SOLICITATION NOTICE
23 -- Clandestine Electric Reconnaissance Vehicle (CERV)
- Notice Date
- 6/23/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Eglin Research Site, 101 West Eglin Blvd Suite 337, Eglin AFB, FL, 32542-6810
- ZIP Code
- 32542-6810
- Solicitation Number
- FA8651-06-C-0293
- Response Due
- 7/8/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/23/2006
- Description
- The Air Force Material Command, Air Force Research Laboratory, Munitions Directorate, Eglin AFB, FL. intends to solicit and award a Firm-Fixed Price, Brand Name or equal, for the Clandestine Electric Reconnaissance Vehicle (CERV) under contract FA8651-06-C-0293 using the Acquisition for Experimental and Testing Purposes (AETP) authority under 10 U.S.C. 2373(c). The CERV is a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) product and is the sole product of American Electric Vehicles (AEV), 707 County Line Road, Suite E, Palmer Lake, CO 80133. Contract value is estimated at $2M; quantity is 6 prototypes. The requirement is for a serial hybrid capability for an all-electric plug-in vehicle with a combination of AEV proprietary battery components, power management and advanced recharging techniques, lightweight vehicle composites, and an integrated silent drive-train that are the intellectual property of AEV. There are currently no known mature alternatives to the CERV meeting availability within 8 months; all-terrain capable with a steady range in excess of 200 miles with a full battery pack at a minimum of 40mph. The CERV incorporates the latest technology to improve weight trade off and battery capability, both in materials and in software management, to further increase performance and range. The hybrid vehicle will be compatible with current and future renewable recharging methods and can be modified to add a generator/fuel cell technology to remotely recharge in the event that commercial power is not available. The CERV will also meet size requirements to be air-transported on AFSOC?s CV-22. Vehicle will carry up to 4 personnel. The AEV is currently the only known company capable of delivering 6 prototypes to the warfighter in the required schedule of 6-8 months. AEV is the sole U.S. producer and distributor of LG Chem?s E-1 battery cell, the heart of the proprietary battery pack. There currently are no other known commercial, cost effective substitutions to the E-1 cell that the CERV (or similar vehicle) can use. The NAICS code is 541710. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice to Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/MNK), Attn: Brenda Soler, 101 West Eglin Blvd, Suite 337, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6810. For technical information, contact Mark O?Hair, AFRL/MNAV at (850) 883-2531, mark.ohair@eglin.af.mil. For contractual questions, contact Christi O?Leary, Contracting Specialist at (850) 883-2678, christi.oleary@eglin.af.mil. See Numbered Note 26. The Government will award a contract resulting from this notice to the responsible Offeror whose offer meets the required capabilities and considered most advantageous to the Government.
- Record
- SN01076579-W 20060625/060623220651 (fbodaily.com)
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