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M -- MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY SOL DE-RP05-99OR22725 DUE 071299 POC Mary Lou Crow, Contract Specialist, 423-241-1646 WEB: ORNL SEB, http://www.oro.doe.gov/ornlseb. E-MAIL: ORNL Source Evaluation Board, ornlseb@oro.doe.gov. The U. S. Department of Energy's (DOE), Oak Ridge Operations Office (ORO), solicits proposals for management and operation of the DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. ORNL is one of the nation's largest energy research and development, multi-program facilities. Its mission is to conduct basic and applied research and development to advance the nation's energy resources, environmental quality, and scientific knowledge. The Lockheed Martin Corporation and its predecessor company, Martin Marietta, have been responsible for the management and operation of ORNL since April 1984. The current contract with Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation, which has a value of approximately $500 million per year, will expire on March 31, 2000. The contract is expected to be awarded in December 1999. There will be a 2-month contract transition period with the selected contractor becoming responsible for the work on April 1, 2000. A preproposal conference will be held at the American Museum of Science and Energy, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, at 8:30 am on May 4, 1999. The Request for Proposals (RFP) is available through the Internet at http://www.oro.doe.gov/ornlseb. This method of distributing the RFP precludes the maintenance of a bidders mailing list. Posted 04/12/99 (W-SN318444). (0102)

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