[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12750-12751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5661]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Community Outreach


Pre-Application Conference and Notice of Availability of 
Cooperative Agreement Solicitation to Establish and Support the 
International Center for Applied Research (ICAR)

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Savannah River (SR) Office.

ACTION: Notice of pre-application conference and availability of grant 
solicitation.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) at SR is announcing a Pre-
Application Conference for organizations wishing to be considered as 
the entity to establish and support the ICAR. The conference is 
scheduled for April 11, 1995 at the Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, 
SC, commencing at 8:30 a.m. and completing by 5 p.m. In addition to 
discussion regarding the objectives of ICAR and the criteria which will 
be used to select the ICAR Manager, the conference will also offer a 
tour of the Savannah River Technology Center whereby participants will 
have the opportunity to become familiar with available technologies. A 
solicitation for the ICAR Manager will be made available on or about 
March 20, 1995; applications are expected to be due May 11, 1995. 
Interested parties should note that funds are not presently available 
for this project.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ICAR is intended to facilitate private and 
public sector access to the technical and scientific capabilities of 
the SRS. ICAR will be responsible for organizational support (including 
incubation, maturation, and commercialization) for various 
technologies, to be identified through separate solicitations, that are 
available at SRS for development of commercial products and services. 
ICAR is to be established at or adjacent to the SRS and is to operate 
under a cooperative agreement with the DOE.
    The objectives of ICAR are:
    (1) To stimulate economic development in the regional area through 
the application of science and technology.
    (2) To establish a technology development and incubation center 
utilizing SRS technologies and processes.
    (3) To promote as a minimum, activities related to the following:

--The application in the United States of hydrogen technology research 
derived from tritium production;
--The development of beneficial uses of nuclear materials;
--The research and development of innovative methods for the treatment 
and disposal of nuclear materials; and
--Bioremediation of environmental hazards.

    (4) To leverage applied research activities (of the nature listed 
above) to provide maximum dual-use benefit for the Government.
    The ICAR Manager must be a non-profit entity or a consortium of 
non-profits chartered to accomplish economic development through 
applied science and technology. The ICAR Manager must have also 
demonstrated experience in management of diverse teams of organizations 
who have technical experience in industrial [[Page 12751]] research and 
development of high-technology programs.
    The estimated federal funding for ICAR management and technical 
programs is $12M in FY95; however, award of the cooperative agreement 
is subject to availability of funds. Interested parties should note 
that funds are not presently available for this project. The costs for 
the management and operating function should not exceed one quarter of 
the total available funding. Those who submitted an Expression of 
Interest (EOI) in response to the Department's November 1994 request 
for EOI's will automatically receive a copy of the solicitation. 
Notification to attend the conference and/or requests for copies of the 
solicitation should be received in writing or be transmitted via 
facsimile to (803) 725-8573 no later than close of business (4:00 p.m. 
Eastern Standard Time) March 15, 1995. Requests or notifications should 
be sent to Ms. Angela Sistrunk, Contracts Division, U.S. Department of 
Energy, P.O. Box A, Aiken, SC 29802. Telephonic requests will not be 
accepted.

    Issued in Aiken, S.C., on February 22, 1995.
Robert E. Lynch,
Head of Contracting, Activity Designee, Contracts Division, Savannah 
River Operations Office.
[FR Doc. 95-5661 Filed 3-7-95; 8:45 am]
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