Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mail Stop C334, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545

A -- BASIC RESEARCH WORK SOL CIT-98-143 DUE 100298 POC Jerome Jay Garcia, Civilian & Industrial Technology Program Office, Mail Stop C334, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545 E-MAIL: jgarcia@lanl.gov, jgarcia@lanl.gov. The University of California, which operates the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) under contract to the Department of Energy, solicits interest from companies interested in obtaining an exclusive license to develop and market a unique set of technologies related to neutron guides. Neutron guides are used to transport low energy neutron from research neutron sources to neutron instrumentation. The new technology concerns a new method for the fabrication of such guides. Interested organizations must possess existing capabilities in manufacturing, marketing and support services in the domestic marketplace. Any organization with interests in the above mentioned areas must respond with a written statement of intent which addresses, in detail, the following: (1) Must provide a description of the organization's business, business goals, and a description of the Board of Directors, Officers, and technical staff; (2) must demonstrate a strong and successful background in scientific equipment, manufacturing, and sales; (3) must describe technical expertise related to precision machining, glass component fabrication, sputtering of thin films and multilayers, and precision assembly of optical and/or glass components; (4) must describe and demonstrate manufacturing capabilities and experience relevant to neutron guides; (5) must describe and demonstrate test and measurement capability in the area of neutron reflectometery and include a description of neutron reflectometery instrumentation available to the organization; (6) must describe and demonstrate marketing capabilities relevant to neutron instrumentation; (7) and must show financial resources (e.g., annual report) and motivation for participating in this program. The statement must address this information in detail or the organization will not be considered as a potential licensee. The statement must be postmarked within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date of this notice. Posted 09/10/98 (W-SN247950). (0253)

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