[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 86 (Monday, May 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 24440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11621]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Morgantown Energy Technology Center Financial Assistance Award; 
Solicitation Announcement

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

ACTION: Solicitation available notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Technology 
Center, announces its intent to issue Solicitation for Cooperative 
Agreement Proposal (SCAP) No. DE-SC21-97FT34197, for effort entitled, 
``Community Leaders Network Coordination Program.'' Authority for this 
action is the DOE Organizational Act, Public Law 95-91 and the DOE 
Financial Assistance Regulations 10 CFR 600. A single award is 
expected.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary S. Gabriele, Mailstop I-07, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Federal Energy Technology Center, P.O. Box 880, 
Morgantown, West Virginia 26507-0880, Telephone: (304) 285-4253, Email: 
[email protected], FAX: (304) 285-4253, Procurement Request No. 21-
97FT34197.000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The objective of the agreement will be to 
improve the process of national deployment of innovative technologies 
by providing a mechanism for identifying and addressing national 
stakeholder concerns in the development stages. The awardee will be 
responsible for support, assistance, and cultivation of the Community 
Leaders Network (CLN) stakeholder group. The awardee will also maintain 
public communications efforts related to CLN and the Environmental 
Managements (EM) Office of Science and Technology (OST) activities; 
this will include continuation of newsletters and the CLN Home Page. In 
addition, the awardee will be responsible for completing performance 
metrics. The CLN is a small, loosely structured national group of 
public and Tribal representatives, who, as individuals: (1) provide 
review and comment on the EM programs' OST Focus Areas, Crosscutting 
Programs, and related activities; (2) identify strategies for improving 
public and Tribal involvement in Focus Area activities; and (3) serve 
as a reality check, or ``sounding board'', for various OST programs and 
initiatives. The CLN is not a consensus-seeking body; rather it seeks a 
range of individual opinions from a variety of stakeholders and 
facilitates information exchange. The awardee will work with the CLN 
participants to: (1) promote the transfer of information concerning EM 
technologies among stakeholders; (2) increase understanding of the 
problems and technology options for solving environmental problems at 
DOE sites as these activities affect the community leaders; (3) foster 
an environment of open information where facts, issues, and solutions 
are shared across the nation and; (4) provide individual feedback to EM 
and other Federal agencies concerning community leaders's perspectives 
on how these activities can be more effective in meeting the needs of 
DOE communities and external stakeholders with regard to development 
and deployment of environmental technologies. The solicitation package 
will be made available on the FETC's Homepage at the following address: 
[http://www.metc.doe.gov/business/solicita.html] on or about May 7, 
1997. If an offeror requires a diskette copy, a request should be 
forwarded via email to ``[email protected],'' or via fax (304/285-
4683), or via mail to the address noted above and attention to Mary S. 
Gabriele. All requests must identify the SCAP No. DE-SC21-97FT34197. 
The exact proposal due date will be identified in the SCAP. Offerors 
are encouraged to periodically check the FETC Homepage for any 
amendments that may result after issuance of the solicitation.

    Issued: April 23, 1997.
Randolph L. Kesling,
Contracting Officer, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Federal 
Energy Technology Center.
[FR Doc. 97-11621 Filed 5-2-97; 8:45 am]
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