[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 14 (Thursday, January 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 3316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1503]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Idaho Operations Office; Notice of Intent to Solicit Applications 
for Financial Assistance Awards

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for financial assistance number DE-PS07-
98ID13605--Advanced Drilling Systems Research.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Geothermal 
Technologies, Advanced Drilling Systems Research Program, via the Idaho 
Operations Office (DOE-ID), is seeking applications for cost-shared 
cooperative agreements for industry-government Research & Development 
projects to develop advanced drilling technologies and transfer the 
results to industry. These new developments can then be used by the 
U.S. geothermal industry to solve technical problems.

DATES: The anticipated issuance date of Solicitation No. DE-PS07-
98ID13605 is January 26, 1998. A copy of the solicitation in its full 
text can be found at the following Internet address: http://
www.inel.gov/doeid/solicit.html under ACurrent Solicitations.@ Also, 
application packages and instructions (including all required forms, 
certifications and assurances) are available at this website. The 
website is the agency preferred method for interested parties to obtain 
the solicitation and application information. Interested parties 
requiring hardcopies should request them in writing (preferably via e-
mail) from the Contracting Officer below. The website will be the 
official notification medium for any possible changes in the 
solicitation. All interested parties should monitor the website during 
the application period.

ADDRESSES: Applications shall be submitted to: Mr. Michael K. Barrett, 
Contracting Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations 
Office, 850 Energy Drive, Mail Stop 1221, Idaho Falls, ID 83401-1563, 
e-mail: [email protected], Tele: (208) 526-5743, Fax: (208) 526-5548.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael K. Barrett, Contracting 
Officer at (208) 526-5743 or Willetia Amos, Program Manager at (208) 
526-4097; U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, 850 
Energy Drive, Mail Stop 1221, Idaho Falls, ID 83401-1563.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The solicitation will be issued pursuant to 
10 CFR 600.6(a) with no eligibility restrictions. The statutory 
authority for the issuance of this solicitation is Public Law 93-410, 
the Geothermal Energy Research, Development & Demonstration Act of 
1974. The catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for this 
program is 81.087.
    This notice is also intended to promote the formation of industry 
partnerships, to stimulate interaction among potential participants, 
and to encourage organizations to investigate creative solutions. 
Funding for phase I will be available to support several awards for a 
period of approximately six to twelve months. Funding for phase II will 
be available to support one or more awards, for a period of 12-24 
months. Applications may include Federally Funded Research and 
Development Centers, but only as lower tier participants with funding 
for their expected costs provided through their existing arrangements 
with the Government.

    Issued in Idaho Falls, ID January 14, 1998.
Michael L. Adams,
Acting Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 98-1503 Filed 1-21-98; 8:45 am]
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