U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office, P.O. Box 550, MSIN A7-80, Richland, WA 99352

A -- PERFORMANCE OF FLAMMABLE GAS INVESTIGATIONS AND STUDIES POC Contracting Officer, Sandra S. Smith, 509/376-2050. The Richland Operations Office (RL) intends to award a fixed price purchase order to Oregon State University for continuation of flammable gas investigations and studies in support of nuclear waste tank farm operations and safety analyses on the Department of Energy's Hanford Site. The proposed acquisition is within the simplified acquisition threshold, only one responsible source is reasonably available, the circumstances for a small business set-aside do not exist, and as such, the proposed purchase order will be negotiated using simplified acquisition procedures on an unrestricted sole source basis. This is neither a request for proposal nor request for quotation and a competitive solicitation is not available. (221)

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