[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 42551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20286]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Golden Field Office; Notice of Federal Assistance Award to
General Electric Company
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Financial Assistance Award in Response to an
Unsolicited Financial Assistance Application.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the DOE
Financial Assistance Rules, 10 CFR 600.7, is announcing its intention
to award a cooperative agreement to General Electric Company (GE) to
conduct research and development activities on the use of renewable
feedstocks for monomers to be used in the plastics industry. The use of
agricultural products instead of petroleum products for such monomers
will save energy, reduce hazardous waste, and provide key materials for
a new generation of thermoplastics.
ADDRESSES: Questions regarding this announcement may be addressed to
the U.S. Department of Energy, Golden Field Office, 1617 Cole Blvd.,
Golden, Colorado 80401, Attention: John Lewis, Contract Specialist. The
telephone number is 303-275-4739.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE has evaluated, in accordance with
Section 600.14 of the Federal Assistance Regulations, the unsolicited
proposal entitled ``Biosynthesis of Long-Chain Dicarboxylic Acid
Monomers from Renewable Feedstocks'' and recommends that the
unsolicited proposal be accepted for support without further
competition in accordance with Section 600.14 of the Federal Assistance
Regulations. This award will not be made for at least 14 days to allow
for public comment.
Under this cooperative agreement, GE and its subcontractors will
conduct research and development activities regarding a bioprocess to
convert fatty acid substrates into low-cost, long-chain dicarboxylic
acid monomers for the plastics industry. The research will address
biocatalyst development, bioprocess development, and application
development.
The proposal has been found to be meritorious in the DOE
evaluation. The GE program represents a unique and proprietary process
for monomer production. The team proposed by GE has the technical
capabilities, proprietary technology, and commercialization commitment
which should provide the basis for a successful project. The proposed
project is not eligible for financial assistance under a recent,
current, or planned solicitation.
The project cost over eighteen months is estimated to be $2,137,129
total, with the DOE share being $1,602,315.
Issued in Golden, Colorado, on August 8, 1995.
John W. Meeker,
Chief, Procurement, GO.
[FR Doc. 95-20286 Filed 8-15-95; 8:45 am]
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