The ERDC-CERL Rechargeable Lithium Batteries Program requires a variety of cell cycling equipment with different voltage ranges, a multi-chamber thermal control rack, two potentiostat/galvanostat devices, and assorted cables/connectors/integration hardware. The required equipment must be provided by a USA based, TAA compliant company which is capable of providing cell cycling systems integrated with EIS devices and Thermal control chambers.

ERDC-CERL intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to ARBIN Instruments in accordance with FAR 13.106-l(b) (1).

Market research indicates that ARBIN Instruments is the only source able to meet the needs of this requirement. Arbin Instruments is the only company capable of providing the required equipment with the necessary Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and thermal chamber integration packages while maintaining TAA compliance. Specific features and capabilities of the Arbin Instruments equipment that no other similar equipment found to match are described herein.  The requirement is for two high volume cell cycler systems, each integrated with State of the Art (SoA) potientiostats and “plug and play” with controllable multi zone thermal chamber:

• • First System
    • 1 phase 200~240 VAC input voltage
    • 64 channels
    • -5V~5V channel voltage
    • 5A/1A/0.1A/0.001A channel current settings
    • Comprehensive control/data collection software
    • Integrated with SoA potentiostat
      • Max Applied Current - ±1 A 
      • Maximum Applied Potential - ±12 V
      • EIS 10 μHz - 2 MHz
    • Plug and play compatibility with controllable multi zone thermal chamber.
    • Integrated Control PC

• • Second System
    •  3 phase 480 VAC input voltage
    • 8 channels
    • 0V~30V channel voltage
    • 30A/10A/1A/0.1A channel current settings
    • Comprehensive control/data collection software
    • Integrated with SoA potentiostat
      • Max Applied Current/Potential:  ±3 A @ ±15 V; ±1.5 A @ ±32 V
      • EIS 10 μHz - 1 MHz
    • Plug and play compatibility with controllable multi zone thermal chamber.
    • Integrated Control PC
  • Controllable Multi Zone Thermal Chamber
    • 8 independently controlled thermal chambers with connectors for coin, pouch, and cylindrical (up to 18650) cells
    • 32 channel inputs
    • Temperature Range: 10C – 60C
    • Temperature Control Stability: < 0.5C

Please provide responses to this notice no later than the Response time listed above in this notice, to:

CERL-CT_QUOTES@usace.army.mil

Telephone responses will not be accepted.

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