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[FR Doc No: 94-28565]


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[Federal Register: November 18, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 

 Rebuild America Program; Solicitation for Financial Assistance 
Applications

Agency: Department of Energy.

Action: Notice of solicitation for financial assistance applications 
number DE-PS36-95GO10053.

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Summary: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through the Rebuild 
America Program, announces its intention to issue a competitive 
solicitation and make multiple awards to regional or community wide 
public/private sector groups to accelerate the use of cost-effective 
energy efficiency improvements in commercial and multifamily 
residential housing. This action is subject to the DOE Financial 
Assistance Rules, which can be found in Title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR part 600).

Availability of the Solicitation: To obtain a copy of the solicitation 
once it is issued in December 1994, write to the U.S. Department of 
Energy's Golden Field Office, 1617 Cole Blvd, Golden, CO, 80401, Attn: 
Mr. Matt Barron, Contract Specialist. Only written requests for the 
solicitation will be honored. For convenience, requests for the 
solicitation may be faxed to Mr. Barron at (303) 275-4790. For further 
information concerning the Rebuild America Program, contact the Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse (EREC), PO Box 3048, 
Merrifield, VA, 22116. Telephone: (800) 363-3732.

Supplementary Information: The DOE Office of Building Energy Research, 
under authority of section 2104 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, Pub. 
L. 102-486, seeks to substantially increase the energy efficiency of 
existing commercial buildings by the year 2005. This solicitation is 
part of Action #1 of the Administration's Climate Change Action Plan to 
reduce energy use in buildings and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
    The objective of this solicitation is to make multiple financial 
assistance awards to public/private sector groups that are expected to 
accelerate the use of cost-effective energy efficiency measures in 
commercial and multifamily residential housing. Awardees will be 
expected to: Apply retrofit energy efficiency improvements to a large 
portion of the total floorspace in existing commercial and multifamily 
buildings within a community or region not later than five years after 
award date of the cooperative agreement; improve the energy efficiency 
of buildings treated under the cooperative agreement by an average of 
at least 25 percent; integrate and enhance existing energy efficiency 
improvement programs in their community or region and capital 
investment resources, including the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency's ``Energy Star Buildings Program'', to support the 
implementation of their energy efficient retrofits; and ensure that the 
activities initiated through the group will continue without further 
DOE funding.
    DOE will consider for award those entities that represent a 
consortium of private sector firms and the public sector which could 
include partnerships, joint ventures or other business relationships 
between such entities as profit and non-profit corporations, business 
partnerships, educational institutions, etc. but must include a state 
or local government organization. Other requirements of the 
solicitation will include that : (1) An organization's participation 
must be shown to be in the economic interest of the United States; and 
(2) the awardee must cost share at least 50% of the total project costs 
from non-federal sources in order to receive an award under the 
solicitation.
    Applicants will be expected to customize their program approaches 
to fit their community's needs and capabilities. Awards under this 
solicitation will be Cooperative Agreements. The term of the awards may 
be for up to five years. Total DOE funding available for awards is 
approximately $5.5-$6.5 million which will be divided among the 
awardees. The solicitation will be issued in December 1994, and will 
contain detailed information on funding, cost sharing requirements, 
eligibility, application preparation, and evaluation. Responses to the 
solicitation will be due 120 days after solicitation release.

    Issued in Golden, Colorado, on November 10, 1994.
John W. Meeker,
Chief, Procurement, GO.
[FR Doc. 94-28565 Filed 11-17-94; 8:45 am]
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