[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 166 (Friday, August 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51816-51817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21755]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Availability of Solicitation

AGENCY: Albuquerque Operations Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability of solicitation--natural gas vehicle 
exhaust particle sampling study.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Albuquerque Operations 
Office (AL), is seeking applications for research and development for 
natural gas-powered vehicle exhaust particle sampling study. Through 
this solicitation, DOE seeks to measure representative particle size 
distributions of both light-duty and heavy-duty natural gas powered 
vehicle exhaust and collect samples of toxicity sampling. A DOE 
technical panel will perform a scientific and engineering evaluation of 
each responsive application to determine the merit of the approach. DOE 
anticipates issuing one or more financial assistance instruments from 
this solicitation. A maximum of $500,000 of DOE funding is anticipated 
to be available. Cost sharing by the applicant is desired.

DATE: Applications are to be received no later than 3 p.m. local 
prevailing time

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on October 2, 2000. Any application received after the due date will 
not be evaluated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erwin E. Fragua, Contract Specialist, 
DOE/AL, at (505) 845-6442 or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The solicitation will be available on the 
internet on or about August 23, 2000 at the following web site: http://www.doeal.gov/cpd/default.htm. Applications must be prepared and 
submitted in accordance with the instructions and forms contained in 
the solicitation. For profit and not-for-profit organizations, state 
and local governments, Indian tribes, and institutions of higher 
learning are eligible for awards under this solicitation. Collaboration 
between industry, industry organizations, and universities are 
encouraged.

    Issued in Albuquerque, New Mexico August 18, 2000.
Martha L. Youngblood,
Contracting Officer, Complex Support Branch, Contracts and Procurement 
Division.
[FR Doc. 00-21755 Filed 8-24-00; 8:45 am]
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