SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Research and development.
- Notice Date
- 1/27/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W56HZV12R0123
- Response Due
- 2/13/2012
- Archive Date
- 3/14/2012
- Point of Contact
- JENNIFER PRUENTE,Contract Specialist,(586)282-9608 or LYNN M. BYRNE,Contracting Officer,(586)282-6553
- E-Mail Address
-
U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND
(JENNIFER.PRUENTE@US.ARMY.MIL)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT IS CONTEMPLATED WITH SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SWRI), 6220 CULEBRA ROAD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78238-5100. US ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER (TARDEC) DESIRES TO PROCURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR VARIOUS MILITARY AND COMMERCIAL PROPULSION AND VETRONICS SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFICIENT VARIABLE SPEED FAN DRIVE, ADVISORY SERVICES REGARDING THE TARDEC GROUND VEHICLE POWER & ENERGY LABORATORY (GSPEL) AND ITS CALORIMETER AND AIR FILTRATION LABS, AND ADDITIONAL QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS AND COMPARATIVE FUEL ECONOMY AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS OF VEHICLES POWERED BY HYBRID SYSTEMS AND VEHICLES PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED DURING THE HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE EXPERIMENTATION AND ASSESSMENT (HEVEA) PROGRAM. THESE SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEMS, CUSTOMIZED FOR A GIVEN VEHICLE BASED ON ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, POWER LOAD! S, AND POWER DISTRIBUTION. EACH OF THESE SERVICES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED UNDER A PREVIOUS CONTRACT WITH SWRI. SWRI IS THE ONLY KNOWN QUALIFIED SOURCE AS THEY HAVE AMASSED A SUBSTANTIAL UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE BASE OF ARMY-SPECIFIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS, VETRONIC AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEMS, AND PROGRAM SPECIFIC SOFTWARE DEVELOPED UNDER PREVIOUS WORK DIRECTIVES. FOLLOW ON WORK IS PLANNED FOR REFINEMENT OF THE DESIGN OF A PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED EFFICIENT VARIABLE SPEED FAN DRIVE TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS LEVERAGING THE NEW METHODOLOGY OF FUEL ECONOMY ANALYSIS PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED. THIS FOLLOW ON EFFORT WILL ALSO INCLUDE ESTABLISHING QUALIFICATION PARAMETERS AND QUALIFICATION TESTING OF THE AIR FILTRATION LABORATORY WITHIN TARDEC?S GSPEL FOR WHICH SWRI HAD CREATED SPECIFICATIONS BASED ON THEIR OWN AIR FILTRATION LABORATORY. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.302-1. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY. THE CAPABILITY STATEMENT SHALL BE EMAILED TO JENNIFER.S.PRUENTE.CIV@MAIL.MIL. RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 1:00 P.M., LOCAL TIME, WARREN, MI, FEBRUARY 13, 2012.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Record
- SN02662834-W 20120129/120127234600-669413af8d2b6bffb01d5e8482601b1e (fbodaily.com)
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