SOURCES SOUGHT
59 -- M119 Battery
- Notice Date
- 10/17/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC New Jersey Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-12-X-F001
- Response Due
- 10/31/2011
- Archive Date
- 11/30/2011
- Point of Contact
- David Drag, Contract Specialist, 973-724-3970
- E-Mail Address
-
David Drag
(david.drag@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 is conducting a Market Survey on behalf of the Program Manager Towed Artillery Systems (PM-TAS) and RDECOM-ARDEC to identify battery technology capable of meeting the environmental and space claim requirements of the Digitized M119A2 Howitzer This Sources Sought is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or an obligation on the part of PM-TAS or RDECOM-ARDEC. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to identify qualified vendors that have qualified battery designs that are capable of meeting the following requirements: The battery shall be in compliance with Mil-PRF-32052 and MIL-PRF-32052/1 except as follows: -Electrical oCharge/Discharge Cycles: 2000 (minimum) oCapacity: 3.5AH oCharge Rate: 20-25A(minimum) -Environmental oOperating Temperature 30F to + 131 degrees F Charging and Discharging -Physical oWeight: 4 lbs (max) -Schedule oQty 10 Prototypes available in 120 days oFull Rate Production 365 days after prototype -Rough Order of Magnitude Per Unit Cost Qty of 5300 This battery design is being sought to support a power system for the Digitized M119A2 howitzer. Approximately 603 Digitized M119A2 howitzers ( each howitzer requires 8 batteries) will be produced and spares will be required for the next 7 to 10 years. In addition to lithium ion technology, information pertaining to all other battery technologies capable of meeting the above performance and schedule requirements should be submitted. All submissions will need to verify safe operations of the proposed technology in all environments. In addition, submissions of battery designs that are not fully compliant with all requirements are encouraged so that PM-TAS and RDECOM-ARDEC may assess the capabilities of all currently available battery technologies. As a result of this Sources Sought a Request For Proposal (RFP) may be issued to develop a fully compliant battery. A full specification will be released if and when there is follow on procurement activity.
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