[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 10450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5150]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Number DE-PS07-03ID14489]


Plant Wide Assessments

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of availability of financial assistance solicitation.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Idaho Operations Office 
(ID) is soliciting the submission of proposals for plant-wide 
assessments. A plant-wide assessment is a systematic approach to assess 
plant energy efficiency and identify opportunities for energy reduction 
in industrial facilities. For a relatively low initial investment, 
prior experience has shown that companies can identify very significant 
reductions in annual energy costs from a combination of energy 
efficiency and productivity improvements and waste reductions. The 
objective of this solicitation is to continue partnership with energy 
intensive industries to identify new assessment approaches and 
methodologies that will lead to substantial improvements in industrial 
energy efficiency, enhanced competitiveness and reduced environmental 
impacts.

DATES: The issuance date of Solicitation Number DE-PS07-03ID14489 will 
be on or about February 28, 2003. The deadline for receipt of 
applications will be approximately on May 29, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The solicitation in its full text will be available on the 
Internet at the following URL address: http://e-center.doe.gov. The 
Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) provides the medium for 
disseminating solicitations, receiving financial assistance 
applications and evaluating the 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 clicking 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, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE anticipates making up to 10 cooperative 
agreement awards depending on availability of funds. Individual awards 
will not exceed $100,000 of DOE funding, and the project timeframe will 
be no more than one year. The DOE Industrial Technologies Program 
requires a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) non-federal cost-share for 
this solicitation to ensure industrial involvement in each of the 
proposals. There will be no waivers of this cost share requirement. The 
statutory authority for this program is the U.S. Department of Energy 
Organization Act (Pub. L. 95-91). The Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance (CFDA) Number for this program is 81.086.

    Issued in Idaho Falls on February 26, 2003.
Michael L. Adams,
Acting Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 03-5150 Filed 3-4-03; 8:45 am]
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