[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 78439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32380]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Number DE-PS07-03ID14425]


Industrial Materials for the Future

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 applications for cost-shared research and development 
of materials or materials processing methods, in accordance with the 
Program Plan for the Industrial Materials for the Future (IMF). This 
will be a national effort to research, design, develop, engineer, and 
test new and improved materials to achieve improvements in energy 
efficiency, emissions and waste reduction, productivity, product 
quality, and global competitiveness.

DATES: The issuance date of Solicitation Number DE-PS07-03ID14425 was 
on December 9, 2002. The deadline for receipt of applications is 
February 27, 2003, at 3:00 p.m. MST.

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: Wade Hillebrant, Contracting Officer, 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Information about the Office of Industrial 
Technologies Industrial Materials for the Future Program can be found 
at http://www.oit.doe.gov/imf/. 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 1 to 6 cooperative agreements under this 
solicitation, subject to the availability of funds, with a maximum 
estimated DOE funding of $3 million total funds in the first year. A 
minimum 30% non-federal cost share for advanced research, and 50% non-
federal cost share for validation and demonstration is required. For-
profit, non-profit, state and local governments, Indian Tribes, and 
institutions of higher education may submit applications in response to 
this solicitation. Multi-partner collaborations between industry, 
university, and National Laboratory participants are encouraged. Single 
organization awards will not be considered. Industrial partners must be 
included, either as primary applicants or as cost sharing partners. 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 December 9, 2002.
R. J. Hoyles,
Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 02-32380 Filed 12-23-02; 8:45 am]
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