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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 1,1995 PSA#1293U.S. Department of Energy, Savannah River Operations Office, Contracts
Division, P.O. Box A, Aiken, SC 29802 R -- PREAPPLICATION CONFERENCE AND NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT SOLICITATION TO ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT THE
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH SOL DE-PS09-95SR18522. POC
Angela M. Sistrunk, Contract Specialist, 803/725-8123. The U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) at Savannah River Operations Office is
announcing a Preapplication Conference for organizations wishing to be
considered as the entity to establish and support the International
Center for Applied Research (ICAR). The conference is scheduled for
April 11, 1995, at the Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, SC,
commencing at 8:30 a.m. and completing by 5:00 p.m. In addition to
discussion regarding the objectives of ICAR and the criteria which will
be used to select the ICAR Manager, the conference will also offer a
tour of the Savannah River Technology Center whereby participants will
have the opportunity to become familiar with available technologies.
A solicitation for the ICAR Manager will be made available on or about
March 20, 1995, applications are expected to be due May 11, 1995.
Interested parties should note that funds are not presently available
for this project. ICAR is intended to facilitate private and public
sector access to the technical and scientific capabilities of the SRS.
ICAR will be responsible for organizational support (including
incubation, maturation, and commercialization) for various
technologies, to be identified through separate solicitations, that are
available at SRS for development of commercial products and services.
ICAR is to be established at or adjacent to the SRS and is to operate
under a cooperative agreement with the DOE. The objectives of ICAR are:
1) to stimulate economic development in the regional area through the
application of science and technology; 2) to establish a technology
development and incubation center utilizing SRS technologies and
processes; 3) to promote, as a minimum, activities related to the
following: a) the application in the United States of hydrogen
technology research derived from tritium production; b) the development
of beneficial uses of nuclear materials; c) the research and
development of innovative methods for the treatment and disposal of
nuclear materials; and d) bioremediation of environmental hazards; 4)
to leverage applied research activities (of the nature listed above) to
provide maximum dual-use benefit for the Government. The ICAR Manager
must be a non-profit entity or a consortium of non-profits chartered to
accomplish economic development through applied science and technology.
The ICAR Manager must also have demonstrated experience in management
of diverse teams of organizations who have technical experience in
industrial research and development of high-technology programs. The
estimated federal funding for ICAR management and technical programs is
$12M in FY95; however, award of the cooperative agreement is subject to
availability of funds. Interested parties should note that funds are
not presently available for this project. The costs for the management
and operating function should not exceed one quarter of the total
available funding. Those who submitted an Expression of Interest (EOI)
in response to the Department's November 1994 request for EOI's will
automatically receive a copy of the solicitation. Notification to
attend the conference and/or requests for copies of the solicitation
should be received in writing or be transmitted via facsimile to (803)
725-8573 no later than close of business (4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time) March 15, 1995. Requests or notifications should be sent to Ms.
Angela Sistrunk, Contracts Division, U.S. Department of Energy, P.O.
Box A, Aiken, SC 29802. Telephonic requests will not be accepted.
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