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A -- BASIC RESEARCH WORK SOL CIT-98-139 DUE 080798 POC Laura Barber, Civilian & Industrial Technology Program Office, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mail Stop C334, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545 E-MAIL: Licensing Executive, ljbb@lanl.gov. The University of California, which operates the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) under contract to the Department of Energy (DOE), solicits interest from companies wishing to license, develop and market a unique new technology: the Personal Continuous Air Monitor (PCAM). Conventional methods of detecting airborne radionuclides in real-time require an instrument (i.e. a Continuous Air Monitor, or CAM) in a fixed location, which necessitates well-characterized airflow patterns in the work environment. Los Alamos has developed a CAM designed to be worn on the body (belt-mounted) with a breathing-zone sampling head. This allows individuals to confidently enter work locations where airflow is not well characterized. In addition, it allows individuals to enter relatively inaccessible areas, such as pipe chases and tanks, without worrying about CAM sampling locations or sample line losses. Further development of the existing Los Alamos technology is planned for DOE purposes; however, Los Alamos is also interested in exploring other applications for this technology in collaboration with an industrial partner. Any such collaborative development would need to be funded by the industrial partner. Organizations with an interest in licensing the existing LANL technology or entering into a collaborative arrangement with Los Alamos to further develop this technology for future commercialization must submit a written statement of intent. The statement of intent must address the following important areas: (1) it must provide a description of the organization's business and business goals (2) it must demonstrate a strong and successful background in instrumentation development, manufacturing, and sales; (3) it must specify the organization's interest in commercializing the PCAM technology and how this fits with the company's current product offering and business focus; and (4) it must briefly describe the level of financial resources available (e.g., annual report) and motivation for participating in this program. Thestatement of intent must be postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of this notice. LANL will send each respondent that submits a statement of intent that meets the above criteria a package outlining its selection criteria and the relevant deadlines. These packages will be distributed within thirty (30) calendar days of receiving statements of intent. Posted 07/08/98. (0189)

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