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66 -- ACCELERATOR/BEAM TRANSPORT SYSTEM INCLUDING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SOL 068CURFP8-4R DUE 052998 POC Brad Kemp Phone: 505-667-0880 Fax: 505-667-8641 WEB: Link to the Conceptual Design Report, http://cst.lanl.gov/IPFgate. E-MAIL: Contact the procurement official via e-mail, bradkemp@lanl.gov. We are interested in locating qualified organizations with accelerator/beam transport systems experience, that may be interested in completing the design, fabrication, and pre-assembly of the beam line or some of its key elements. We are currently developing a Design & Fabricate specification for the purpose of requesting formal proposals in the late summer of this year. It is our intent to issue an RFP if there are organizations that express interest and demonstrate ability as a result of this request. The Los Alamos National Laboratory Office of Isotope Production is constructing a new irradiation facility at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) for the purpose of enhancing our medical isotope production capability. The plan is to insert a pulsed magnet (kicker) into the Transition Region (TR) assembly that lies between the Drift Tube Linac and the Side Coupled Cavity Linac which comprise the LANSCE accelerator. The kicker will extract macro pulses of 100 MeV protons at a maximum frequency of 30 Hz and a nominal beam current of 250 mA. These protons will be transported through a beam line containing steering and focusing elements, vacuum stations, beam diagnostic elements, and beam safety plugs, to a shielded target chamber/beam dump. A Conceptual Design Report (CDR), describing the project was published in August 1996. It is available to the public on the World Wide Web at "http://cst.lanl.gov/IPFgate". The project is a line item in the FY99 budget presently being considered by the Congress. Approval is anticipated before October 1,1998. We are currently improving the conceptual design of critical aspects of the project and are preparing to rapidly accelerate the project at the beginning of FY99. Preparation activities include assessing the availability of resources to execute the project. All plans are subject to Congressional approval of funding. No representation or promise is made to pay for any vendor costs. Interested parties should read the CDR and send letters expressing interest and describing qualifications by May 29, 1998. (0135)

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