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A -- SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT SOL 925AL DUE 070998 POC William B. Schattschneider, 505-665-2253, Fax 505-665-6052 1. The Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamics Test (DARHT) Project is a $270M construction effort funded by the Department Of Energy to be built at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The project will provide a flash x-ray hydrodynamics testing facility for use in the DOE's Stockpile Stewardship. This program has been developed to maintain the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile into the indefinite future without underground testing. The project is being conducted in two phases; the first phase is installing and commissioning its flash x-ray and associated components while completing conventional building construction. The second phase will be a joint effort of LBNL, LLNL and LANL. It will be a radiographic system capable of generating and recording four high-resolution x-ray pulses over a short period of time. This phase of the project will be completed by the end of FY2002. 2. The project intends to issue a contract for System Engineering support to aid and assist the project leadership in the efficient management of this multi-faceted, multi-laboratory, complex project. The successful Subcontractor should be capable of providing project plan analysis using probabilistic risk assessment techniques, including industrial design approaches, recommend changes to the optimize the plan with respect to risks for cost, schedule and performance; develop an end-to-end engineering model of the DARHT radiographic system that will support engineering trades in system performance; perform Reliability And Maintainability (RAM) analysis of the DARHT system and identify areas for improvement; develop a system of documentation to support configuration control at sub-system interfaces; and be capable of providing high level technical staff expertise on short notice to perform specific technical analyses and resolve issues and problems that arise during the project. Subcontractor's personnel must be "Q" cleared or be capable in obtaining a DOE "Q" clearance. 3. Firms interested in receiving the RFP should submit their request no later than July 9, 1998 to Los Alamos National Laboratory, Attn: William B. Schattschneider, M/S P943, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545. ***** (0160)

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