company that car perform the specialized test required for the MELIOS Systems using instrumented temperature chambers for testing capacity temperature for the BA5316. Litton Laser Systems is the only Company with the expertise verify battery capacity in MELIOS at the temperature extremes. There is no technical data available. The Government does not possess the required data or data rights for this effort. A solicitation will be issued for a Firm Fixed price contract under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) "Only One Responsible Source". All responsible sources may submit a bid or proposal which shall be considered by this agency. Only written requests will be accepted. Point of Contact is John Buccigrossi, telephone (732)532-0973 FAX (732)532-1928. See numbered note(s)22. The U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) has established a Business Opportunities Page (BOP) website to allow electronic transmittal of Requests for Proposals(RFPs) and Invitation for Bids (IFBs) from CECOM to Industry. All parties interested in doing business with CECOM are invited to access, operate, send and receive information from the Business Opportunity Page at (http://abop.monmouth.army.mil). Upon accessing this webpage, click on CECOM Business Opportunities. You mat access potential CECOM Business Opportunities by simply typing "guess" for the login ID and password. Registration for user ID and password will only be necessary when you are considering the submission of proposals to CECOM through the BOP. Contact the identifier Contracting Officer via their E-mail in the solicitation. All bids shall be submittal in hard copy at the time and place specified in the solicitation. No bids shall be submitted directly to the Contracting Officer the CECOM Acquisition Center's EBB is closed. Posted 07/21/99 (W-SN357067). (0202)

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