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A -- FEDERAL ASSISTANCE SOLICITATION FOR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROPOSALS FOR INDUSTRIAL HEATING EQUIPMENT RESEARCH SOL DESC0295CE41122 due 060195. Contact, Susan Borthwick, Contract Specialist, 708/252-2377/June Wiinikka, Contracting Officer, 708/252-2126. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans to issue a Federal Assistance Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement Proposals (FASCAP, April 21, 1995 for the Industrial Heating Equipment Research Program. The program has the following objectives: (1) to improve industrial energy use efficiency and productivity in heating and combusion for process heat by at least 20%; (2) to improve and increase the use of waste-source fuels; (3) to reduce the national environmental impacts of industrial wastes that results from less efficient production and delivery of process heat; and (4) to lower the industrial production costs and improve the competitive position of U.S. industry relative to foreign-based industry. The areas of interest of the Solicitation are centered on four main targeted areas that economically conserve energy while minimizing or reducing waste materials. They are (1) optimization of heat transfer to furnace loads, (2) development of adjustable co-fired combustors/combustion chambers for converting industrial waste to process heat or electric power, (3) development of low-cost combustion controls for improving efficiency of multi-burner boilers and industrial furnaces, and (4) high temperature (Order of 2000 degrees F) particulate removal system for application to solid-fueled gas turbines. The Solicitation will apply to any or all of the DOE Industrial of the Future, which are high consumers of heating fuel. These industries presently include petroleum, chemicals, pulp/paper, aluminum, glass and steel. Initial funding will favor proposals that apply to the glass industry, and to more than one of the Industries of the Future. Broader coverage, which includes glass, is most desirable. Applicants must demonstrate that the proposed technology can encomically accomplish more energy efficient and environmentally acceptable production, that the proposed technology if implemented, can result in 20 percent energy effiency, and that DOE funding is necessary for development and ultimate commercialization of the proposed technology. Each project will consist of up to three phases: Phase I, R&D Definition; Phase II, Development; and Phase III, Demonstration Testing and Commercialization Planning. If any of the Phase I work has already been performed, the applicant may propose a project for only the uncompleted Phase I work and the remaining Phases; however, the proposal must fully document and demonstrate that the previous work has been successfully completed. The estimated DOE funding for Phase I is $725,000 (to be spent in GFYs 1995 and 1996). A minimum of 20 percent cost sharing (non-federal) is required for Phase I. Cost sharing for Phase II and Phase III will be in accordance with the EnergyPolicy Act (EPACT), P.L. 102-486, 42 U.S.C. 13525. The resultant agreement will be managed by the DOE, Chicago Operations Office. The period of performance may vary, depending on the project, from one to six years. Proposals will be due by June 1, 1995. If you are interested in receiving the FASCAP, contact Cynthia Anderson at the above address or (708) 252-2844. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered. The Solicitation is subject to the Energy Policy Act, P.L. 102-486, 42 U.S.C. 13525. Section 2306 imposeseligibility requirements on companies seeking financial assistance under Titles XX through XXIII of the Act. A company shall be eligible to receive financial assistance under Titles XX through XXIII of the Act only if the Secretary finds that the company's participation in any program under such titles would be in the economic interest of the United States, as evidence by investments in the United States in research, development, and manufacturing (including, for example, the manufacture or major components or subassemblies in the United States); significant contributions of employment in the United States; an agreement with respect to any technology arising from assistance provided under this section to promote the manufacture within the United States of products resulting from that technology (taking into account the goals of promoting the competitiveness of United States industry), and to procure parts and materials from competitive suppliers. (095)

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