[Federal Register: May 2, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 85)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Energy Technology Laboratory; Notice of Availability of
a Financial Assistance Solicitation
AGENCY: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy
(DOE).
ACTION: Notice of availability of a Financial Assistance Solicitation.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the intent to issue Financial
Assistance Solicitation No. DE-PS26-02NT41432, entitled ``FY2002 Joint
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and Office of
Fossil Energy (FE) Science Initiative.'' The major goal of the Science
Initiative is to advance research and development (R&D) of energy
technologies by exploring and exploiting synergies among different
research fields, technologies, investigator communities, and end-use
applications. This cross-cutting approach seeks to widen the
Department's R&D activities between energy efficient technologies and
clean energy. This approach seeks to expand and formalize existing
cooperation between EERE and FE.
DATES: The solicitation will be available on the ``Industry Interactive
Procurement System'' (IIPS) webpage located at http://e-center.doe.gov
on or about May 15, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Applicants can obtain access to the solicitation from IIPS
address provided above or through DOE/NETL's website at http://
www.netl.doe.gov/business.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D. Denise Riggi, MS I07, U.S.
Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box
880, 3610 Collins Ferry Road, Morgantown, WV 26507-0880. E-mail
Address: driggi@netl.doe.gov. Telephone Number: (304) 285-4241.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Science Initiative is intended to focus
funding and effort on ``bridge'' R&D that falls between exploratory
research, traditionally the province of university researchers, and
pre-commercial applied R&D, where private sector firms and research
institutions normally devote their efforts. Often this middle ground of
research--crucial to identifying and proving the feasibility of
multiple potential applications of a given fundamental scientific
discovery--does not receive sufficient emphasis. For example, there are
situations where an existing technology has obvious potential for
significant performance and design gains, ``if only'' an identified
hurdle can be overcome by a breakthrough in the application of the
science underlying the technology. The primary objective of this
solicitation is to pursue ``bridge'' research and development (R&D), of
interest to EERE and FE, with ultimate applications that will promote
energy efficiency and clean energy. This category of R&D occupies the
spectrum between exploratory science and pre-commercial applied R&D.
There are four general areas of interest (1) Materials Sciences; (2)
Fuels and Chemical Sciences; (3) Sensors and Controls Sciences, and (4)
Energy Conversion Sciences. Once released, the solicitation will be
available for downloading from the IIPS Internet page. At this Internet
site you will also be able to register with IIPS, enabling you to
submit an application. If you need technical assistance in registering
or for any other IIPS function, call the IIPS Help Desk at (800) 683-
0751 or E-mail the Help Desk personnel at IIPS_HelpDesk@e-
center.doe.gov. The solicitation will only be made available in IIPS,
no hard (paper) copies of the solicitation and related documents will
be made available.
Prospective applicants who would like to be notified as soon as the
solicitation is available should subscribe to the Business Alert
Mailing List at http://www.netl.doe.gov/business. Once you subscribe,
you will receive an announcement by E-mail that the solicitation has
been released to the public. Telephone requests, written requests, E-
mail requests, or facsimile requests for a copy of the solicitation
package will not be accepted and/or honored. Applications must be
prepared and submitted in accordance with the instructions and forms
contained in the solicitation. The actual solicitation document will
allow for requests for explanation and/or interpretation.
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Issued in Morgantown, WV on April 24, 2002.
Dale A. Siciliano,
Deputy Director, Acquisition and Assistance Division.
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