SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- ENIGNEERING SERVICES TO SUPPPORT VALVE REGULATED LEAD ACID (VRLA) BATTERY DEVELOPMENT FOR SUBMARINE MAIN STORAGE BATTERIES
- Notice Date
- 2/20/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- N00164 300 Highway 361, Building 64 Crane, IN
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0016403R6920
- Archive Date
- 4/26/2003
- Point of Contact
- ROGER BRETT 812-854-5269
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to To email Point of contact
(brett_r@crane.navy.mil)
- Description
- The Government has a requirement for engineering services to support the US Navy's goal of converting main storage submarine batteries to commercial Valve-Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) technology. This procurement is for Phase III of that process, and the Navy intends to solicit and negotiate this contract on a sole-source basis to Exide Corporation, d/b/a GNB Industrial Power, a Division of Exide Technologies, Aurora, IL based on FAR 6.302-1, only one source capable of meeting the Government?s requirements. See numbered note 22. Exide has already been awarded the first two phases. The instant effort will consist of four tasks as follows: (1) Design, fabricate, and test a VRLA B-type cell based on Exide's ABSOLYTE XL product for the submarine platform selected by the Navy. Most of the design has been accomplished in Phase II. After fabrication of some cells, the testing of the cells will involve electrical performance characterization, battery life testing, validation of charging schemes planned to be used, determination of heat and gas generations, shock testing, and other required testing to establish the safety of the VRLA technology in the operating environment of a submarine; (2) Design, fabricate, and test a VRLA C-type cell. Required efforts will be similar to task (1) though not quite as extensive. A first article build of the C-type cells will be completed (3) Provide ship alt preparation support. The contractor will provide support to the design shipyards related to ship alterations that may be required for the change from the current lead acid battery designs to the VRLA. (4) Prototype facility monitoring. To demonstrate the viability of the VRLA battery to operate and function in the electrical environment of a submarine, the Navy i nstalled two commercial VRLA battery systems at the reactor training facilities in Ballston Spa, NY. Under this task the contractor will provide engineering support in the examination and analysis of the performance of these two batteries. The contractor will examine all operational data prior to test discharges will be required to be on-site to conduct pre-test inspection, take impedance measurements of cells and participate in the discharge and recharge testing conducted on both battery systems. A fixed-price contract will be awarded, with tasks three and four anticipated to be established as level-of-effort contract line items. The anticipated period of performance will be 1 April 2003 through 30 September 2003. This procurement will be processed in accordance with FAR Part 12 procedures, acquisition of commercial items. Our command no longer issues solicitation or ame ndments in paper form. Instead, they may be accessed via our web site. Inquiries may be submitted to Mr. Roger Brett, Code 1164ER, telephone 812-854-5269, fax 812-854-5666, e-mail brett_r@crane.navy.mil.
- Web Link
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NSWC Crane's web page
(http://www.crane.navy.mil/supply/synop/03R6920.htm)
- Record
- SN00262350-W 20030222/030220213621 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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