Morgantown Energy Technology Center, Financial Assistance Award; (Solicitation Announcement)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Morgantown Energy Technology Center, Financial Assistance Award;

(Solicitation Announcement)

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Morgantown Energy Technology

Center.

ACTION: Solicitation available notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy is announcing its intent to

issue solicitation number DE-SC21-94MC31173, for cooperative agreement

proposals for work entitled ``Industrial Advanced Turbine Systems (ATS)

Development and Demonstration.'' Authority for this action is the DOE

Organization Act, Public Law 95-91, and the DOE Financial Assistance

Regulations 10 CFR 600. Multiple cooperative agreement awards are

anticipated and will consist of a 3-phase effort having a total

estimated period of performance of sixty (60) months. A determination

will be made whether or not to continue funding during subsequent

phases based upon successful accomplishments, completion of objectives,

and available funding. DOE plans to make available funds totalling

approximately $99M over the project duration. For the purposes of this

solicitation, an industrial gas turbine shall comprise those gas

turbines with air inflow of the compressor of 15 to 55 kilograms per

second at International Standards Organization (ISO) conditions. A

minimum cost share requirement is 35 percent for the beginning phase

and shall increase to 50 percent of cost share by the start of the last

phase. The minimum overall cost share shall be 41 percent of the total

estimated cost for the completion of all phases. In addition, the

applicant must be in the business of final assembly, testing, and

marketing of complete gas turbines.

DATES: The solicitation will be issued on or about August 2, 1994, with

a proposal due date 60 days after issuance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly J. Harness, I-07, U.S. Department of Energy, Morgantown Energy

Technology Center, P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, West Virginia 26507-0880,

Telephone: (304) 291-4089, Procurement Request No. 21-94MC31173.000

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The objective of this solicitation is to

join the DOE with industry in research and development activities that

will lead to commercial implementation of ATS. The successful

offeror(s) will be tasked with (1) developing the core engine of the

ATS including design, manufacture, and testing of full-scale engine

components; (2) developing integrated subsystem components; (3)

performing system testing and providing information for permitting; and

(4) construction, installation, and testing of the full-scale ATS. A

separate Federal Register notice will be issued for solicitation number

DE-SC21-94MC31176 for research titled ``Utility Advanced Turbine

Systems (ATS) Technology Readiness Testing and Pre-Commercial

Demonstration''. Only written requests for the solicitation will be

honored. The solicitation package will be provided on electronic media

utilizing Word Perfect Version 5.1. Letters requesting the solicitation

should be addressed to Beverly J. Harness at the address above and must

identify the SCAP number, DE-SC21-94MC31173.

Randolph L. Kesling,

Acting Director, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Morgantown Energy

Technology Center.

[FR Doc. 94-18668 Filed 7-29-94; 8:45 am]

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