Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (SRNS), managing contractor of the Savannah River Site for the Department of Energy, solicits expressions of interest from companies wishing to obtain license rights to market and distribute the following technology to commercial customers. License rights may be granted on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. SRNS also may be available to assist in further research and development of the technology under a cooperative research and development agreement and/or may provide technical assistance during commercialization of the technology under a license agreement. The technology is an apparatus and process for separating hydrogen isotopes using dual columns, each column having an opposite hydrogen isotopic effect such that when a hydrogen isotope mixture feedstock is cycled between the two respective columns, two different hydrogen isotopes are separated from the feedstock. Any company interested in licensing this technology must respond with a letter of interest (may be submitted by email) no later that 30 days from the publication date of this Notice summarizing the company's business and technical expertise and motivation for pursuing this opportunity. Qualified companies will be provided with further information on the technology. Such information may require an executed nondisclosure agreement. Respondents wishing to enter into negotiations for a license will be required to submit a business plan prior to licensee selection and negotiations. Company qualifications should include, but not be limited to, [insert specifics such as evidence of successful commercialization of compatible product lines, sound product develop plan, reasonable schedule for product launch, sufficient manufacturing capacity, global distribution networks, evidence of sufficient financial resources for product development and launch.] Questions and expressions of interest may be addressed to the Point of Contact identified in this Notice. This is not a procurement; it is a request for parties interested in licensing opportunities only. Original Point of Contact Eric M. Frickey, telephone (803) 725-0406, fax: (803) 725-4988, email:
[email protected] or address: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, Building 773- 41A, Room #239, Aiken, SC 29808.