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10. AN EQUAL RIGHTS NOTE

Wherever, in the solicitation or cooperative agreement, "man,

"men,

or their related pronouns may appear, either as words or as parts of
words (and other than with obvious reference to named male individuals),
they have been used for literary purposes and are meant in their
generic sense (i.e., to include all humankind both female and male
sexes).

11. NOTICE OF POSSIBLE AVAILABILITY OF LOANS FOR BID AND PROPOSAL PREPARATION BY MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES SEEKING DOE CONTRACTS AND ASSISTANCE (10 C.F.R. 800; 46 Fed. Reg. 44686 and 48 Fed. Reg. 17573) (1984)

Section 211 of the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7141) authorizes DOE to provide loans to minority business enterprises to assist them in their efforts to participate in DOE acquisition and assistance programs. The loans are to enable the preparation of bids or proposals for DOE contracts and assistance awards and for first- and second-tier subcontracts with DOE operating contractors.

The loans are limited to 75% of the allowable costs incurred in
preparing such proposals. The award of these loans is subject to
the availability of appropriations.

DOE does not warrant that such loans can be made available in

sufficient time to prepare a proposal for this solicitation. This loan program includes provisions for a preliminary review of the application for proposal preparation assistance in advance of a specific loan request.

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Please complete the "Intention to Propose" form in Appendix M of

this PON and mail it to the address provided on the form by the earliest practical date.

13. FALSE STATEMENTS

Proposals must set forth full, accurate, and complete information as
required by this PON (including all appendices and attachments).
The penalty for making false statements in proposals is prescribed in
18 U.S.C. 1001.

14. EXPENSES RELATED TO OFFEROR SUBMISSIONS

15.

This PON does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation or submission of any proposal, including, but not limited to, studies or designs necessary for the preparation thereof, or to acquire or contract for any services.

AMENDMENT TO THE PON

The only method by which any term of this PON may be modified is by an express, formal amendment to the PON generated by the issuing office. No other communication made at any scheduled preproposal conference or during discussions, whether oral or in writing, will modify or supercede the terms of this PON. Receipt of an amendment to the PON by an offeror must be acknowledged in accordance with SECTION III.16, "Acknowledgement of Amendments to the PON."

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16. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS TO THE PON

Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this PON (a)
by signing and returning the amendment; or (b) by letter or telegram.
The Government must receive the acknowledgement prior to the time
and date specified for receipt of offers.

17. PREPROPOSAL CONFERENCE

A Preproposal Conference for this PON will be held on March 6, 1986, at 10:00 a.m. local Washington, D.C. time in the "Departmental Auditorium" in Washington, D.C. (not at the Forrestal Building; see the address at the end of this section). The purpose is to permit prospective offerors the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the objectives and requirements of this PON.

Questions related

to the PON should be submitted in writing to the Source Evaluation Board Procurement Member designated in the PON cover letter, and should be received by him not later than February 28, 1986.

Seating will be available on a first come, first served basis.

The auditorium at which the Preproposal Conference will be held is

located as follows:

Departmental Auditorium

1301 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Halfway between 12th and 14th Streets, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20024

18. NOTICE OF RIGHT TO REQUEST A PATENT WAIVER

In accordance with applicable statutes and the Department of Energy Financial Assistance Regulations, offerors that are not small businesses or nonprofit organizations have the right to request, in advance or within 30 days after the effective date of the Cooperative Agreement, a waiver of all or any part of the rights of the United States in subject inventions.

Small businesses and nonprofit organizations need not request a
waiver. The Patent Rights Clause provided in 10 C.F.R. 600.118(b)(1),
which permits the recipient of financial assistance to elect to
retain title of subject inventions, will be included in the coopera-
tive agreements of small businesses and nonprofit organizations.

19. CLASSIFIED MATERIAL

Performance under the proposed award is not anticipated to involve

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