[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8800-8801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4419]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Nevada Operations Office; Notice of Solicitation for Research and 
Development on Automotive Electric Motor Drive (AEMD)

AGENCY: Nevada Operations Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of a research cooperative agreement 
solicitation for an Automotive Electric Motor Drive for the Partnership 
for a New Generation of Vehicles.

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SUMMARY: The Nevada Operations Office of the Department of Energy (DOE) 
plans to issue a Financial Assistance Solicitation for Research and 
Development of an Automotive Electric Motor Drive (AEMD) under 
Solicitation Number: DE-SC08-99EE50569. This solicitation, which is due 
to be released on or about March 12, 1999, supports the Government/
automotive industry Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles 
(PNGV). The Partnership goal is to develop light-duty vehicles that 
achieve up to 80 mpg, meet emission standards, and offer the same level 
of performance and cost as today's vehicles. Additional information on 
the Partnership can be obtained at the United States Council for 
Automotive Research (USCAR) Internet web site

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http://uscar.org. The technology that has been selected by PNGV to 
attain the goals are hybrid electric propulsion, with direct injection 
engines, fuel cells, light-weight materials, along with advanced 
integrated power electronics. The goal is to develop one or more 
subsystem suppliers who will develop the next generation AEMD which 
will eventually be integrated with the Automotive Integrated Power 
Module (AIPM). The AIPM procurement activity is currently under the 
Department of Energy's Chicago Operations Office solicitation number 
DE-SC02-98EE5025. Applicants for the AEMD solicitation shall develop 
and demonstrate their innovation by using open architecture concepts 
that permit scalable power output capability, and low-cost 
manufacturing to meet automotive goals and requirements. Further, the 
selected applicant(s) shall participate with DOE and its automotive 
industry partners to demonstrate the system capabilities of the 
proposed AEMD. Independent of this solicitation, DOE plans to do a 
vehicle system validation of this technology. Those prototypes that are 
successful may be used to develop automotive engineering solutions for 
operation under extreme conditions. The AEMD specification was 
coordinated with the DOE AIPM Program, efforts of the Automotive 
Industry Partnership and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic 
Engineers (IEEE). Additional information can be found on the USCAR web 
site and the IEEE web site http://stdsbbs.ieee.org/groups/1461. System 
integration issues for the AEMD include delivery of complete full scale 
models incorporating the principles of design for manufacturing and 
means to update DOE existing cost analyses.

DATES: All applications for Solicitation Number: DE-SC08-99EE50569 
should be received according to the solicitation's Due Date for 
Applications. This solicitation is expected to be released on or about 
March 12, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be sent to U.S. Department of Energy, 
Nevada Operations Office, Contracts Management Division, ATTN: Rosa M. 
Gomez, 232 Energy Way, N. Las Vegas, Nevada 89030.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: All questions should be addressed to 
Rosa M. Gomez, Contracts Management Division, Telephone Number: (702) 
295-4064, Fax Number: (702) 295-5305. A copy of the solicitation will 
be accessible via Internet: http://www.nv.doe.gov/business/procurement/
solicit.htm. There will be no printed or hard copies of the 
Solicitation mailed. If you do not have access to the Internet, there 
is a public reading room available for viewing the document at DOE/NV's 
facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Additionally, most public 
libraries have resources available to electronically access and 
download the Solicitation. CAUTION: This Solicitation will be issued 
electronically as well as any amendments thereto. Because of this, the 
Government is under no obligation and is in fact unable to maintain a 
COMPLETE bidders mailing list. It is therefore incumbent upon any 
interested parties to periodically access the above Internet address in 
order to obtain any amendments which may be issued. Failure to obtain 
any said amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time 
set for receipt of applications may render your application 
nonresponsive and result in rejection of the same.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE anticipates that multiple agreements may 
result from this solicitation. Periods of performance may range from 24 
to 36 months and total estimated DOE funds in the amount of $6,000,000 
are anticipated. Cost sharing requirements will be at least 50 percent 
of total estimated costs. Awards are subject to the availability of 
funds. The issuance of a solicitation will not obligate DOE to make any 
award(s). Any non-profit or for-profit organization, university of 
other institution of higher education, or non-federal agency or entity 
is eligible to apply. Federal laboratory participation will be limited 
to the Designated Scientific User Facilities, which are identified on 
the solicitation's web site stated above. The solicitation will provide 
further guidance in this area. Award(s) resulting from this 
solicitation will be subject to the requirements of the Energy Policy 
Act, which in general, requires that the awardee be a United States-
owned company (including certain non-profits) or that the foreign 
country in which the parent company is located meets certain conditions 
of reciprocity in the treatment of investments, access to research and 
development programs, and protection of intellectual property. All 
responsible sources, as indicated above, may submit an application 
which will be considered by the Government. All interested 
organizations are invited to submit applications.

    Issued in North Las Vegas, Nevada on February 8, 1999.
Kenneth W. Powers,
Head of Contracting Activity.
[FR Doc. 99-4419 Filed 2-22-99; 8:45 am]
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