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B -- REVIEW OF INSPECTION PROCEDURES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR VERIFICATION OF PLUTONIUM CUT-OFF SOL DE-AC01-00NN40179 DUE 053000 POC David J. Leotta, Contracting Officer, 202-424-0081; Lynnette Desorcie, Contract Specialist, 202-426-0081 The Department of Energy's Office of Arms Control and Nonproliferation Nuclear Cities Initiative intends to issue a sole-source contract to the Zababakhin Russian Federal Nuclear Center -- Institute of Technical Physics based on the Zababakhin Center being the only responsible source capable of providing an analysis of possible approaches to verification of a plutonium production cutoff at facilities that were not designed and built with verification issues in mind. The contract will be a twelve-month, firm fixed price, term contract. It is anticipated that a total of 30,080 Direct Productive Labor Hours will be utilized. There will be no formal Request for Proposal issued for this action. See Note(s) 22 ***** Posted 05/16/00 (W-SN455436). (0137)

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