[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 13, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 18005-18006] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-8999] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Notice Inviting Financial Assistance Applications
Agency
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Federal Energy Technology Center (FETC).
Action
Notice Inviting Financial Assistance Applications.
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Summary
The Department of Energy announces that it intends to conduct a competitive Program Solicitation and award financial assistance (cooperative agreements) for the program entitled ``A Development of On-Line Temperature Measurement Instrumentation for Gasification Process Control''. Through this solicitation, FETC seeks to support applications addressing the development and testing of temperature measurement instrumentation capable of functioning in a sustained and reliable manner in the high temperature section of slagging gasification systems operating at elevated pressures. Applications will be subjected to a review by a DOE technical panel, and awards will be made to a limited number of applicants based on a scientific and engineering evaluation of the responses received to determine the relative merit of the approach taken in response to this offering by the DOE, and funding availability.
FOR FURTHER SOLICITATION INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin Byrnes, U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Technology Center, Acquisition and Assistance Division, P.O. Box 10940, MS 921-143, Pittsburgh, PA 15236- 0940, Telephone: (412) 892-4486, FAX: (412) 892-6216, E-mail: byrnes@fetc.doe.gov. The solicitation (available in both WordPerfect 6.1 and Portable Document Format (PDF)) will be released on DOE's FETC World Wide Web Server Internet System (https://www.fetc.doe.gov/ business/solicit) on or about April 16, 1999.
Supplementary Information
Title of Solicitation
A Development of On-Line Temperature Measurement Instrumentation for Gasification Process Control.
Objectives
Through Program Solicitation No. DE-PS26-99FT40565, the Department of Energy seeks applications for innovative technical approaches to develop an accurate, reliable, robust and cost-effective real-time temperature monitoring system capable of measuring temperatures in the high temperature (typ. ranging from 2000-2600F) section of pressurized, coal-fired slagging gasifiers.
Eligibility
Eligibility for participation in this Program Solicitation is considered to be full and open. All interested parties may apply. The solicitation will contain a complete description of the technical evaluation factors and relative importance of each factor. While national laboratories may not participate as a prime they may participate as a sub-contractor.
Areas of Interest
The Department of Energy is interested in obtaining applications offering thirty month projects for the bench-scale development of real- time temperature measurement instrumentation for high temperature, high pressure coal-fired slagging gasification systems. A variety of approaches, including the use of thermocouple- or optically-based techniques, are acceptable as long as they offer the clear potential to meet the aforementioned objectives. Furthermore, all proposed temperature measurement instrumentation must be suitable for use on large-scale slagging gasification systems and applications must address issues such as laboratory scale-up, potential placement and method of mounting on actual operating systems.
Awards
DOE anticipates issuing financial assistance (cooperative agreements) for each project selected. DOE reserves the right to support or not support, with or without discussions, any or all applications received in whole or in part, and to determine how many awards may be made through the solicitation subject to funds available. Approximately $1 million of DOE funding is planned for this solicitation. The estimated funding by the DOE is planned to be approximately $0.33 million per award. Cost sharing by the applicant is required, and details of the cost sharing requirement are contained in the solicitation.
Solicitation Release Date
The Program Solicitation is expected to be ready for release on or about April 16, 1999. Applications must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the instructions and forms contained in the Program Solicitation Dale A. Siciliano, Contracting Officer, Acquisition and Assistance Division. [FR Doc. 99-8999 Filed 4-12-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P