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A -- A-RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SOL DE-AC03-95SF20741 DUE 081195 POC Michael E. Barger, Contracting Officer, (510) 637-1886 This announcement is a notification that solicitation DE-AC03-95SF20741 for Nuclear-Space Technology Applications and Research Teams (N-START) will be available on or about June 23, 1995. The objective of the N-START program is to advance the technology and engineering knowledge necessary to design, fabricate, test, launch and operate nuclear power and propulsion systems for future NASA, DOD and commercial space, planetary and lunar surface applications. The objective of this acquisition is to enter into a task order contract with a U.S. industrial contractor as the prime contractor, (or a U.S. led prime contractor team), that has the necessary expertise, experience and facilities (or access to facilities) to enable the DOE to issue task orders to conduct a wide range of space nuclear technology research and development activities. Although the principal focus of this program is on reactor technologies, radioisotope based technologies are also of interest. Potential areas for task orders are: mission studies and planning, system design and requirements analysis, fuels, high temperature materials, thermal management/heat rejection, instrumentation and controls, power conversion and conditioning, and propulsion. Task complexity and length are anticipated to range, for example, from a one month paper study, to a multi-year component fabrication, testing and data analysis activity. Any resultant contract is anticipated to be a performance based level of effort task order contract (both fixed price and cost plus fixed fee task orders). At this time no specific task descriptions or funding for this effort have been identified. Teaming is highly encouraged! It is anticipated that copies of this solicitation will be available on 3.5'' Floppy Disks, utilizing Word Perfect 5.1 (WP 5.1) and American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII). In requesting a copy of the solicitation please indicate the form in which you wish to receive a copy (WP 5.1, ASCII, Hard Copy). Requests for copies of this solicitation must be made in writing to Michael Barger, Contracting Officer, at the above address. FAX and phone requests will not be accepted. (0142)

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