[Federal Register: February 11, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 28)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Number DE-PS36-02GO92001]
Industrial Assessment Centers Field Manager
AGENCY: Golden Field Office, Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for financial assistance applications.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy's Office of Industrial Technologies
(OIT) is seeking applications for the Industrial Assessment Center
(IAC) Program Technical Field Manager. The IAC program enables eligible
small and medium-sized manufacturers to have comprehensive industrial
assessments performed at no cost to the manufacturer. Teams of
engineering faculty and students from the Centers, located at 26
universities around the country, conduct energy audits or industrial
assessments and provide recommendations to manufacturers to help them
identify opportunities to improve productivity, reduce waste, and save
energy. These Centers are selected under a separate DOE solicitation
and administered through individual cooperative agreements directly
with DOE. The IAC program is guided by technical field management
working under policy guidelines established by DOE. This procurement
will be for one technical field manager to assist DOE in monitoring and
managing the program nationally. For further information on the IAC
program visit www.oit.doe.gov/iac.
DATES: DOE expects to issue the solicitation on or about February 1,
2002. The deadline for receipt of applications will be on or about 3:00
pm Mountain Time on March 29, 2002.
ADDRESSES: The formal solicitation document will be disseminated
electronically as Solicitation Number DE-PS36-02GO92001, Industrial
Assessment Center Field Manager, through the Industry Interactive
Procurement System (IIPS) located at the following URL: http://e-
center.doe.gov. IIPS provides the medium for disseminating
solicitations, receiving financial assistance applications, and
evaluating the applications in a paperless environment. Completed
applications are required to be submitted via IIPS. Individuals who
have the authority to enter their company into a legally binding
contract/agreement and intend to submit proposals/applications via the
IIPS system must register and receive confirmation that they are
registered prior to being able to submit an application on the IIPS
system. An IIPS ``User Guide for Contractors'' can be obtained by going
to the IIPS Homepage at the URL noted above and then clicking on the
``Help'' button. Questions regarding the operation of IIPS may be e-
mailed to the IIPS Help Desk at IIPS_HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov or call
the help desk at (800) 683-0751.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Damm, Contract Specialist, at
go_iac@nrel.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The field management organization sought in
this solicitation will: (1) Provide coordination and technical
facilitation of the 26 schools (Centers) participating in the IAC
Program; (2) monitor the technical performance of each individual
center and provide for technical training and support; (3) integrate
and coordinate the IAC program with the mission and broader activities
of the Office of Industrial Technologies; (4) revamp existing IAC
database; and (5) maintain the new IAC database.
The Golden Field Office has been assigned the responsibility of
issuing the solicitation and administering the award. DOE will award
one cooperative agreement as a result of this solicitation. The award
will be incrementally funded. The initial budget period will be one
year, with the possibility of 4 one-year continuations depending upon
availability of funds and satisfactory performance. Estimated funding
for the first year is $1,000,000.
Issued in Golden, Colorado on January 22, 2002.
Jerry Zimmer,
Director, Office of Acquisition and Financial Assistance, Golden Field
Office.
[FR Doc. 02-3192 Filed 2-8-02; 8:45 am]
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