Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, Code 230000D, 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100

B -- REDUCTION AND UTILIZATION OF GPS DATA FROM THE NAVY GEOTHERMAL CRUSTAL MOTION -- PHASE TWO SOL N68936-00-R-0034 DUE 031300 POC james L McCormick, Contract Specialist, (760) 939-7953,Fax (760) 939-3085; Theordore W Fiske, Contracting Officer, (760) 939-8182, Fax (760) 939-3095 The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), China Lake, CA intends to enter into negotiations on an other-than-competitive basis with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences for Phase Two of the neotectonic Geothermal Crustal Motion (GCM) study to: (1) define active crustal block boundaries and areas of crustal thinning within the project area; and through that, (2) infer sites of possible elevated heat flow, i.e., near-surface heat sources. Negotiations will be with MIT on an other-than-full-and-open-competitive basis because in Phase One, MIT has created a mathematically-based kinematic block model that compares current crustal block motion with measured motion over geologic time. This Phase Two contract will build on and refine this model to more accurately define the motion of small crustal blocks. Only MIT possesses the prior knowledge-base and mathematical thought developed during the Phase One effort, that is essential for completion of Phase Two. See Note(s): 22, 26. Posted 01/24/00 (W-SN417695). (0024)

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