2024-BSRA-MSIPP – Sources Sought – MSIPP Research Topic Areas FY24

Apr 19, 2024 | Sources Sought

Title:
MSIPP Research Topic Areas FY24

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
[email protected]

Secondary Point of Contact
Ellen Harrison, Procurement Representative
803-725-4851
[email protected]

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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