[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43715-43716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21659]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Federal Energy Technology Center; Notice of Intent to Issue a 
Program Research and Development Announcement (PRDA)

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the intent to issue a PRDA No. DE-
RA26-98FT35008 entitled ``Global Climate Change--Novel Concepts for 
Management of Greenhouse Gases.'' The PRDA will solicit the submission 
of innovative, ``pathbreaking'' concepts to sequester and recycle 
greenhouse gases, and bring those concepts to a stage of technical 
development sufficient to prove validity on an engineering scale. 
Specifically, the objective of the procurement is the development of 
novel, less costly concepts to sequester and recycle greenhouse gases 
which include ways to reuse, or store greenhouse gases or their 
conversion products.

DATES: Requests for information concerning the solicitation should be 
submitted in writing at the address in the  For Further Information 
Contact  section, by facsimile at 304/285-4683, or by E-mail to 
[email protected]. Telephone requests for the solicitation 
package will not be accepted.

ADDRESSES: Acquisition and Assistance Division, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Federal Energy Technology Center, P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, WV 
26507-0880.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raymond R. Jarr, Contracting Officer, 
U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Technology Center, P.O. Box 
880, Morgantown, WV 26507-0880; Telephone (304) 285-4088.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The concepts can include chemical or 
biological conversion methods, as well as, physical storage. The 
greenhouse gases of interest are CO2, CH4, and 
N2O associated with the production and use of fossil fuels. 
Science-based, less costly concepts are sought which are broadly 
applicable and potentially able to reduce emissions well below those 
resulting from increased efficiency of fossil-fuel use. In addition, 
fundamental work prior to development of pathbreaking technologies is 
acceptable. Sequestration is a very broad term which encompasses a 
variety of ways to recycle or store the gas, or the carbon from the 
gases, in a form that will remain stable for centuries. Recycling 
refers to the ability to reuse carbon contained in fossil fuels or in 
the atmosphere and thus, avoid the further combustion of fossil fuels.
    Awards resulting from the solicitation will be divided into three 
Phases. Phase I involves a technical and preliminary economic 
assessment of proposed concept; Phase II involves laboratory-and bench-
scale development of the proposed technology; and Phase III involves 
pilot or larger scale testing to bring the technology to an engineering 
scale. An industrial company will be required to perform at least 30 
percent of the effort in Phase III. Offerors are encouraged to seek 
additional sources of funding for any or all phases. Multiple awards 
are expected for Phase I with a competitive down selection process 
occurring at the completion of Phases I and II.
    The solicitation will be available upon written request to FETC or 
on the Internet at http://www.fetc.doe.gov/business/solicita.html. 
Those prospective offerors who obtain a copy of the solicitation 
through the Internet should check the location frequently for any 
solicitation amendments. Those prospective offerors who request in 
writing a copy of the solicitation will receive an electronic version 
of the solicitation on diskette in a WordPerfect 6.1 format. 
Solicitations will not be distributed in paper form. Requests for 
information concerning the solicitation should be submitted in writing 
at the address in the  For Further Information Contact  section, by 
facsimile at 304/285-4683, or by E-mail to [email protected]. 
All requests should reference the PRDA solicitation number and title, 
and should include a point-of-contact at the requestor's location. 
Telephone requests for the solicitation package will not be accepted. 
The solicitation will be available on or about September 1, 1997. The 
exact date and time for the submission of proposals will be indicated 
in the solicitation. However, at least a sixty day response time is 
currently planned. It is DOE's desire to encourage the widest 
participation including the involvement of small business concerns, and 
small disadvantaged business concerns. As a consequence, Phase I of 
this procurement is a partial set-aside. Subsequent down selections at 
the end of Phases I and II will not include partial set-aside 
preferences. In accordance with FAR 52.232-18, ``Availability of 
Funds,'' funds are not presently available for this procurement. The 
Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the

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availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract 
purposes can be made.

    Dated: August 8, 1997.
Randolph L. Kesling,
Supervisory Contract Specialist, Acquisition and Assistance Division.
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