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Contract Opportunity

Title:

MSIPP 2024 Expression of Interest (EOI)

Classification Code:

A – Research and Development

NAICS Codes

541713 -- Research and Technology in Nanotechnology

541714 -- Research and Technology in Biotechnology (except

Nanobiotechnology)

541715 -- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life

Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

611310 -- Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools

Response Date:

May 3, 2024 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time

Contracting Office Address:

505 King Avenue

Columbus, OH 43201

USA

Place of Performance:

AS PROPOSED BY THE AWARDEES.

United States

Primary Point of Contact:

Debbie Pope, Procurement Representative

803-725-4455

msipp-proposals@srnl.doe.gov

Secondary Point of Contact

Ellen Harrison, Procurement Representative

803-725-4851

msipp-proposals@srnl.doe.gov

Overview:

Battelle Savannah River Alliance (BSRA) solicits Expressions of interest

(EOI) from Minority Serving Institutions that provide research, design,

development, engineering, test and evaluation and educational services to

assist in the accomplishment of the current and future missions of the

Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM).

Services shall include all areas of professional development that support

defined DOE-EM research and development needs. Collaboration with

partners and funding agencies, preparation of written reports and

presentations of results shall be elements of provided services.

The hub national laboratory for the MSIPP is SRNL. This program is

managed by SRNL, which is operated by Battelle Savannah River Alliance,

LLC (BSRA), at the Savannah River Site (SRS) for the Department of Energy.

Any tasks to be furnished will be defined in a Statement of Work associated

with a Task Order Agreement. Universities may be required to submit a

Quality Assurance Plan or provide a Safety Plan in support of manual onsite

work.

Eligibility:

MSIs are defined by the U.S. Department of Education as institutions of

higher education enrolling populations with significant percentages of

minority students, or that serve certain populations of minority students

under various programs created by Congress.

To be considered eligible for the MSIPP, an MSI must:

1) award bachelor’s degrees in STEM disciplines

2) be an accredited postsecondary public or private institution

3) be a nonprofit institution

4) enroll populations with significant percentages of undergraduate

minority students, or serve certain populations of minority students under

various programs created by Congress

(http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst.html).

Response Required:

Any eligible MSI interested in submitting a proposal for financial assistance

for applied research and related STEM activities on the Sub-Program

Priority Areas and Research Needs must respond with a Letter of Interest

by May 3, 2024. All letters must be submitted by email to msippproposals@

srnl.doe.gov

The following must be included in the Letter of Interest:

Institution Name:

Institutional Accreditation (Accrediting Agency):

Sub-program Priority Area (PA) and Research Need (RN) Category of

Proposed Research (List Below):

Proposed Title:

Eligible institutions that respond with a Letter of Interest will be provided

with a Request for Proposal. Expressions of Interest are to be addressed by

email to the Points of Contact identified in this notice.

This EOI is a “Sources Sought” notice only for eligible institutions

interested in submitting proposals for financial assistance for applied

research and related activities in STEM fields that support defined DOE EM

research and development needs.

The DOE Office of Environmental Management mission is to complete the

safe clean-up of the environmental legacy brought about from decades of

nuclear weapons development and government-sponsored nuclear energy

research. Environmental Management (EM) missions and priorities are

instrumental in the successful clean-up process.

Research and technologies proposed in response to the MSIPP Research

Topic Areas FY24 Expression of Interest (EOI) and Request For Proposals

(RFP) should align with DOE-EM key priority areas attached.

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