[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 3389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1921]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Implementation of Remediation Technologies at the INEL

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Environmental 
Management through the Idaho Operations Office intends to negotiate and 
award on a noncompetitive basis, Grant No. DE-FG07-96ID13420 to the 
University of Idaho, Idaho Water Institute (Primary Grantee). The final 
definitive award has an estimated overall total value of $1.5 Million, 
to be funded 100% by DOE. The efforts under the grant will include 
several proposed cooperative research projects at the Idaho National 
Engineering Laboratory (INEL) to further evaluate and assess geologic, 
hydrogeologic and geochemical/biochemical characteristics that may 
enhance remediation efforts and/or assist future siting of waste 
storage facilities. These projects will involve research scientists 
from the University of Idaho, Boise State University, Idaho State 
University, and the Idaho Geological Survey in cooperation with the 
INEL's Prime Contractor, Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company (LITCO).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dallas L. Hoffer, Contract Specialist, 
(208) 526-0014; U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, 850 
Energy Drive, Mail Stop 1221, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401-1563.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The anticipated sole-source award is 
justified in accordance with 10 CFR 600.7(i), as follows:
    (C) The applicant is a unit of (state) government and the activity 
to be supported is related to performance of a government function 
within the subject jurisdiction, thereby precluding DOE provision of 
support to another entity, and (D) The applicant has exclusive domestic 
capability to perform the activity successfully, based upon unique 
equipment, proprietary data, technical expertise, or other such unique 
qualifications. The Statutory Authority for the new award are Public 
Laws 95-224 and 97-258.

Procurement Request Number: 07-96ID13420.000

    Dated: January 24, 1996.
R. Jeffrey Hoyles,
Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 96-1921 Filed 1-30-96; 8:45 am]
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