[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14606-14607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7233]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Education Workforce Development Program

AGENCY: Golden Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of program solicitation.

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SUMMARY: The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a DOE-funded 
laboratory in Golden, Colorado, conducts an annual education program 
for the workforce development of college students and teachers under 
the sponsorship of the DOE Office of Science. Each summer, a group of 
selected students and teachers are brought to the NREL site and 
assigned to work with an experienced NREL researcher in one of many 
renewable energy research projects underway. Under this Solicitation, 
DOE is seeking Applications for a college or university in the Denver, 
Colorado, metropolitan area to act as a fiscal agent on behalf of the 
workforce development activities conducted by NREL.
    It is anticipated that one financial assistance award will be made 
under this Solicitation. The award will be a Cooperative Agreement, 
with a five-year Project Period. Each of the five years will be 
separately funded by DOE, with the funding during any period dependent 
on the availability of congressional appropriations. For the first 
year, it is anticipated that the DOE funding provided to the fiscal 
agent will be $180,000.

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DATES: The program solicitation is anticipated to be posted on the 
Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) Web site in mid-March, 
2003. Applications will be due in early April 2003.

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the solicitation, interested parties 
should access the DOE Golden Field Office home page at http://www.golden.doe.gov/businessopportunities.html, and click on the 
``Solicitations'' button. The Golden Home Page will provide a link to 
the Solicitation in the IIPS Web site and provide instructions on using 
IIPS. The Solicitation can also be obtained directly through IIPS at 
http://e-center.doe.gov by browsing opportunities by Contract Activity, 
for those solicitations issued by the Golden Field Office. DOE will not 
issue paper copies of the solicitation.
    IIPS provides the medium for disseminating solicitations, receiving 
financial assistance applications, and evaluating the applications in a 
paperless environment. For questions regarding the operation of IIPS, 
contact the IIPS Help Desk at center.doe.gov">IIPS_HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov or at 
(800) 683-0751.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Scott, Contracting Officer, DOE 
Golden Field Office, via facsimile at (303) 275-4788 or electronically 
to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Eligibility is restricted to colleges and universities with a 
primary campus located in the Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area. The 
metropolitan area includes only the following Colorado counties: 
Denver, Jefferson, Arapahoe, Douglas, Adams, and Boulder. Institutions 
located outside of these Colorado counties are not eligible to apply 
under this Solicitation.
    A limit is imposed for the maximum percentage of DOE funding that 
can be devoted to Applicant expenses. The proposed Applicant expenses 
to conduct the complete project must be 15% or less of the total DOE 
funds obligated in order to be considered for an award under this 
Solicitation (i.e., 85% or greater of the DOE funding is to be provided 
by the Applicant to students/teachers participating in the program). 
The Applicant expenses include all direct and indirect charges incurred 
to conduct the Statement of Objectives. This 15% Applicant expense 
limit also applies to any future increments of DOE funding that may be 
obligated to the award during the five-year project period. An 
Application will not be evaluated if the proposed total Applicant 
expenses exceed 15% of the DOE funding.
    DOE anticipates obligating $180,000 for the first year of the 
project. The proposed Applicant expenses must be $27,000 or less for 
this initial period, with $153,000 or more available for direct support 
of the participants. The total estimated funds anticipated to be 
available for the five-year project is approximately $950,000, 
depending on the availability of congressional appropriations.

    Issued in Golden, Colorado, on March 12, 2003.
Jerry L. Zimmer,
Director, Office of Acquisition and Financial Assistance.
[FR Doc. 03-7233 Filed 3-25-03; 8:45 am]
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