Recovery--a--lightweight, flexible, cost effective solar energy photovoltaic's

The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Contracting Center, Natick Contracting Division (NDC), Kansas Street, Natick, MA on behalf of the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, MA is entertaining white papers from firms for Lightweight, Flexible, Cost Effective Solar Energy Photovoltaics and intends to award one or more contracts under topic D. Tentage, Fabric Structures, and Rigid wall Shelters, subsection 8 Miscellaneous, line d. New technologies that will benefit shelter electrical systems such as high efficiency lighting and field photovoltaic systems of the Natick Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Solicitation Number 09-11 Natick BAA effective from 1 April 2009 through 31 March 2011. Contracts awarded will be subject to the final Recovery Act approval and funding. It is anticipated that award(s) made will be firm fixed price contracts. The requirement is for: Man-portable flexible photovoltaic (PV) powered Soldier applications; Man-portable PV support systems to provide power management, energy storage, AC inversion and facilitate use of PV power under field conditions; Novel PV integrated textiles and manufacturing methods of same; PV powered autonomous ground and air based systems for surveillance and tracking in the field; Concealment and deception technologies for ground and Soldier based flexible PV systems; Conversion efficiency improvements to flexible PV technologies; Flexible PV integrated systems to support the Soldier via field evaluations, demonstrations, and testing; Integration of thin, lightweight, and conformable power systems with high efficiency electronics to the skin of Army systems to produce smart power skins; and Flexible PV integrated shelter systems with local electrical grid and intelligent network support capability. Interested parties are invited to submit a white paper under the topic referenced above and shall be sent via email to Steven Tucker (e:mail: steven.reed.tucker@us.army.mil) by 1 May 2009. The Government shall evaluate all white papers and provide a written response / proposal invitation to the offerors on or about 22-May-2009. Offerors should note that Federal agencies are required to include terms and conditions in contract documents necessary to ensure the transparency and accountability objects of the Recovery Act are met. Section 1512(c) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) (Recovered Act) requires, as a condition of receipt of funds, quarterly reporting by the prime contractor on the use of funds. FAR Case 2009-0009, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act) - Reporting Requirements requires, as a condition of receipt of funds, quarterly reporting by the prime contract on the use of funds. Any Questions concerning this acquisition may be addressed to the above address, Attention: Ms. Darlene Rideout or by email to: Darlene.Rideout@us.army.mil. This synopsis expires 30 May 2009 at 12:00 PM (EST).