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A -- ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION OF EARTHQUAKE TO ELECTRIC POWER SUBSTATIONS SOL 52SBNB5C8621 DUE 032295 POC Elaine Libman (301) 975-6331/CO: Pauline Mallgrave (301) 975-6330 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole-source, cost sharing basis, with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), 3412 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, California, for, ''The Assessment and Mitigation of Earthquake to Electric Power Substations.'' The project shall consist of four tasks as follows: (l) Development of a guide for the selection, installation, and operation of emergency power; (2) Development of a guide for the seismic evaluation and design of high voltage substations; (3) Development of fragility curves for substation equipment; and (4) Coordination of the project and integration of the efforts into three respective final reports--The period of performance shall be one year--Numbered Note 22--It is the Government's intent to negotiate with EPRI, the only responsible source that can satisfy the agency's requirements. (0034)

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