U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Contracts, Attn: Linda Wise MS-T-7I2, Washington, D.C. 20555

A -- USE OF GRADUATE STUDENT SOL DR-97-0425 POC Contact Deborah Neff, Contract Specialist on (301)415-8160 regarding any questions in reference to this procurement. The NRC proposes to enter into a sole source purchase order with the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) for an effort entitled "Graduate Student Assistance in the Characterization of Radioactive and Archaeological Slags." Graduate student assistance is required to aid an NRC employee conducting research at the JHU through an Intergovernmental personnel assignment. Since JHU will allow no outside students to use their facilities, the student must be a JHU graduate assistant. The period of performance is 15 months. The size standard for this solicitation is average annual receipts of $3.5 over the past three years, as set forth under Standard Industrial Classification 8733. This is a notice of intent to contract only. A solicitation document does not exist. Interested parties should submit written technical documentation demonstrating their ability to provide the facilities specified to the NRC. Telephonic responses and responses providing insufficient information for evaluation will not be considered. See Note 22. (0206)

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