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- Solicitation number
- W911QX24Q0228
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This document is a Commercial Availability Certification for the salient characteristics of a benchtop environmental battery test chamber required by the Army Research Directorate (ARD) at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL). The chamber must have a volume of at least 8 cubic feet, temperature control from -40°C to 180°C, a test fixture for 48 battery cells, 48 feedthroughs, and various safety features to handle up to a EUCAR Hazard Level 7 failure. The chamber must be delivered to the ARL no later than December 15, 2024.
This requirement is the subject of a total small business set-aside solicitation, Solicitation Number W911QX24Q0228, issued by the Department of the Army Materiel Command's Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground. The solicitation requests one (1) benchtop environmental battery test chamber with the salient characteristics described in the certification.
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Salient Characteristics
Commercial Availability Certification:
I have evaluated the commercial marketplace and determined that all of the salient characteristics documented below are available in products/services offered in the commercial marketplace.
Signature (typed name):
Technical Point of Contact (TPOC)
Description of the Requirement:
The Battery Science Branch of the Army Research Directorate (ARD) at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) requires one (1) benchtop environmental battery test chamber. This chamber will be used to house lithium-ion or other battery cells and control the temperature of cells during testing, as well as act as a safe storage vessel in the event of thermal runaway or cell failure during testing. The chamber must have the following features:
1.) The battery test chamber must be greater than or equal to eight cubic feet (≥8 ft3) in volume and have temperature control from negative (-)40 degrees Celsius (°C) to 180°C.
2.) The test chamber must not have humidity control.
3.) The system must come with a test fixture for testing 48 cells in pouch, prismatic, or 18650 cell formats.
4.) The test chamber must be equipped with 48 feedthroughs for thermocouple wiring and electrical cabling for interfacing with Maccor Battery cyclers.
5.) The chamber must be equipped with safety features covering up to a European
Council for Automotive Research and Development (EUCAR) Hazard Level 7 failure, including cell explosion and venting.
6.) The chamber must come with a stackable stand and secure mounting, with swivel-brake casters.
7.) The chamber must be equipped with the following safety features:
a. High/low temperature limit
b. Emergency stop button
c. Set point temperature limit
d. Chamber alarm input/output
e. Door lock
f. Temperature-limited sheath heaters
g. A burst-disk/low flow valve
8.) The Contractor shall deliver the product to the following location no later than (NLT) 15 December 2024.
Technical Point of Contact Provided on Award Army Research Laboratory ATTN: FCDD-RLA-GD (Schroeder) 2800 Powder Mill Road Adelphi, MD 20783
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