[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 45107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16945]


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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-research and development 
of the Nevada Solar Dish Power Project.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Albuquerque Operations 
Office (AL), is seeking applications for research and development for a 
new project to deploy solar dish-engine systems at a site in southern 
Nevada. The Project, entitled The Nevada Solar Dish Power Project, is 
sponsored by the DOE's Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Program to 
provide a ``bridge'' from R&D to commercialization of solar dish 
technology. Therefore, it is aimed at deploying systems that have 
established operational credentials not at performing R&D on system 
designs. The two project objectives are (1) to fabricate and field 1 
megawatt or more of solar dish-engine systems in a power plant 
environment, and (2) to develop a project development, installation, 
and O&M database for dish-engine systems. We expect the installation 
and testing of the systems to start in late 2002 or early 2003 and to 
continue through 2004-2005. Since this is a pre-commercial deployment, 
we plan for dish-engine power plant to continue to operate in a 
sustainable manner following the completion of the project. We 
anticipate the authorization project funding in FY2002 and subsequent 
years, subject to Congressional appropriations. The financial 
assistance award(s) will be made on a competitive basis, utilizing an 
objective merit review process, and may consist of multiple cooperative 
agreements. A written proposal that includes technical and cost volumes 
will be solicited. 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. Funding in the amount of 
$500,000 is anticipated to be available. Cost sharing by the applicant 
is desired.

DATES: Applications are to be received no later than 3 p.m. local 
prevailing time on August 1, 2002. Any application received after the 
due date will not be evaluated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha L. Youngblood, Contracting 
Officer, DOE/AL, at (505) 845-4268 or by e-mail at 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The solicitation will be available on the 
Internet on or about July 1, 2002 at the following web site: http://e-center.doe.gov/. 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 June 21, 2002.
Martha L. Youngblood,
Contracting Officer, Complex Support Branch, Contracts and Procurement 
Division.
[FR Doc. 02-16945 Filed 7-5-02; 8:45 am]
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