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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 

Morgantown Energy Technology Center, Financial Assistance Award; 
(Solicitation Announcement)

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Morgantown Energy Technology 
Center.

ACTION: Solicitation available notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy is announcing its intent to 
issue solicitation number DE-SC21-94MC31173, for cooperative agreement 
proposals for work entitled ``Industrial Advanced Turbine Systems (ATS) 
Development and Demonstration.'' Authority for this action is the DOE 
Organization Act, Public Law 95-91, and the DOE Financial Assistance 
Regulations 10 CFR 600. Multiple cooperative agreement awards are 
anticipated and will consist of a 3-phase effort having a total 
estimated period of performance of sixty (60) months. A determination 
will be made whether or not to continue funding during subsequent 
phases based upon successful accomplishments, completion of objectives, 
and available funding. DOE plans to make available funds totalling 
approximately $99M over the project duration. For the purposes of this 
solicitation, an industrial gas turbine shall comprise those gas 
turbines with air inflow of the compressor of 15 to 55 kilograms per 
second at International Standards Organization (ISO) conditions. A 
minimum cost share requirement is 35 percent for the beginning phase 
and shall increase to 50 percent of cost share by the start of the last 
phase. The minimum overall cost share shall be 41 percent of the total 
estimated cost for the completion of all phases. In addition, the 
applicant must be in the business of final assembly, testing, and 
marketing of complete gas turbines.

DATES: The solicitation will be issued on or about August 2, 1994, with 
a proposal due date 60 days after issuance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Beverly J. Harness, I-07, U.S. Department of Energy, Morgantown Energy 
Technology Center, P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, West Virginia 26507-0880, 
Telephone: (304) 291-4089, Procurement Request No. 21-94MC31173.000

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The objective of this solicitation is to 
join the DOE with industry in research and development activities that 
will lead to commercial implementation of ATS. The successful 
offeror(s) will be tasked with (1) developing the core engine of the 
ATS including design, manufacture, and testing of full-scale engine 
components; (2) developing integrated subsystem components; (3) 
performing system testing and providing information for permitting; and 
(4) construction, installation, and testing of the full-scale ATS. A 
separate Federal Register notice will be issued for solicitation number 
DE-SC21-94MC31176 for research titled ``Utility Advanced Turbine 
Systems (ATS) Technology Readiness Testing and Pre-Commercial 
Demonstration''. Only written requests for the solicitation will be 
honored. The solicitation package will be provided on electronic media 
utilizing Word Perfect Version 5.1. Letters requesting the solicitation 
should be addressed to Beverly J. Harness at the address above and must 
identify the SCAP number, DE-SC21-94MC31173.
Randolph L. Kesling,
Acting Director, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Morgantown Energy 
Technology Center.
[FR Doc. 94-18668 Filed 7-29-94; 8:45 am]
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