[Federal Register: March 13, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 49)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Number DE-PS07-02ID14268]
Manufacture, Installation, and Testing of New Environmentally
Friendly Hydropower Turbine Designs
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 seeking applications from hydropower site developers who are
currently planning or conducting the rehabilitation of an in-place
hydroelectric unit or installation of a new hydroelectric unit(s) which
will have a power output of 1 MW or greater; and are willing to use
environmentally friendly technologies identified by DOE. DOE will only
consider sites located in U.S. (50 states) and Canada.
DATES: The issuance date of Solicitation Number DE-PS07-02ID14268 will
be on March 6, 2002. The deadline for receipt of applications will be
approximately on June 4, 2002.
ADDRESSES: The solicitation in its full text will be available on the
Internet at the following URL address: http://e-
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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: The expected period of performance is 2-5
years. DOE prefers projects that can quickly meet the DOE Hydropower
Program goals. The amount of funding available for award is
approximately $1 million for 2002, and approximately $2.5 million for
each year thereafter through 2006. Federal funding support during the
out years may be less or more depending upon availability of funds and
the satisfactory progress on individual projects. DOE anticipates
awarding one or more cooperative agreements, in accordance with DOE
Financial Assistance Regulations of Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, Chapter II, Subchapter H, Part 600. Applicants who are
selected will cost-share up to 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 81.087,
Renewable Energy Research and Development.
Issued in Idaho Falls on March 6, 2002.
Cheryl A. Thompson,
Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 02-6035 Filed 3-12-02; 8:45 am]
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