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A -- DOE INITIATIVES FOR PROLIFERATION PREVENTION IN THE NEW INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNIOON SOL DE-AC01-00NN40173 POC Richard G. Lewis, Contracting Officer, 202-426-0066, FAX: 202-426-0178, E-Mail: richard.lewis@pr.doe.gov AMENDED NOTIFICATION TO DELETE PREVIOUS SUBMISSION NUMBER 460048 ON MAY 31, 2000 AT 10:40 A.M. AND TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING NOTICE. U.S. Department of Energy: The Office of Nonproliferation and National Security (NN-41), Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention (IPP) intends to award Master Contracts to numerous, former weapons institutes in the New Independent States (NIS) of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) which include Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus. Discrete Task Orders will be issued for DOE approved projects which may be for and not limited to; commercial development endeavors, medical research, scientific studies and/or research and development. Each Master Contract awarded is authorized by the Department's National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 at Section 3136 entitled; Nonproliferation Initiatives and Activities. All projects are subject to the availability of appropriated funds. There are no outside-of-country, subcontract or commercial teaming arrangements available with the NIS/FSU institutes for any approved project. The Department has Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) mainly for Teaming Arrangements between the institutes and industry which are handled by DOE's Laboratories and the United States Industry Coalition (USIC). The Master Contract is for a five year base period with three, one year options. The estimated value is $104 million. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS OR AN INVITATION FOR BIDS, NOR DOES IT REPRESENT A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR COSTS INCURRED IN THE PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF DATA OR ANY OTHER COSTS INCURRED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Posted 05/31/00 (W-SN460078). (0152)

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