U.S. Department Of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, 850 Energy Drive -- MS1221, Idaho Falls, ID 83401-1563

B -- DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS FOR THE METAL CASTING VISION OF THE FUTURE PROGRAM SOL DE-RP07-97ID13586 POC Marshall C. Garr, (208) 526-1536 WEB: DOE-ID, Procurement Services Division, http://www,inel.gov/doeid/solicit.html. E-MAIL: DOE-ID, Procurement Services Division, garrmc@inel.gov. Description: U. S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office (DOE-ID) intends to issue a competitive solicitation to obtain support services to perform industry, market and R&D data collection and analysis for the Metal Casting Vision of the Future Program. The selected contractor will analyze information relating to the U.S. and international metal casting industries and provide the results of those analyses to the Program. The contractor will conduct industry analyses to evaluate industry trends, identify market barriers, assess key challenges facing the industry, and identify research and technology needs which will enhance industry competitiveness. The contractor will analyze metal casting data and information resources and collect information from those resources as required by the Program. The contractor will be required to collect and analyze current and detailed information on metal casting RD&D and provide that information to the program. This is a set-aside for small business. Theestimated period of performance is from December 1997 through November 30, 2000. The solicitation is expected to be available on or around October 15, 1997 ands may be viewed and downloaded from DOE-ID's procurement homepage http://www,inel.gov/doeid/solicit.html. To be placed on the Offer's mailing List and to receive a hard copy of the solicitation, please fax a written request to Marshall Garr, Contracting Officer, fax number (208) 526-5548 or e-mail at garrmc@inel.gov. (0280)

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