Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa
Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa
Ames, Iowa -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Iowa State University (ISU) have reached agreement on a new, three-year contract to manage and operate the Ames Laboratory.
A special ceremony to sign the new contract will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, December 20, 1996, at the Ames Laboratory. The signing will be held in the Directors' Conference Room, Room 311, Technical and Administrative Services Facility (TASF). TASF is located directly behind Spedding Hall on Pammel Drive on the ISU campus.
The contract will be signed by Cherri Langenfeld, manager of DOE's Chicago Operations Office, and Iowa State President Martin Jischke.
"We are extremely pleased with the new DOE contract with Iowa State for the continuing operation of the Ames Laboratory," said Jischke. "This contract is a reaffirmation of the federal government's commitment to the research and technology transfer efforts of the Ames Laboratory and their importance to the future of the nation."
The new contract is one of the first signed by DOE under the department's Contract Reform Initiative. The performance-based contract includes an emphasis on improved results through use of performance measures and increased fee incentives.
"After lengthy negotiations, it's a relief to reach this agreement," said Tom Barton, director of the Ames Laboratory. "This is a giant step toward ensuring the long-term future and well-being of the Laboratory."
The three-year contract runs from Dec. 31, 1996 to Dec. 31, 1999. The contract continues the tradition established in 1947 of ISU operating the Ames Laboratory.
The new contract calls for an estimated $23 million in funding for the Ames Laboratory in fiscal year 1997. That funding will be used to support a workforce of approximately 460 full-time staff, which includes over 300 scientists and engineers.
Laboratory scientists conduct research in various areas of national concern, including energy resources, high-performance computing, environmental technology development, and the synthesis and study of new materials.
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