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Bid Title

STAGE ONE (1) BATTERY REPLACEMENT (SOBR)

Issuing Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Location

Utah

Published Date

Jan 7, 2025

Closing Date

Jan 13, 2025

Government Level

Federal

Status

Closed

Ref. #

FA8214-25-R-7000

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Notice ID

FA8214-25-R-7000

Related Notice

FA8214SOBR

Department/Ind. Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Sub-tier

DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE

Major Command

AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND

Sub Command

AIR FORCE NUCLEAR WEAPON CENTER

Sub Command 2

STRATEGIC SYSTEMS-AFNWC

Office

FA8214 AFNWC PZBB

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General Information

• Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation (Updated)
• Updated Published Date: Jan 07, 2025 03:09 pm MST
• Original Published Date: Nov 07, 2024 03:51 pm MST
• Updated Date Offers Due: Jan 13, 2025 12:00 pm MST
• Original Date Offers Due: Dec 23, 2024 05:00 pm MST
• Inactive Policy: 15 days after date offers due
• Updated Inactive Date: Jan 28, 2025
• Original Inactive Date: Jan 07, 2025
• Initiative:
  • None

Classification

• Original Set Aside:
• Product Service Code: 6135 - BATTERIES, NONRECHARGEABLE
• NAICS Code:
• Place of Performance:
  Hill AFB , UT
  USA

Description

BACKGROUND: This requirement is to provide a fit/function replacement for legacy asset, Stage 1 Flight Control Unit (FCU) Battery for the Minuteman (MM) III Missile which is used on the MMIII Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM).

DESCRIPTION: The current Stage 1 FCU Battery is a remote activated silver-oxide zinc (AgZn) chemistry battery. The Government intends to pursue a thermal battery chemistry design in place of the existing silver-oxide zinc chemistry.

SCOPE: Under the scope of this effort, the contractor shall develop a thermal battery for the Stage 1 FCU, conduct a Qualification test sequence, and following successful completion, provide initial spares and possible future deliverable assets to replenish the stock system inventory through the end of life for MMIII.

After review, the CO recognized the submission date of 23rd December for the SOBR proposal is not conducive to the holidays. As such, the CO is granting a one-time extension to the 10th of January 2025 for final submission of the SOBR proposal. No further extensions or request will be granted. **Due to the Delcared Federal Holiday on 9 January 2025, Responses have been extended to 13 January 2025, 12:00PM, MST. **

Further communications: For the award of CLINS 0001 to 0005, there is not a set target date, so much as a target duration for the CLINs.

Please note that in regards to qualification testing, the contractor/proposer is responsible for performing or outsourcing, where appropriate, the qualification, as part of their proposal/contract.

The Systems Requirements Document (SRD) specifies the material for the four battery terminals – copper alloy per UNS C14500. (See Note 8-1 of Figure 12 and Note 9-1 of Figure 13 in Section 3.2.2.2.3 of the SRD.) Can an alternative material for the battery terminals be proposed? Please note for design features, material incompatibilities, etc that potentially pose a risk to meeting requirements and/or schedule; accommodations could be possible in the form of a variance, and should be identified with potential mitigations posed, that meet other requirements as well as the perceived intent of the original requirement. However, variations to materials or other requirements could pose additional risks to complying with other system requirements (e.g., system interface, nuclear environments, safety, surety, etc.), and could incur extra complexity in analysis/testing later in the program.

The Government has an anticipated award date of 1 May 2025.

When the AF stated “three or more lots” in section 4.1.5.5, there was an assumption that some lots could be as low as 10 and therefore to meet the quantity required the “three or more lots” would be necessary. The AF recognizes that this assumption may not be accurate for each manufacturer and that lots could be defined differently. AF recommends adhering to the definition stated in Section 3.1.3 (Lot Definition) and its corresponding sub-sections and the AF will work to correct the “three or more lots” in Section 4.1.5.5 in the future. For reference, section 3.1.3 states the following:

“Batteries and EEDs shall be grouped into lots that are manufactured under a continuous production run with major components that are produced in the same manufacturing conditions and same material lots submitted for Conformance Inspections at one time, and manufactured or assembled in sequence without changes in design, materials, tooling, or processes.

Note: Any interruption of a continuous manufacturing process will be identified by the battery and EED manufacturers. Units on either side of the interruption will be considered to belong to sub-lots. If sub-lots have been identified by the battery and EED manufacturers, any further courses of action will be coordinated with the Procuring Activity.”

Additionally, the “major components” are listed in 3.1.1.2 and Table I, which help define what the AF considers as major components and therefore a lot.

Section L, 5.1. Page Limitations and Volume Structure table has been updated and uploaded. Proposals shall be submitted in 4 volumes. Please see Section L, V2 dated 7 January 2025.

Due to the Delcared Federal Holiday on 9 January 2025, Responses have been extended to 13 January 2025, 12:00PM, MST.

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Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

• CP 801 586 8482 6008 WARDLEIGH RD BLDG 1580
• HILL AFB , UT 84056-5837
• USA

Primary Point of Contact

• Michelle Love
• michelle.love.1@us.af.mil

Secondary Point of Contact

• Joseph Merriam
• joseph.merriam@us.af.mil
• Phone Number 8015138450

History

• Jan 07, 2025 03:09 pm MSTSolicitation (Updated)
• Jan 07, 2025 11:48 am MST Solicitation (Updated)
• Dec 19, 2024 04:15 pm MST Solicitation (Updated)
• Dec 17, 2024 01:54 pm MST Solicitation (Updated)
• Dec 02, 2024 01:42 pm MST Solicitation (Updated)
• Nov 07, 2024 03:51 pm MST Solicitation (Original)
• Nov 01, 2024 09:55 pm MDT Presolicitation (Original)

Commodity Codes

• FSC 61Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution Equipment

• NAICS 335911Storage Battery Manufacturing
• NAICS 335999All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
• NAICS 423610Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

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