[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 17979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8867]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Financial Assistamce Award (Grant)


Solicitation Number DE-PS03-02SF22493

AGENCY: National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), U. S. 
Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of solicitation of applications for grant awards for 
high-energy density and laser-matter interaction studies.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 10 CFR part 600.8, the U. S. Department of Energy 
(DOE) announces that it plans to conduct a technically competitive 
solicitation via electronic means for basic research experiments in 
high energy density and laser matter interaction studies at the 
National Laser Users' Facility (NLUF) located at the University of 
Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics (UR/LLE)--Grant Solicitation 
No. DE-PS03-02SF22493. Universities or other higher education 
institutions, private sector not-for-profit organizations, or other 
entities are invited to submit grant applications. The total amount of 
funding (project cost) expected to be $800,000 available for Fiscal 
Year 2003 and approximately 25% more (or $1,000,000) available in 2004. 
Multiple awards are anticipated within the amount of funding available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janice Williams, Contract Specialist, DOE Oakland Operations 
Office,1301 Clay Street, Room 700N, Oakland, CA 94612-5208, Telephone: 
(510) 637-1914, Facsimile No.: (510) 637-2074, E-mail: 
[email protected].
James Solomon, Contracting Officer, DOE Oakland Operations Office, 1301 
Clay Street, Room 700n, Oakland, CA 94612-5208, Telephone: (510) 637-
1865, Facsimile No.: (510) 637-2074, E-mail: [email protected].

DATES: Applications must be received by 8 PM, Eastern Standard Time 
(EST) on May 20, 2002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The solicitation document contains all the 
information relative to this action for prospective applicants. The 
solicitation is being issued electronically through the Industry 
Interactive Procurement System (IIPS). The complete procedures for 
accessing the solicitation through IIPS are located at http://e-center.doe.gov. Users who wish to submit proposals electronically must 
register to gain access to the solicitation. MANUAL RESPONSES (HARD 
COPIES) TO THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The solicitation will 
be available on IIPS on or about April 10, 2002. The actual work to be 
accomplished will be determined by the experiments and diagnostic 
techniques that are selected for award. Proposed experiments and 
diagnostics techniques will be evaluated through scientific peer review 
against predetermined, published and available criteria. Final 
selection will be made by DOE. It is anticipated that multiple grants 
will be awarded within the available funding. The unique resources of 
the NLUF are available to scientists for state-of-the art Experiments 
primarily in the area of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and related 
Plasma physics. Other areas such as spectroscopy of highly ionized 
atoms, laboratory astrophysics, fundamental physics, material science, 
and biology and chemistry will be considered on a secondary basis. The 
LLE was established in 1970 to investigate the interaction of high 
power lasers with matter. Available at the LLE for NLUF researchers is 
the OMEGA LASER, a 30kJ UV 60 beam laser system (at 0.35 um) suitable 
for direct-drive ICF implosions. This system is suitable for a variety 
of experiments including laser-plasma interactions and atomic 
spectroscopy. The NLUF program for FY 2003 and FY 2004 is to 
concentrate on experiments that can be done with the OMEGA laser at the 
University of Rochester and development of diagnostic techniques 
suitable for the OMEGA system. Measurements of the laser coupling, 
laser-plasma interactions, core temperature, and core density are 
needed to determine the characteristics of the target implosions. 
Diagnostic techniques could include either new instrumentation, 
development of analysis tools, or development of targets that are 
applicable for 30 kJ implosions. Additional information about the 
facilities and potential collaboration at the NLUF can be obtained 
from: Dr. John Soures, Manager, National Laser Users' Facility, 
University of Rochester/LLE, 250 East River Road, Rochester, NY 14623.

    Issued in Oakland, CA, April 3, 2002
Georgia McClelland,
Acting Director, Financial Assistance Center, National Nuclear Security 
Administration, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 02-8867 Filed 4-11-02; 8:45 am]
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