[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 243 (Friday, December 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70117-70118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33589]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Technology Center; Notice of Intent to issue a
Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement Proposal (SCAP)
AGENCY: Federal Energy Technology Center (FETC), Department of Energy
(DOE).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the intent to issue a SCAP No. DE-
SC26-99FT40528 entitled ``Energy Efficient Building Equipment and
Envelope Technologies.'' The SCAP will solicit the submission of
innovative technologies that have the potential for significant energy
savings in residential and commercial buildings. Through this
solicitation the Department of Energy is seeking to support projects
that are advancing energy efficient building equipment and envelope
technologies. Specifically, the objective of the procurement is to
accelerate technologies that, because of there risk, are unlikely to be
developed in time commensurate with their potential payoff to the
nation without a partnership between industry and the Federal
government.
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DATES: Requests for information concerning the solicitation should be
submitted in writing at the address above, by facsimile at 304/285-
4683, or by E-mail to raymond.jarr@fetc.doe.gov. Telephone requests for
the solicitation package will not be accepted.
ADDRESSES: Acquisition and Assistance Division, U.S. Department of
Energy, Federal Energy Technology Center, P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, WV
26507-0880.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raymond R. Jarr, Contract Specialist,
U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Technology Center, P.O. Box
880, Morgantown, WV 26507-0880; Telephone 304/285-4088.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE/FETC intends to select a group of
projects programmatically balanced with respect to: (1) End use
category (such as water heating, lighting, and space cooling); (2)
sector (residential and/or commercial); and (3) time of
commercialization (short-term or long-term market potential of the
technology). The solicitation will cover research and development on
materials, components and systems applicable to both residential and
commercial buildings. The solicitation will not support demonstration
projects to deploy the technology on a large scale.
The research and development areas of interest are as follows:
Building Equipment--energy conversion and control equipment supplying
services such as lighting, space heating, cooling, dehumidification and
ventilation, water heating, appliance services and electric power to
building occupants and commercial operations; and Building Envelope--
materials, components and systems for the windows, walls, roofs,
foundations and other elements which comprise building exteriors and
provide day lighting and thermal integrity.
The solicitation is divided into four technology maturation stages.
Technology Maturation Stage 2 involves applied research; Technology
Maturation Stage 3 involves exploratory development (non-specific
applications and bench-scale testing; Technology Maturation Stage 4
involves advanced development (specific applications and bench-scale
testing); and Maturation Stage 5 involves engineering development
(pilot-scale and/or field testing).
Multiple awards are expected regardless of the technology
maturation stage proposed with decision points to continue occurring at
the completion of each technology maturation stage. The solicitation
will be available on DOE/FETC's Internet address at http://
www.fetc.doe.gov/business. Those prospective offerors who obtain a copy
of the solicitation through the Internet should check the location
frequently for any solicitation amendments. Those prospective offerors
who request in writing a copy of the solicitation will receive an
electronic version of the solicitation on diskette in WordPerfect 6.1
format. Solicitations will not be distributed in paper form. Requests
for information concerning the solicitation should be submitted in
writing at the address above, by facsimile at 304/285-4683, or by E-
mail to raymond.jarr@fetc.doe.gov. All requests should reference the
SCAP solicitation number and title, and should include a point-of-
contact at the requestor's location. Telephone requests for the
solicitation package will not be accepted. The solicitation will be
available on or about January 11, 1999. The exact date and time for the
submission of proposals will be indicated in the solicitation. However,
at least a forty-five day response time is currently planned. It is
DOE's desire to encourage the widest participation included the
involvement of small business concerns, and small disadvantaged
business concerns. However, this procurement is not a partial set-
aside. In order to gain the necessary expertise to review proposals,
non-Federal personnel may be used as evaluators or advisors in the
evaluation of proposals, but will not serve as members of the technical
evaluation committee. This particular program is covered by section
3001 and 3002 of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct), 42 U.S.C. 13542 for
financial assistance awards. EPAct 3002 requires a cost share
commitment of 20 percent from non-Federal sources for research and
development projects. In accordance with FAR 52.232-18, ``Availability
of Funds,'' funds are not presently available for this procurement. The
Government's obligation under this award is contingent upon the
availability of appropriated funds from which payment for award
purposes can be made.
Dated: December 11, 1998.
Randolph L. Kesling,
Supervisory Contract Specialist, Acquisition and Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 98-33589 Filed 12-17-98; 8:45 am]
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