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More: The $8 million award
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:52 pm
by MSimon
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https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity ... =1&au=&ck=
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Solicitation Number:
N6893609R0044
Notice Type:
Award
Contract Award Date:
September 11, 2009
Contract Award Number:
N6893609C0125
Contract Award Dollar Amount:
7,855,504.00
Contract Line Item Number:
0001 and 0002
Contractor Awardee:
Energy/Matter Conversion Corporation (DUNS 939528956)1202 Parkway Dr. Ste A, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87507-7253
Synopsis:
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RECOVERY-- Research Development Test Evaluation (RDT&E) Plan Plasma Fusion (Polywell) project. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake has awarded a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract for research, analysis, development, and testing to validate the basic physics of the plasma fusion (polywell) concept as well as requirements to provide the Navy with data for potential applications of polywell fusion with a delivered item, wiffleball 8 (WB8) and options for a modified wiffleball 8 (WB8.1) and modified ion gun. The requirement is sole sourced to Energy/Matter Conversion Corporation (EMC2) who is the original developer of the plasma fusion (polywell) approach and holds the proprietary data rights. The address for EMC2 is 1202 Parkway Dr, STE A, Santa Fe, NM 87507-7253. Award includes an option for a Wiffleball 8.1 for an additional $4,455,077.
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:54 pm
by MSimon
That would make the contract a total of $12+ million if they do WB-8.1
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:05 pm
by Aero
$12.3 M - That's very nice!
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:15 pm
by 93143
Very good. I suppose it makes sense that the 8.1 money (which is fairly substantial) would be contingent on 8.0 working...
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:59 pm
by Jboily
93143 wrote:Very good. I suppose it makes sense that the 8.1 money (which is fairly substantial) would be contingent on 8.0 working...
I think this is a very good contract approach. This means that the project would continue to the next step with minimal delays for approval. I am not clear on if the full results of the $12M RND will be finalized by April 2011, or if it means the WB8.0 contract on, then the WB8.1 later.
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:38 am
by FutureMan
special thanks to the obama administration for making this happen!
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:41 am
by MSimon
FutureMan wrote:special thanks to the obama administration for making this happen!
I'm not sure they are even aware of it. And if we thank Obama we must also give thanks to Bush for the restart of the experiments in the summer of 2007.
The real thanks go to the US Navy.
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:49 am
by ltgbrown
The real thanks go to the US Navy.
You're welcome!
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:58 am
by MSimon
ltgbrown wrote:The real thanks go to the US Navy.
You're welcome! :D
Honored to be in such good company. I'm a veteran of that service myself. S1W - Idaho. D2G - USS Bainbridge - DLGN-25.
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:58 pm
by Wittgenstein
MSimon wrote:FutureMan wrote:special thanks to the obama administration for making this happen!
I'm not sure they are even aware of it. And if we thank Obama we must also give thanks to Bush for the restart of the experiments in the summer of 2007.
The real thanks go to the US Navy.
Why, oh why, is the Obama administration refusing to fund this?
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:18 pm
by MSimon
Wittgenstein wrote:MSimon wrote:FutureMan wrote:special thanks to the obama administration for making this happen!
I'm not sure they are even aware of it. And if we thank Obama we must also give thanks to Bush for the restart of the experiments in the summer of 2007.
The real thanks go to the US Navy.
Why, oh why, is the Obama administration refusing to fund this?
Note: my sig says "Fully Fund". And by that I mean a continuous operation rig with 3T SC magnets (higher fields would be better). Although I may have to change my sig in the near future.
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:33 pm
by Barry Kirk
MSimon,
Here's hoping that you have to change your sig in the near future...
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:38 am
by KitemanSA
Barry Kirk wrote:MSimon,
Here's hoping that you have to change your sig in the near future...
Ditto, but thinking that the O'Bama admin meant to fund this is like thinking that skeet shooter meant to hit that mosquito. Can someone prove me wrong. please?
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:50 am
by Wittgenstein
KitemanSA wrote:Barry Kirk wrote:MSimon,
Here's hoping that you have to change your sig in the near future...
Ditto, but thinking that the O'Bama admin meant to fund this is like thinking that skeet shooter meant to hit that mosquito. Can someone prove me wrong. please?
It is ridiculous to blame him when it's not being funded and then refuse to credit him when it is. He's either responsible for the funding decisions or he isn't.
Personally I doubt that Obama is any more or less directly involved in the decision to fund this than his predecessor would have been, or any other president would be.
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:21 am
by MSimon
Wittgenstein wrote:KitemanSA wrote:Barry Kirk wrote:MSimon,
Here's hoping that you have to change your sig in the near future...
Ditto, but thinking that the O'Bama admin meant to fund this is like thinking that skeet shooter meant to hit that mosquito. Can someone prove me wrong. please?
It is ridiculous to blame him when it's not being funded and then refuse to credit him when it is. He's either responsible for the funding decisions or he isn't.
Personally I doubt that Obama is any more or less directly involved in the decision to fund this than his predecessor would have been, or any other president would be.
The only politician that I am aware of that took a direct interest in Polywell is John McCain. Energy Secretary Chu evidenced some interest as well. I haven't seen anything from either of them since 2008.