SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Partnership Opportunity: In situ Rapid Interrogation System (IRIS) for Materials Analysis
- Notice Date
- 11/5/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Sandia Corp. (DOE Contractor), Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, MS: 0115, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87185
- ZIP Code
- 87185
- Solicitation Number
- 15_427
- Archive Date
- 1/20/2015
- Point of Contact
- Sandia CRADA Team,
- E-Mail Address
-
CRADA@sandia.gov
(CRADA@sandia.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) has made considerable investments in the research and development of an In situ Rapid Interrogation System (IRIS) for analyzing a broad spectrum of materials. Sandia is seeking a collaborative partnership with an industrial entity interested in further development of this system. This instrument will provide non-destructive characterization of materials through rapid on-line detection of neutron-induced gamma-ray signatures. Sandia and the Partner will work to create a field-deployable system for the industrial and national security communities in support of nuclear proliferation detection and nuclear nonproliferation. Applications of a technologically mature system include security equipment designed for checkpoints, cargo, vehicle, baggage, and air cargo inspection. Collaborators will work with Sandia on the testing of the interrogating system which includes a portable neutron generator, high energy resolution gamma ray detectors and digital data acquisition hardware and firmware. The desired outcome of the collaboration will be commercialization/deployment of the technology through hardware and firmware development, refined product design, optimization, and quality assurance. Qualified partners will contribute resources including financial support and in-kind support in the form of laboratory staff and instrumentation. Partners will have the option to obtain up to and including an exclusive license to Sandia's CRADA-generated intellectual property. Sandia National Laboratories is a multi-program laboratory managed and operated by Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000. (SAND2014-18627 PR) Sandia invites interested parties to provide a detailed description of relevant background, experience, expertise, and capabilities that could be brought into a collaborative partnership with Sandia. The following information is being requested: •Description of experience, expertise, and capabilities with neutron generators both pulsed and of the associated particle type. •Description of experience, expertise, and capabilities with gamma-ray spectroscopy, neutron detection in a mixed neutron-gamma field and configuring digital data acquisition systems. •Description of experience, expertise and capabilities with the development of novel neutron and gamma-ray detectors. •Description and experience in taking technology from a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 2 to a TRL 6-7. •Description of past experience working with and delivering on contracts for industry. •Description of past experience partnering with R&D organizations such as Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC), universities, National Laboratories, or Government Laboratories to successfully develop and deploy products. Sandia seeks firms able to contribute a minimum of $150,000 per year for two years towards this project. Interested parties may provide additional relevant information as desired. In addition to evaluating the provided information as outlined above, Sandia will evaluate all responses and select prospective parties with which to engage in further discussions based on the following criteria, pursuant to Sandia's technology transfer mission: •How will the respondent deploy the technology for the benefit of the U.S. public good? •How will the respondent's deployment of the technology benefit U.S. economic competitiveness? Instructions to Responders Interested parties that meet the criteria outlined above are invited to respond to this opportunity announcement. Responses should be emailed to CRADA@sandia.gov and should include the opportunity title and submitting organization's name in the subject line. Responses should be a maximum of 15 pages in length and will only be accepted in.doc,.docx and.pdf formats. Sandia will consider teaming arrangements where two or more companies may form a team to satisfy the desired requirements. Keywords: material characterization, neutron interrogation, gamma-ray detection, field deployable system
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