A -- CRADAS FOR PLASMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS

Notice Date

May 30, 2001

Contracting Office

Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory, P.O. Box CN-17, James Forrestal Campus, Princeton, NJ 08543

ZIP Code

08543

Response Due

June 22, 2001

Point of Contact

Mr. Lewis Meixler, Head of the Office of Technology Transfer, Fax (609) 243-2418.

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the PPPL Technology Transfer (lmeixler@pppl.gov)

Description

A. Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with private industry for research & development in technologies using ionized gases known as plasmas and in plasma related technologies. The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), operated by Princeton University under contract with the Department of Energy (DOE), is seeking industrial CRADA partners for research & development in technology related to Plasma Science and Technology Applications. Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) are structured to offer the Partner Company an opportunity to leverage its resources with that of the Laboratory in the development of industrial products or processes, and to share in any intellectual property such as patents or copyright material developed jointly during the CRADA project. The industrial partner may license intellectual property developed solely by the Laboratory, from the Laboratory. The objective of the CRADA program is to increase U.S. competitiveness. All projects are conducted under policies of nondisclosure of company proprietary information. The industrial partner's contribution may be contributions of funding, labor, equipment, industrial components or software. This is not a procurement, and no funding will flow from PPPL to the industrial partner. Costs of development will be shared based on a predetermined formula between PPPL and the industrial partner. PPPL has interest in locating potential CRADA partners for projects in the following research areas: sterilization of surfaces using plasmas; studies on the stability of arcs; Hall effect spacecraft thrusters; applications of electrostatic atomization; non-contact diagnostics of the internal structures of fibers and films using laser scattered light; the use of radiofrequency radiation for food pasteurization; and other Plasma related technologies. More information on these and other projects is available on the Princeton Plasma Physics Technology Transfer WEB site http://pst.pppl.gov/tt/. Potential industry partners are requested to submit a written response expressing their interest in this program. The response should include responses to all of the following items: a. A description of the entity's experience in this technical field; b. A description of the participant's business, including a statement of whether the entity is a small, minority owned, or woman owned business; c. The potential benefits of this CRADA to the participant's business and the Laboratory; and d. The partner's capability and commitment to the commercialization of products developed under this CRADA. No proprietary information should accompany the response to this offer. Obligations of confidentiality may attend PPPL's disclosure of its technology with this offer. Depending on the partner's ability and commitment to commercialization and other factors, license to PPPL's technology may be available to the industrial partner under the CRADA. Only written responses can be accepted. Due date for responses is May 31, 2001.

Web Link

PPPL Technology Transfer Website (http://pst.pppl.gov/tt/)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010601/ASOL014.HTM (W-150 SN50N4P2)