SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Partnership Opportunity for the CREATE Facility at Sandia National Laboratories
- Notice Date
- 2/10/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Sandia Corp. (DOE Contractor), Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, MS: 0115, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87185
- ZIP Code
- 87185
- Solicitation Number
- 16_454
- Archive Date
- 3/10/2016
- Point of Contact
- Stephanie Beasly,
- E-Mail Address
-
lvoc@sandia.gov
(lvoc@sandia.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sandia Corporation is conducting a market survey to determine interest in a partnership opportunity as a potential facility owner in support of a proposal enabling the acquisition of the Collaboration in Research and Engineering for Advanced Technology and Education facility (CREATE). CREATE would be located on federal property at SNL in Livermore, California within the Livermore Valley Open Campus (LVOC). The LVOC and CREATE bring government, national laboratories, research institutes, industry, and academia together in an ecosystem where partners collaborate and leverage the strengths and talent of entities across the globe. CREATE has the potential to offer Sandia and the partner opportunities to bolster the research, innovation, education, and economic impact in the region. The partner should share in the collaborative vision of the LVOC and Sandia's national security mission. After approval of the proposal by the government, the selected partner will become the facility owner for CREATE. The facility owner will be responsible for: •Supporting the creation of separate legal entity(ies), if required •Executing a ground lease with the Department of Energy for use of the federal land •Competitively sourcing the design and the development of the facility •Competitively sourcing the project financing for construction of the facility •Executing a facility lease agreement with Sandia, which intends to be the initial sole occupant of the facility •Competitively sourcing the necessary resources to address the ongoing management, operations and maintenance of the facility Desired characteristics and selection of the partner will be based on types of criteria that include: •Alignment with Sandia's mission of research and development, education, innovation and economic development •Demonstrated history with projects involving public-private enterprises, federal involvement/participation, and/or non-profit partnerships •Experience securing funding for similar types of projects •Experience developing business model(s) that provide best value opportunities for the Federal Government To reply to this opportunity, please respond by email to lvoc@sandia.gov by 5:00pm PST on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. Your response should not exceed three pages and include company name and contact information, a description of your motivations for partnership, how your organization meets Sandia's desired characteristics and could best contribute to the formation of an effective partnership. At this time, there is not an approved proposal or project funding for the acquisition of CREATE. Sandia Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation and the Management and Operating contractor of Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). SAND2016-1063 O
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