Salient Characteristics.doc

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):

Ryan McGowan Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) or Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

The Vehicle Technology Directorate (VTD) requires two (2) cabinet units to include five (5) programmable bidirectional regenerative direct current (DC) power supplies with associated hardware and technical support to support its mission of demonstrating a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) based mild hybrid diesel propulsion system. The five (5) programmable bidirectional regenerative DC power supplies and associated hardware shall meet the following minimum requirements:

1. Power supplies which are rated exactly at 32 kilowatts (kW) @ 400 volts direct current (VDC).

2. One (1) cabinet unit to include one (1) power supply module.

3. One (1) cabinet unit to include four (4) power supply modules. Two (2) of these four (4) power supplies shall be connected together for parallel operation.

4. Each cabinet shall include 360-degrees-rotatable caster wheels for improved mobility. Each caster wheel shall be lockable.

5. Each cabinet shall include sufficient air cooling to operate at its rated power and voltage. The heat can be safely dissipated into the lab space.

6. Two (2) Marechal DS2 plugs, Two (2) Marechal DS2 sockets, and two (2) cables rated for 250 amperes (A) (one (1) plug and cable assembly with the corresponding socket for each cabinet). The product specifications for the Marechal DS2 plugs and sockets shall be provided. The cables shall have a length of a minimum of five (5) meters (m).

7. Each power supply module shall include an integrated Ethernet interface.

8. Each power supply module shall include an integrated Controller Area Network (CAN) multiprotocol interface.

9. Each power supply module shall include an integrated safety relay.

10. Each cabinet shall include an alternating current (AC) circuit breaker, AC fuses for each individual unit, connecting cables for multi-unit operation, copper bars on the switch panel for DC connection, and an emergency stop “mushroom” button connected to the integrated safety relay.

11. The Contractor shall provide all equipment specifications, schematics, illustrated parts breakdowns (IPBs), operation and maintenance (O&M) manuals, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safety data sheets (SDSs), and relevant documents to the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) NLT time of delivery.

12. Delivery shall be made no later than 15 weeks after time of award and shall be made FOB Destination to:

U.S. ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY

Shipping & Receiving

6375 Johnson Rd, Building 321

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005

13. The Contractor shall provide a minimum of three (3) year warranty on all power supplies to include all components. The warranty will begin from inspection/acceptance of delivered items.

14. Contractor shall provide, offer, or have available to customers, Technical support to include but not be limited to assistance (either in-person or via phone / e-mail / remote desktop) with questions related to setup, service, maintenance, and calibration.

Contracting Officer:

Template last updated 07/28/2016