Modification 05 to Other Transaction Agreement DAAB07-98-3-6003 between U.S. Army CECOM and H. Power Corporation

Summary

This agreement modifies the existing contract between H. Power Corporation and the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) to extend the project for developing a 15W/30W fuel cell/battery hybrid system by twelve months, with no additional cost to the government. The modification updates the project schedule, milestones, and payment terms, and clarifies the technical scope and decision points for system integration and testing. All other terms remain unchanged. The agreement outlines the responsibilities and payment schedules for both parties over the extended period.

EX-10.56 8 ex-10_56.txt EXHIBIT 10.56 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY U.S. ARMY COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS COMMAND ACQUISITION CENTER-WASHINGTON OPERATIONS OFFICE 2461 EISENHOWER, AVENUE, ALEXANDRIA, VA ###-###-#### [LOGO] [LOGO] REPLY TO ATTENTION OF Acquisition Division B 28 February 2000 H. Power Corporation Attn: Mr. Arthur Kaufman, Vice President 60 Montgomery Street Belleville, NJ 07109 SUBJECT: Modification 05 to DAAB07-98-3-6003 (Other Transaction) for Fuel Cell/Battery Hybrid 1. This document constitutes Modification 05 to the subject Other Transaction Agreement between H. Power Corporation and U.S. Army CECOM Acquisition Center Washington, under the terms of Article II, paragraph C; Article III, paragraph C and Article V, paragraph A.2. The Government concurs with your proposed modification to the existing agreement to focus on a 15W/30W fuel cell stack and to extend the period of performance at no additional cost to the Government. 2. Therefore, the Agreement is modified by mutual written agreement of the parties as follows: a. Pursuant to Article II, paragraph C, titled "Extending the Term" , the agreement is extended for an additional twelve (12) months. Accordingly, Article I paragraphs A.5 and B.3 are changed from twenty-four (24) months to thirty-six (36) months. b. Attachment I, Statement of Work remains intact. However, the following section from your proposal shall be considered to be an addendum to the Statement of Work: WORK DESCRIPTION The fuel cell stack for the target system will generate a nominal 15 watts and have a peaking capability of 30 watts. The stack development will include preliminary proof-of-concept efforts to comprise sealing, bonding, electrical conductivity, internal humidification, cycling and polarization testing. This will be followed by a fabrication effort that will produce a stack configuration consisting of two complementary 5-6 cell stack halves with an internal humidification section. The stack will be integrated into a fuel-cell/battery hybrid system by H. Power, and this system will be tested and demonstrated within nine months from the start of this effort. If the stack to be developed as described herein is deemed to be premature for incorporation into the system in accordance with this schedule, H. Power will prepare and utilize a stack that is in keeping with existing H. Power design approaches. A decision regarding use of the developmental stack will be made within five months of the start of this effort. 1 c. Attachment 3, Schedule of Payments and Payable Milestones is revised to reflect the changes in this modification, A change page is provided; remove the Attachment 3 (Modification 04) and replace it with the revised Attachment 3 provided with this modification. d. The Enclosure to Attachment 3, Project Schedule and Milestone Chart Revised 3/5/99 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with a revised Project Schedule and Milestone Chart. A change page is provided; remove the Project Schedule and Milestone Chart Revised 3/5/99, and replace with the revised chart. 3. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. /s/ Peggy A. Melanson ---------------------------------------- Peggy A. Melanson Grants & Cooperative Agreement Officer United States of America Enclosures ATTACHMENT NO. 3 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS AND PAYABLE MILESTONES A. SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Quarter Milestone No. Government Payment H. Power Payment - -------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------- First 1 $ 33,277 $ 8,633 Second - $ -0- $ 14,678 Third - $ -0- $ 17,008 Fourth 2 $ 27,416 $ 20,374 Fifth 3 $ 32,912 $ 32,912 4 $ 53,500 $ 53,500 5 $ 68,000 $ 68,000 6 $ 38,500 $ 38,500 7 $ 132,431 $ 132,431 8 $ 13,569 $ 13,569 ------------ -------------- Totals $ 399,605 $ 399,605
B. DETAILED SCHEDULE OF PAYABLE MILESTONES
Tasks Month Milestone Gov't Share H. Power Share - ----- ----- --------- ----------- -------------- I 3 #1 Kick-off Program $ 33,277 $ 33,277 I, II & IV 12 #2 Prelim. Design Review $ 27,416 $ 27,416 II, III & IV 15 #3 Overload Test Initiation $ 32,912 $ 32,912 IV&V 29 #4 Stack Development & $ 53,500 $ 53,500 Design Preliminary Review V 31 #5 Stack Test & Selection $ 68,000 $ 68,000 V 32 #6 Test Plan Submission $ 38,500 $ 38,500 V 35 #7 System Test Completion $ 132,431 $ 132,431 V 36 #8 Final Report $ 13,569 $ 13,569 ------------ ------------ Totals $ 399,605 $ 399,605
Encl Project Schedule and Milestone Chart DAAB07-98-3-6003 1 Modification 05 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TASK Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TASK I Hybrid System Application Identification ----------------- Application And Defination Documentation TASK II System Analysis and Optimization --------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Design Review TASK III Fuel Cell Overload ------------ Testing Test Report - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TASK Description 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TASK IV Subsystem/Component -------------------------------------------------------------- Design and Development Decision Point - Final Design TASK V Demonstration System Stack Selection Review Integration and Test - -------------------------- Breadboard Testing - Test Plan Mark I System Integration and Packaging - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Status Reports - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Final Report