Savannah River Operations Office, Office of Procurement and Contractor Human Resources, PO Box A, Aiken, South Carolina 29802

A -- DEVELOPMENT OF A WATER RESOURCES CENTER FOR THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA Sol DE-PS09-95SR18528. POC Scott D Stephenson, Contract Specialist, telephone (803) 725-8586. The US Department of Energy (DOE), Savannah River Operations Office (SR), is announcing a Pre-Application Conference for organizations wishing to be considered as the entity to establish and support a Water Resources Center for the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA). The conference is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18, 1995, at the Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, SC, commencing at 8:30 am and completing by 5:00 pm. In addition to discussion regarding the objectives of the Water Resources Center and the criteria which will be used to select the applicant, the conference will also offer a tour of the Savannah River Technology Center whereby participants will have an opportunity to become familiar with available technologies. A solicitation for the Water Resources Center will be made available on or about March 31, 1995. The Water Resources Center is intended to be a private sector developed and operated project. Government interest in this project is in stimulating the economic development of the region surrounding federal facilities by providing initial financial assistance and access to technology developed facilities using federal funding. The intent is to encourage development of a Water Resources Center that brings together and deploys capabilities and technologies from industry, academia, federal and private research facilities and organizations. The proposed center will be located in the CSRA in one of the following counties: Aiken, Barnwell, Allendale in South Carolina; or Columbia, Richmond in Georgia. The designated location of this center is to facilitate development of a partnership between SRS, the Savannnah River Technology Center and industry in the area of water resources. The SR Office of Technology Development has agreed to provide financial assistance to initiate establishment of a Water Resources Center. Funding for this initiative will be in the form of a Grant as provided by the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 (Public Law 95224). Authority for funding this project is found in Section 3135 of the Fiscal Year 1994 National Defense Authorization Act, Public Law 103-160, November 1993. The estimated federal funding for the Water Resources Center is $1.5 million and funding response to this solicitation must include matching funding at a minimum. Those who submitted an Expression of Interest (EOI) in response to SR's Commerce Business Daily announcement of November 14, 1994, 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 (5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time) on April 14, 1995. Notifications should identify the name, citizenship, social security number and birthdate for all attendees in order to process authorizations for SRS. Requests or notifications should be sent to Scott D Stephenson, Office of Procurement and Contractor Human Resources, US Department of Energy, Savannah River Operations Office, PO Box A, Aiken SC 29802. Telephonic requests will not be accepted. (086)

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