[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-22147]


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[Federal Register: September 8, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 

Golden Field Office; Federal Assistance Award to Air Products and 
Chemicals, Inc.

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Noncompetitive Financial Assistance Award (Supersedes 
FR Doc. 94-10073, pub. 4-26-94).

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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 Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 
for the continuation of development and marketing of novel transport 
membranes for separation of industrial gasses.

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: M.A. Barron, Contract Specialist, 
(303) 275-4787. The Contracting Officer is John W. Meeker. The Project 
Officer is R.N. Chappell, (303) 275-4769.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed effort will complete the 
activity begun under Cooperative Agreement No. DE-FC02-89ID12779 for 
the development of active transport membranes for gas separation. Air 
Products is proposing to develop prototypes of advanced membrane 
systems and conduct field evaluations. Later pilot scale systems will 
be developed and installed in industrial settings for commercial 
evaluation and demonstration. This last stage of development involving 
commercial demonstration on a large scale basis was added in order to 
ensure commercial usage.
    DOE has performed a review in accordance with 10 CFR 600.7, and has 
determined that the activity to be funded is necessary to the 
satisfactory completion of, and is a continuation of an activity 
presently being funded by DOE, and for which competition for support 
would have a significant adverse effect on continuity and satisfactory 
completion of the activity. DOE intends to restrict eligibility to Air 
Products and Chemicals, Inc. for this activity in accordance with 10 
CFR 600.7(b)(2)(i) (A) and (D).
    The total estimated cost to complete the project is $14,300,000. 
The proposed cost share for Air Products is $5,900,000 (41%) and 
$8,400,000 (59%) for DOE over a 5 year project period.

    Issued in Golden, Colorado on August 25, 1994.
John W. Meeker,
Chief, Procurement, GO.
[FR Doc. 94-22147 Filed 9-7-94; 8:45 am]
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