[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12818-12819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6782]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Site Services Division; Notice of Availability of a Cooperative 
Agreement Solicitation for the History of the Savannah River Site

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

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Cooperative Agreement Solicitation.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) at SR is announcing the 
availability of a cooperative agreement solicitation for the history of 
the Savannah River Site (SRS). The SRS is approaching its fiftieth 
anniversary and is currently involved in closing old production 
facilities and related environmental restoration of these facilities. 
The solicitation was made available on February 28, 1997; applications 
are due March 28, 1997.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As a matter of legacy and education, it is 
important that Savannah River capture the technical history of the old 
production facilities, related artifacts, and the technology developed 
at SRS from the inception of the site in the early 1950's to the 
present time.
    The purpose of this solicitation is to establish a mechanism to 
research, develop and preserve the mission (nuclear materials 
production) history of SRS, and to provide a product tool to be used 
for continual education and public information purposes.
    The participant will conduct a three-phased project to record and 
preserve the history of the SRS. Phase One will involve a survey of 
structures and artifacts of historic significance at SRS including 
photographs and documents, development of criteria for determining 
historic significance, and the recording of oral histories from 
scientists and engineers associated with the development of nuclear 
energy at SRS. Phase Two will require the gathering, archiving and 
storage of those items identified in the Phase One survey. Phase Three 
will consist of the preparation and submission of an electronic 
narrative of the site history and recommendations for archival and 
future use of the artifacts, documents, photographs and personal 
narratives.
    All phases of this project must be carried out in concert and with 
the objective of compiling a site history that evaluates and determines 
the significance of SRS' role in the Cold War and provides 
recommendations for nomination of various site buildings and structures 
to the National Register of Historic Places including recommendations 
for meeting

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nomination guidelines under Section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act.
    The project should be conducted with input from experts in the 
various professional disciplines involved in the development and 
operation of the SRS and led by historians whose area of expertise 
includes twentieth century military/industrial development in the 
United States.
    Those who submitted an Expression of Interest (EOI) in response to 
the Department's August 1996 request for EOI's will automatically 
receive a copy of the solicitation. 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 14, 1997. Requests or notifications should 
be sent to Ms. Angela M. Sistrunk, Contracts Management Division, U.S. 
Department of Energy, P.O. Box A, Aiken, SC 29802. Telephonic requests 
will not be accepted.

    Issued in Aiken, SC, on March 4, 1997.
Ronald D. Simpson,
Head of Contracting Activity Designee, Contracts Management Division, 
Savannah River Operations Office.
[FR Doc. 97-6782 Filed 3-17-97; 8:45 am]
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