[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 51343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25689]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Golden Field Office; Notice of Solicitation for Financial
Assistance Applications; Southeast Regional Biomass Energy Program
Management Project
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for financial assistance applications
number DE-PS36-98GO10359.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the DOE
Financial Assistance Rules, 10 CFR 600.8, is announcing its intention
to solicit applications for the Southeastern Regional Biomass Energy
Program (SERBEP) Management Project. The selected applicant will
receive financial assistance to manage SERBEP under a cooperative
agreement with DOE.
DATES: The solicitation will be issued on or about October 13, 1998.
AVAILABILITY: To obtain a copy of the Solicitation once it is issued,
submit a written request to the U.S. Department of Energy, Golden Field
Office, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401, Attention: Mr. Matt
Barron, Contract Specialist. For convenience, requests for the
Solicitation may be sent via facsimile to Matt Barron at (303) 275-4788
or by E-mail to matt__barron@nrel.gov. Prospective applicants are
encouraged to obtain the solicitation electronically through the Golden
Field Office Home Page at http://www.eren.doe.gov/golden/solicit.htm.
Only written requests for the solicitation will be considered.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The major goals of the DOE SERBEP are: to
promote biomass energy by creating awareness, a positive image, and
confidence in biomass energy technologies within the region; to develop
a climate supportive of biomass energy among the general public and
relevant government agencies; to assist both the public and private
sectors in the responsible development, commercialization, and
utilization of biomass energy technologies so that the region achieves
full realization of associated energy, economic, and environmental
benefits; and to select and perform activities that provide for
responsible development of biomass energy within the region. The
Southeastern Region includes the following states/areas: Alabama,
Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Applications must address each of the following activities in order
to be considered for award. The activities are (1) management and
planning, (2) information and outreach, and (3) project oversight and
evaluation.
1. Management and Planning includes a plan for the overall
management of the project at the state level, including coordination
with the DOE Atlanta Regional Support Office (ARSO) and SERBEP ad hoc
steering committees. The responsibility also includes development of
resource plans and the provision of technical input to DOE for
development of annual operating plans for the SERBEP.
The SERBEP Annual Operating Plan (AOP) is a document which will be
prepared each year by the ARSO, with appropriate committee input, which
provides guidance and direction to the program for the following Fiscal
Year.
The FY'98 AOP is available for interested parties. It is
anticipated that the FY'99 AOP will not vary significantly from the
current AOP and that it will be completed by September 1998--prior to
the award resulting from this solicitation. It will be the
responsibility of the recipient to guide the Program in meeting AOP
objectives, recommend and implement changes to the AOP as necessary,
and assist the ARSO in the preparation and completion of future AOP's.
2. Information and Outreach includes responding to inquiries about
the program from interested parties, developing biotech briefs,
collecting and contributing articles to support dialogue, and preparing
regional biomass energy program reports. The recipient also will
coordinate and publish a regional newsletter at least quarterly and
will establish and maintain a SERBEP Internet site which provides
relevant biomass program information and project summaries.
3. Project Oversight and Evaluation includes the award and
administration of subgrants to organizations in the region. The
recipient will solicit applications for projects in support of program
objectives through a competitive solicitation. The ARSO will establish
a review panel consisting of DOE and/or DOE laboratory staff, state
officials, university staff, and other experts as needed. Documentation
of the evaluation process and final recommendations will be collected
and presented to the ARSO Project Officer for approval prior to
execution of subawards.
Administration of the individual subgrants, including financial
commitments, performance tracking, and the provision of periodic
reports to DOE, will be the responsibility of the recipient with
appropriate oversight from the ARSO.
In response to this solicitation, DOE expects to make a single
award. Solicitation number DE-PS36-98GO10359 will include complete
information on the program including technical aspects, funding,
application preparation instructions, application evaluation criteria,
and other factors that will be considered when selecting projects for
funding. No pre-application conference is planned. Issuance of the
solicitation is planned on or about October 13, 1998, with responses
due on November 10, 1998.
Notice of Solicitation for Financial Assistance Applications
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL BIOMASS ENERGY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PROJECT
Issued in Golden, Colorado, on September 17, 1998.
John W. Meeker,
Chief, Procurement, GO.
[FR Doc. 98-25689 Filed 9-24-98; 8:45 am]
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