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B -- INTERACTIONS OF STRONGLY CONFINED ATOM PAIRS SOL 53SBNB067042 DUE 060700 POC Marsha Rodgers, (301)975-6398, e-mail Marsha.Rodgers@nist.gov, fax (301)963-7732 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Dr. Eite Tiesinga, Rockville, Maryland, to provide services to determine the feasibility of using neutral atoms trapped in optical lattice structures for the implementation of quantum logic operations. The project requires the evaluation of a number of technical issues associated with the physics of interacting atoms in light fields. F.O.B. Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland. The period of performance is six months from date of award. There is also an additional option period of six months. The SIC code is 8731 and the business size is 1000. This is a sole source action with Dr. Tiesinga because he has the specific combination of skills needed for the completion of this project. He is an internationally recognized expert in the field of collisions of cold atoms and photoassociation spectroscopy. Dr. Tiesinga is familiar with the specific details and needs of the NIST programs in cold trapped atomphysics and has a completely unique set of skills and computer codes needed to complete this highly specialized project. The Government intends to procure these services using simplified acquisition procedures with an approximate award date of June 15, 2000. See Note 26. Posted 05/25/00 (W-SN458856). (0146)

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