[Federal Register: August 27, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 166)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Number DE-PS07-02ID14407]
Emerging Technology Deployment for the Chemical and Petroleum
Industry Solicitation
AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of availability of financial assistance solicitation.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Idaho Operations Office
(ID) is soliciting proposals for the installation and field-testing of
technologies to reduce energy consumption, enhance economic
competitiveness, and reduce environmental impacts, specifically in the
Petroleum Refining and Chemicals industrial sectors. The objective of
the solicitation is to find ways to mitigate the risk to industries of
accepting and using emerging technologies developed by the industry
initiatives. It is not the intent of DOE-ID to solicit research and
development projects.
DATES: The issuance date of Solicitation Number DE-PS07-02ID14407 will
be on August 20, 2002. The deadline for receipt of applications will be
approximately on November 22, 2002.
ADDRESSES: The solicitation in its full text will be available on the
Internet at the following URL address: http://e-center.doe.gov. The
Industry Interactive Procurement System (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. An IIPS ``User Guide for Contractors'' can be obtained on the
IIPS Homepage 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Layne Isom, Contract Specialist, (208)
526-5633 isomla@id.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This solicitation is commissioned on behalf
of the DOE's Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) Best Practices
Program, which develops and provides energy-saving products, services,
and technologies to industry. Additional information about the Best
Practices Program can be found on the Web site http://www.oit.doe.gov/
bestpractices.
DOE anticipates making 3 to 10 cooperative agreement awards with
total estimated DOE funding ranging from $3 to 10 million dollars,
depending on final funding levels and the quality of proposals
received. No individual awards will exceed $1 million dollars or a
timeframe of three years. The cooperative agreements will be awarded in
accordance with DOE Financial Assistance Regulations of Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter II, Subchapter H, Part 600. Award
of a cooperative agreement under this solicitation does not commit the
Government to fund any follow-on activities. Successful applicants will
be required to submit quarterly, annual, and final reports to DOE and
attend annual program review meetings. Applicants who are selected will
cost-share a minimum of 50% of the project total cost. The statutory
authority for the program is the Federal Non-Nuclear Energy Research
and Development Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-577). The Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number for this program is 81.086,
Conservation Research and Development.
Issued in Idaho Falls on August 20, 2002.
R. J. Hoyles,
Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 02-21741 Filed 8-26-02; 8:45 am]
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