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A -- NUCLEAR DETECTION, ANALYSIS, AND FORENSICS SYSTEMS SOL DTRA01-99-R-0027 DUE 070999 POC Contract Specialist/Joan Butterfield (703) 810-4681; Contracting Officer/Thomas Rike (703) 810-4799 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, joan.butterfield@dtra.mil. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) anticipates awarding a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Constellation Technology Corporation (CTC) on a sole source basis for research, development, testing, operation and transfer of technologies associated with mercuric iodide production capability and packaging for use in radiation detector advanced sensor systems. The developments will be explicitly tied to furthering the United States Government's ability to monitor the proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction and advance technologies in nuclear nonproliferation. CTC is uniquely qualified for this acquisition based on expertise and facilities that allow the achievement of development, testing, and comparison of various detector systems, and conduct of arms control related analyses. CTC possesses mercuric iodide crystal manufacturing and detector capabilities which have enabled them to develop a unique approach to bulk mercuric iodide crystal growth. This has resulted in high quality large area crystals for detector applications. CTC's capabilities utilize specialized expertise with miniaturized and electromechanically cooled high purity germanium, mercuric iodide, and Xenon radiation detectors, along with a unique approach to gamma spectroscopy using a patented software analysis program integrated into their detectors. The developments will quantify advances in nuclear spectroscopy, such as sensitivity; energy resolution; collection time; standoff distance; noise and background levels; isotope identification; size, weight, power and cooling requirements, and user interface. The anticipated award will include a one-year base period with an option to extend services for one year. The security clearance level for the facility will be SECRET. Posted 05/25/99 (W-SN335440). (0145)

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