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R -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS, RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND REVISION OF FOSSIL2 AND OTHER COMPUTER MDLS, THE PURPOSE OF ANALYZING NATIONAL ENERGY, PO-61. SOL 01-97CE60012.000 DUE 091797 POC Linda S. Sapp, Contract Specialist, 202-426-0069; Berta Schreiber, Contracting Officer, 202-426-0070 The Office of Policy and International Affairs, Office of Economics, Electricity and Natural Gas Analysis, of the U.S. Department of Energy, PO-61, intends to issue a sole source bridge contract to the AES Corporation. This bridge contract will continue the technical support services related to the development and revision of Fossil2 and other computer models pending the competition of a follow-on contract to DE-AC01-92PE79101. A cost plus fixed fee, direct productive labor hour (dplh), task assignment contract with a 9 month base period and 10,000 dplh and one three month option period with 3,300 dplh will be awarded. This continuing action is essential to the technical support services of the Office of Policy and International Affairs mission. A formal Request for Proposal will not be issued for this action. See Numbered Note 22. (0232)

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