Oak Ridge Operations Office; Determination of Noncompetitive Financial Assistance

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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