Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 6801 Telegraph Rd., Alexandria, VA 22310-3398

A -- IN-CORE THERMIONIC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT SOL DTRA01-00-C-0018 POC Carol J. Dickerson, Contracting Officer, 703-325-1193, fax: 703-325-9295 WEB: "Click here to access the DTRA Current Solicitations, http://www.dtra.mil/acq/contract.htm.. E-MAIL: "Click here to contact the contracting office via, carol.dickerson@dtra.mil. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) plans to issue a sole source contract to General Atomics to advance the state of the art of thermionic power conversion in the United States, develop high performance and highly reliable thermionic converters which provide high output power per unit of system mass, and demonstrate the capabilities of these converters. Specifically, the Statement of Work for the proposed effort includes the following: contractor will conduct life test of the conductively-coupled multi-cell (CC/MC) that was fabricated under contract DSWA01-98-C-0088; test the CC/MC with the intent of determining the impact of design parameters (e.g., cesium pressure, operating temperatures, etc.); develop refractory metal technology which supports the design of a CC/MC, including continuation of single-crystal tungsten allow development, and also the development of highly-oriented rhenium emitters for use in advanced converters. This is a follow-on effort that focuses on the technologies that were identified as the most promising of all tasks addressed under the original contract DSWA01-97-C-0088, with General Atomics (GA). DTRA plans to award this effort as a sole source contract to GA because they are the only source capable of fulfilling the requirements of the effort within the time and funds available. This is estimated as a 12-month, 6-8 man year effort. See Note 22. Any other firm desiring consideration must fully identify its capability to perform this requirement. Any questions concerning this contract may be addressed to Defense Threat Reduction Agency, ATTN: Ms. Dickerson (AMS), 6801 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22310-3398, fax 703-325-9295. Posted 02/01/00 (W-SN420618). (0032)

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