Thermal Management Fluid Market Survey

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI), A MARKET SURVEY REQUEST IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING STUDY. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, nor is it a request seeking Offerors to be placed on a solicitation mailing list. Response to this survey is voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey and any follow-up information requests. No solicitation document exists at this time, and calls requesting a solicitation will not be answered. The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) is conducting a market survey to identify commercial thermal management fluids (hereafter TMF) used in either direct or indirect cooling systems in electric vehicles. It is critical to identify the availability of these new fluids in order to support the future of Army’s fleet of ground vehicles and ground support equipment. The intent of the market survey is to identify sources of supply and general information about the thermal management fluids. These sources may be commercially available or under development. Please note that this is not intended to identify traditional coolants used in internal combustion engines (e.g. Ethylene glycol).