[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 65300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30753]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Oak Ridge Operations Office; Determination of Noncompetitive 
Financial Assistance

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Oak Ridge Operations 
Office, pursuant to 10 CFR 600.7(b)(2), announces its intent to issue 
on a noncompetitive basis a renewal award to the United States 
Automotive Materials Partnership (USAMP) for a project entitled, 
``Automotive Lightweight Materials Program''. USAMP is a consortium of 
Chrysler Corporation, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors 
Corporation. The period of performance for this project is four years 
with operating funds in the amount of $15,000,000 being allocated for 
this effort. These funds will be matched equally by USAMP under this 
cooperative agreement.

PROCUREMENT REQUEST NO.: 05-96OR22363.001.

PROJECT SCOPE: The USAMP mission is to continue to define and conduct 
pre-competitive, vehicle-related research and development (R&D) in 
materials and materials processing which will improve the 
competitiveness of the U.S. automotive industry. USAMP goals are to 
develop several families of automotive materials that will impact 
strategic needs of the industry. These needs include improved fuel 
economy through vehicle weight reduction, improved reliability and 
durability, reduced friction, noise and vibration, lower cost materials 
and manufacturing processes, flexibility of design and styling, and 
reduced emissions. The project participants, including Chrysler, Ford, 
General Motors, and their suppliers, are making available for this 
effort their internal automotive R&D facilities, as well as 
demonstration facilities in manufacturing operations and at suppliers. 
These capabilities are world class and cannot be matched and/or 
duplicated except at other automotive manufacturer R&D sites. The 
recipient's resources, capabilities, facilities, and situation in the 
private sector are unsurpassed. There exists no other similar company 
or consortium with the capabilities and supplier base with which to 
competitively bid this work. Therefore, in accordance with 10 CFR 
600.7(b)(2)(i), it has been determined that the activity to be funded 
is necessary for the satisfactory completion of an activity that will 
enhance the public benefit derived and for which competition would have 
a significant adverse effect on completion of the activity. In 
addition, based upon the consortium partner's and their supplier's 
unique facilities, equipment, proprietary data, and technical 
expertise, the recipient has exclusive domestic capability to perform 
the activities successfully. Eligibility for renewal of this award is, 
therefore, restricted to USAMP.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark A. Million, Contract Specialist, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak 
Ridge Operations Office, Procurement and Contracts Division, AD-423, 
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-8758, (423) 576-7814.

    Issued in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on December 6, 1995.
Peter D. Dayton,
Director, Procurement and Contracts Division, Oak Ridge Operations 
Office.
[FR Doc. 95-30753 Filed 12-18-95; 8:45 am]
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