SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Alternative Power Source for UGVs
- Notice Date
- 2/2/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army, Army Contracting Command, Joint Munitions and Lethality (JM&L) Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-10-X-0501
- Response Due
- 2/26/2010
- Archive Date
- 3/28/2010
- Point of Contact
- James Cummiskey, Contract Specialist, (973)724-7278
- E-Mail Address
-
James Cummiskey
(james.cummiskey@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Director, Joint Ground Robotics Enterprise (JGRE) is seeking sourcesinterested in providing a low cost, alternative power source for unmanned ground vehicles for the Joint Services. In todays military, unmanned systems are highly desired by combatant commanders for the versatility and persistence. By performing tasks such as surveillance; signal intelligence; precision target designation; improvised explosive device detection and defeat; tunnel exploration and mapping; mine detection and clearing; and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear reconnaissance, unmanned systems have made key contributions to the Global War on Terror. With this continued employment of increasingly sophisticated forces of unmanned systems, an ever-increasing demand for power and energy densities continues to hinder development. New and innovative alternative and regenerative power sources are sought to deliver a large energy density capability to small ground mobile platforms. Improvements in cost, size, weight and capacity are desired. Development technologies will advance power and energy source units and integrate advanced batteries into robotics ground vehicles and unmanned systems. A working knowledge of ground robotics and unmanned systems is required. Responses should include suggestions on design approaches with regards to: 1) Reducing total unit cost; 2) Vehicle integration strategy, to reduce cost in all program areas including ideas for vehicle-related integration solutions utilizing current/approved onboard power systems; 3) Reducing size (less than 6x12X30) and weight (less than 25 lbs.); 4) Increasing capacity/peak performance (greater than 75 amp/hours, 20amp/500 watt peak, 100 watt nominal); 5) Technology solutions with readiness levels that can support production and fielding within the next 3-5 years. Responses are to include the following: 1) Name of corporate point of contact, telephone number, full mailing address, e-mail address, CAGE Code, NAICS identifier and any other pertinent information 2) Corporate competencies and past performance experience with regard to development and production of military and/or commercial energy/power source/battery technology 3) Whether your company's interest in the alternative power technology is as a system developer prime contractor, a subcontractor or a vendor of components or services 4) Describe any Independent Research and Development (IRAD) programs applicable to ground mobile, alternative power technology, reusable/renewable energy, or ground mobile energy platform integration. Responses to this RFI are not limited to domestic US vendors. Companies should present their responses in the form of a whitepaper of no more than 15 pages in length describing the information requested in this RFI. Specification sheets and product information may also be provided in addition to the whitepaper. Responses to this RFI must be unclassified. Responses should be submitted no later than 1700 hours on 26 Feb 10. Companies may either submit their responses electronically to Mr. Randy Williams, williams_randolph@bah.com or send hardcopies to Director - JGRE, ATTN: Randy Williams, 3090 Defense Pentagon, Room 5C756, Washington, DC 20301-3090. E-mail file size shall not exceed 5Mbs. Technical questions may be directed to Mr. Randy Williams at 703-307-0506. This request for information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this RFI will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the Department of Defense in developing its acquisition strategy and statement of work/statement of objectives and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI.
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