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Solicitation of Letters of Interest To
Form Participating Research Teams at
the NIST Center for Neutron Research
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST)
Center for Neutron Research (NCNR)
announces its intent to form
collaborations, called ‘‘Participating
Research Teams’’ (PRTs), to develop and
apply advanced cold and thermal
neutron beam measurement capabilities
at the NCNR to assist crucial and timely
U.S. R&D on the structure and dynamics
of advanced materials that enhance
technology and manufacturing. The
NCNR is therefore soliciting letters of
interest in forming PRTs, which will be
open to one or more U.S. companies,
universities, and/or government
agencies. Any resulting PRTs will be
implemented through a Cooperative
Research and Development Agreement
(CRADA) with NCNR. The appropriate
percentage of cost sharing among the
non-federal partners will be determined
as part of the negotiations to form the
PRT, and will be documented in the
CRADA.
SUMMARY:
Letters of interest will be
received on an ongoing basis,
anticipated to continue for up to five
years following publication of this
notice. Should a date be reached when
letters of interest will cease to be
accepted, a notice will be posted at
www.ncnr.nist.gov.
DATES:
Interested parties should
send letters to Dr. Robert Dimeo,
Director, NIST Center for Neutron
Research, 100 Bureau Drive,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899–6100, or via
email to robert.dimeo@nist.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Dan Neumann, Group Leader, Neutron
Condensed Matter Science (NCMS),
NIST Center for Neutron Research, 100
Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 6102,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899–6102, (301)
ADDRESSES:
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dan.neumann@nist.gov.
The
National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron
Research (NCNR), which is located at
NIST in Gaithersburg, MD, intends to
form collaborations, called PRTs, to
develop and apply advanced cold and
thermal neutron beam measurement
capabilities at the NCNR to assist crucial
and timely U.S. R&D on the structure
and dynamics of advanced materials of
technological relevance, such as
polymers, nanomaterials, lightweight
alloys, biomaterials, magnetic materials,
and colloidal systems. The collaboration
agreements will be based upon the
statutory technology transfer authorities
available to NIST, including the Federal
Technology Transfer Act (15 U.S.C.
§ 3710a). Under these collaborations,
new or existing NCNR neutronscattering instrumentation, which are
uniquely sensitive to the structure,
behavior, and nanoscale properties of
advanced materials, would be
developed, upgraded, modified, and
operated to permit the study of critical
materials and devices under conditions
that are directly relevant to their use
and performance in technological
applications. Organizations
participating in a PRT would share the
costs of developing and constructing
neutron instrumentation and/or the
operation. In return, PRT members
would share access to a portion of the
total time available on the capabilities
developed and/or operated under the
partnership. At the same time, at least
25% of the total available time would be
made available to non-PRT U.S.
organizations for non-proprietary
research on a competitive, merit-based
basis. The modes of PRT access could be
tailored for either individual or joint
research, and the subsequent data
would be made available to the U.S.
science and technology community
through open publication in archived
and peer-reviewed journals, or in
publicly available reports. Proprietary
research by both PRT and non-PRT
organizations would require separate
approval and the payment of established
fees by the partnership organizations to
assure full cost recovery to the Federal
Government, including a commensurate
share of the overhead operating
expenses of the NCNR.
PRTs will be open to one or more U.S.
companies, universities, and/or
government agencies. It is anticipated
that PRT agreements will be established
for three-year periods, with renewal for
three-year terms subject to the
requirements and interests of the
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collaborators and the NCNR. Letters of
interest for PRT’s will be evaluated by
an internal panel of NCNR staff on the
basis of rationality and technical merit.
Specifically, the following criteria and
assigned weights will be used to
evaluate PRT letters submitted to NCNR:
(1) Rationality. The rationality,
feasibility, and coherence of the
proposer’s approach, including the
extent to which the proposed PRT
would effectively develop and apply
advanced cold and/or thermal neutron
beam measurement capabilities at the
NCNR to assist crucial and timely U.S.
R&D on the structure and dynamics of
advanced materials that enhance
technology and manufacturing, and an
appropriately-scaled level of effort. (0 to
65 points)
(2) Technical Merit of Contribution.
The potential technical effectiveness of
the proposed work, including the value
it would contribute to neutron research,
and the extent to which the proposed
work supports the statutory mission of
NIST (to promote U.S. innovation and
industrial competitiveness by advancing
measurement science, standards, and
technology in ways that enhance
economic security and improve our
quality of life). (0 to 35 points)
Letters of interest scoring 80 points or
higher as a result of the evaluation will
be offered the opportunity to enter into
a PRT using a CRADA or multiple
CRADAs. NIST intends to form up to
four PRTs and will announce on the
NCNR Web site (www.ncnr.nist.gov)
when any agreement has been executed.
The NCNR Director will make one or
more final PRT selections, taking into
consideration the results of the
reviewers’ evaluations and relevance to
the NCNR objectives described in this
notice. Letters of interest should be
submitted in accordance with the DATES
and ADDRESSES sections of this notice.
Dated: May 21, 2014.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director of Laboratory Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket Number: 131211999-3999-01]
Solicitation of Letters of Interest To Form Participating
Research Teams at the NIST Center for Neutron Research
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) announces its intent to form
collaborations, called ``Participating Research Teams'' (PRTs), to
develop and apply advanced cold and thermal neutron beam measurement
capabilities at the NCNR to assist crucial and timely U.S. R&D on the
structure and dynamics of advanced materials that enhance technology
and manufacturing. The NCNR is therefore soliciting letters of interest
in forming PRTs, which will be open to one or more U.S. companies,
universities, and/or government agencies. Any resulting PRTs will be
implemented through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
(CRADA) with NCNR. The appropriate percentage of cost sharing among the
non-federal partners will be determined as part of the negotiations to
form the PRT, and will be documented in the CRADA.
DATES: Letters of interest will be received on an ongoing basis,
anticipated to continue for up to five years following publication of
this notice. Should a date be reached when letters of interest will
cease to be accepted, a notice will be posted at www.ncnr.nist.gov.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties should send letters to Dr. Robert Dimeo,
Director, NIST Center for Neutron Research, 100 Bureau Drive,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6100, or via email to robert.dimeo@nist.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Dan Neumann, Group Leader, Neutron
Condensed Matter Science (NCMS), NIST Center for Neutron Research, 100
Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 6102, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6102, (301)
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975-5252, or via email to dan.neumann@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research (NCNR), which is located
at NIST in Gaithersburg, MD, intends to form collaborations, called
PRTs, to develop and apply advanced cold and thermal neutron beam
measurement capabilities at the NCNR to assist crucial and timely U.S.
R&D on the structure and dynamics of advanced materials of
technological relevance, such as polymers, nanomaterials, lightweight
alloys, biomaterials, magnetic materials, and colloidal systems. The
collaboration agreements will be based upon the statutory technology
transfer authorities available to NIST, including the Federal
Technology Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 3710a). Under these
collaborations, new or existing NCNR neutron-scattering
instrumentation, which are uniquely sensitive to the structure,
behavior, and nanoscale properties of advanced materials, would be
developed, upgraded, modified, and operated to permit the study of
critical materials and devices under conditions that are directly
relevant to their use and performance in technological applications.
Organizations participating in a PRT would share the costs of
developing and constructing neutron instrumentation and/or the
operation. In return, PRT members would share access to a portion of
the total time available on the capabilities developed and/or operated
under the partnership. At the same time, at least 25% of the total
available time would be made available to non-PRT U.S. organizations
for non-proprietary research on a competitive, merit-based basis. The
modes of PRT access could be tailored for either individual or joint
research, and the subsequent data would be made available to the U.S.
science and technology community through open publication in archived
and peer-reviewed journals, or in publicly available reports.
Proprietary research by both PRT and non-PRT organizations would
require separate approval and the payment of established fees by the
partnership organizations to assure full cost recovery to the Federal
Government, including a commensurate share of the overhead operating
expenses of the NCNR.
PRTs will be open to one or more U.S. companies, universities, and/
or government agencies. It is anticipated that PRT agreements will be
established for three-year periods, with renewal for three-year terms
subject to the requirements and interests of the collaborators and the
NCNR. Letters of interest for PRT's will be evaluated by an internal
panel of NCNR staff on the basis of rationality and technical merit.
Specifically, the following criteria and assigned weights will be used
to evaluate PRT letters submitted to NCNR:
(1) Rationality. The rationality, feasibility, and coherence of the
proposer's approach, including the extent to which the proposed PRT
would effectively develop and apply advanced cold and/or thermal
neutron beam measurement capabilities at the NCNR to assist crucial and
timely U.S. R&D on the structure and dynamics of advanced materials
that enhance technology and manufacturing, and an appropriately-scaled
level of effort. (0 to 65 points)
(2) Technical Merit of Contribution. The potential technical
effectiveness of the proposed work, including the value it would
contribute to neutron research, and the extent to which the proposed
work supports the statutory mission of NIST (to promote U.S. innovation
and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science,
standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and
improve our quality of life). (0 to 35 points)
Letters of interest scoring 80 points or higher as a result of the
evaluation will be offered the opportunity to enter into a PRT using a
CRADA or multiple CRADAs. NIST intends to form up to four PRTs and will
announce on the NCNR Web site (www.ncnr.nist.gov) when any agreement
has been executed. The NCNR Director will make one or more final PRT
selections, taking into consideration the results of the reviewers'
evaluations and relevance to the NCNR objectives described in this
notice. Letters of interest should be submitted in accordance with the
DATES and ADDRESSES sections of this notice.
Dated: May 21, 2014.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director of Laboratory Programs.
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