[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 243 (Friday, December 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70117-70118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33589]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Federal Energy Technology Center; Notice of Intent to issue a 
Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement Proposal (SCAP)

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the intent to issue a SCAP No. DE-
SC26-99FT40528 entitled ``Energy Efficient Building Equipment and 
Envelope Technologies.'' The SCAP will solicit the submission of 
innovative technologies that have the potential for significant energy 
savings in residential and commercial buildings. Through this 
solicitation the Department of Energy is seeking to support projects 
that are advancing energy efficient building equipment and envelope 
technologies. Specifically, the objective of the procurement is to 
accelerate technologies that, because of there risk, are unlikely to be 
developed in time commensurate with their potential payoff to the 
nation without a partnership between industry and the Federal 
government.


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DATES: Requests for information concerning the solicitation should be 
submitted in writing at the address above, 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, Contract Specialist, 
U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Technology Center, P.O. Box 
880, Morgantown, WV 26507-0880; Telephone 304/285-4088.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE/FETC intends to select a group of 
projects programmatically balanced with respect to: (1) End use 
category (such as water heating, lighting, and space cooling); (2) 
sector (residential and/or commercial); and (3) time of 
commercialization (short-term or long-term market potential of the 
technology). The solicitation will cover research and development on 
materials, components and systems applicable to both residential and 
commercial buildings. The solicitation will not support demonstration 
projects to deploy the technology on a large scale.
    The research and development areas of interest are as follows: 
Building Equipment--energy conversion and control equipment supplying 
services such as lighting, space heating, cooling, dehumidification and 
ventilation, water heating, appliance services and electric power to 
building occupants and commercial operations; and Building Envelope--
materials, components and systems for the windows, walls, roofs, 
foundations and other elements which comprise building exteriors and 
provide day lighting and thermal integrity.
    The solicitation is divided into four technology maturation stages. 
Technology Maturation Stage 2 involves applied research; Technology 
Maturation Stage 3 involves exploratory development (non-specific 
applications and bench-scale testing; Technology Maturation Stage 4 
involves advanced development (specific applications and bench-scale 
testing); and Maturation Stage 5 involves engineering development 
(pilot-scale and/or field testing).
    Multiple awards are expected regardless of the technology 
maturation stage proposed with decision points to continue occurring at 
the completion of each technology maturation stage. The solicitation 
will be available on DOE/FETC's Internet address at http://
www.fetc.doe.gov/business. 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 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 above, by facsimile at 304/285-4683, or by E-
mail to [email protected]. All requests should reference the 
SCAP 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 January 11, 1999. The exact date and time for the 
submission of proposals will be indicated in the solicitation. However, 
at least a forty-five day response time is currently planned. It is 
DOE's desire to encourage the widest participation included the 
involvement of small business concerns, and small disadvantaged 
business concerns. However, this procurement is not a partial set-
aside. In order to gain the necessary expertise to review proposals, 
non-Federal personnel may be used as evaluators or advisors in the 
evaluation of proposals, but will not serve as members of the technical 
evaluation committee. This particular program is covered by section 
3001 and 3002 of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct), 42 U.S.C. 13542 for 
financial assistance awards. EPAct 3002 requires a cost share 
commitment of 20 percent from non-Federal sources for research and 
development projects. In accordance with FAR 52.232-18, ``Availability 
of Funds,'' funds are not presently available for this procurement. The 
Government's obligation under this award is contingent upon the 
availability of appropriated funds from which payment for award 
purposes can be made.

    Dated: December 11, 1998.
Randolph L. Kesling,
Supervisory Contract Specialist, Acquisition and Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 98-33589 Filed 12-17-98; 8:45 am]
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