U.S. Army Materiel Command, Natick Contracting Division, Attn: AMSSB-ACN, Natick, MA 01760-5011

A -- TECHNICAL SERVICES FOR INJECTION MOLDING OF NANOCOMPOSITES-POLYMER/CLAY FORMULATIONS AND ON CRYSTALLIZATION STUDIES AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOCOMPOSITES. SOL Technical Services for injection molding of nanocomposites-polymer/clay formulations and on crystallization studies and characterization of nanocomposites. POC Sandra Shoff (508) 233-4126 WEB: Technical Services for injection molding of nanocomposites-polymer/clay, http://www3.natick.army.mil. E-MAIL: Technical Services for injection moldings of nanocomposites-polymer/clay, sshoff@natick-amed02.army.mil. The U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command intends to conduct negotiations with and award a contract to Universitty of Massachusetts-Amherst, 219 Elab-Engineering Lab Building, Amherst, Ma. 01003 on a basis of other than full and open competition, reference FAR 6.302-1(a) for technical services for injection molding of nanocomposites-polymer/clay formulations and on crystallization studies and characterization of nanocomposites. The researcher has unique qualifications and unique machine capabilities. The injection molding machine has a special mold for heating and cooling cycles that we cannot find at other installations/companies or universities. No solicitation document is available. See Note 22. Posted 03/22/00 (W-SN437098). (0082)

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