Defense Special Weapons Agency, 6801 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22310-3398

A -- MULTI-SHELL PLASMA RADIATION SOURCE EXPERIMENTAL SUPPORT SOL DSWA01-98-R-0032 DUE 062398 POC David Nemerow, Negotiator, (703) 325-6627, Billy Burks, Contracting Officer, (703) 325-5021 ATTN: This requirement was initially advertised under Synopsis No. 98-105 and was to be made in accordance with DFARS Subpart 235.70, Research and Development Streamlined Contracting Procedures. Offerors are now advised that the award will NOT BE MADE in accordance with those procedures, but will be made in accordance with simplified acquisition procedures under FAR Part 13. As stated in the referenced announcement, "The Defense Special Weapons Agency (DSWA) maintains and operates nuclear weapons effects simulators for the Services, DoD agencies, and other government agencies to ensure system hardness against X-Ray nuclear weapons effects. The most recent simulator being designed is the Decade-Quad (DQ) configuration which is expected to be capable of delivering approximately 6 to 8 MA of current in a 300 to 350 ns rise time to an imploding z-pinch load, known as a plasma radiation source (PRS). The primary objective of this effort is to demonstrate the multi-shell plasma radiation source on a 2-4 MA pulsed power driver. Performance will include evaluation of multi-shell nozzle performance. Nozzle to be GFE. This procurement is a one hundred per cent Small Business set-aside. See Numbered Note 1." Solicitation to be issued o/a 23 Jun 98. Request for Sol. must be in writing. Faxes are acceptable to the attention of David Nemerow/AMD at fax number (703) 325-9294. Acquisition Management has added "Procurement Opportunities" to the DSWA Home Page available on the World Wide Web. Information will include this synopsis and more. Please check us out at www.dswa.mil. (0168)

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