[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 17, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 18871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9275]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Number DE-PS07-02ID14323]


Plant Wide Assessments

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of availability of solicitation for awards of financial 
assistance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Idaho Operations Office 
(ID) is seeking cost shared applications for plant-wide assessments 
that will lead to substantial improvements in industrial energy 
efficiency, enhanced competitiveness and reduced environmental impacts. 
The objective is to continue industry participation in the Industry of 
the Future (IOF) Plant-Wide Opportunity Assessment Program. The 
industrial sites at which the assessment is conducted must fall within 
the Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) Industry of the Future 
strategy areas. These include: Forest Products, Chemicals, Petroleum 
Refining, Steel, Aluminum, Metal Castings, Glass, Mining, and 
Agriculture.

DATES: The issuance date of Solicitation Number DE-PS07-02ID14323 will 
be on or about April 9, 2002. The deadline for receipt of applications 
is June 6, 2002, at 3 p.m. MDT.

ADDRESSES: The solicitation will be available in its full text on the 
Internet by going to the DOE's Industry Interactive Procurement System 
(IIPS) at the following URL address: http://e-center.doe.gov. This will 
provide the medium for disseminating solicitations and amendments to 
solicitations, receiving financial assistance applications and 
evaluating applications in a paperless environment. Completed 
applications are required to be submitted via IIPS. An IIPS ``User 
Guide for Contractors'' can be obtained on the IIPS Homepage and then 
click on the ``Help'' button. Questions regarding the operation of IIPS 
may be e-mailed to the IIPS Help Desk at center.doe.gov">IIPS_HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trudy Harmel, Contract Specialist at 
[email protected], or Dallas L. Hoffer, Contracting Officer at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Information about the Office of Industrial 
Technologies Best Practices Program can be found at http://www.oit.doe.gov/bestpractices. The IOF industry-specific vision 
documents and technology roadmaps are available at http://www.oit.doe.gov/ under individual IOF program areas.
    DOE anticipates making 7 to 9 cooperative agreement awards, with 
total estimated DOE funding of up to $900K, with no individual award to 
exceed $100,000 and a project period of no more than one year. A 
minimum 50% non-federal cost share is required. Only industrial ``end-
users'' are eligible to submit project proposals. ``End-users'' are 
defined as those companies who own and operate the facility that is the 
focus of the assessment. In addition to end-user participation, a 
project team may involve other partners including, but not limited to, 
design and consulting engineering firms, manufacturers, distributors, 
utilities, energy service companies, state energy offices, research 
institutions, etc. The statutory authority for the program is the 
Federal Non-Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (Pub. 
L. 93-577).

    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number for 
this program is 81.086.


    Issued in Idaho Falls on April 9, 2002.
R.J. Hoyles,
Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 02-9275 Filed 4-16-02; 8:45 am]
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