A -- SOLICITATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION FOR COOPERATIVE AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (CARAT) PROGRAM

Notice Date

April 11, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Department Of Energy, Chicago Operations Office, 9800 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439

ZIP Code

60439

Solicitation Number

DE-SC02-01EE50657

Response Due

June 22, 2001

Point of Contact

Earlette Robinson, Contract Specialist, (Internet: Earlette.Robinson.@CH.DOE.Gov); 630/252-2667; Internet, DOE Chicago Home Page, http://www.ch.doe.gov/business/ACQ.htm (It is critical that ACQ is upper case and all others lower case)

E-Mail Address

Earlette Robinson, Contract Specialist (earlette.robinson@ch.doe.gov)

Description

The Department of Energy (DOE) plans to issue a Solicitation for Financial Assistance to invite applications from small businesses and institutions of higher education for research and development for the Cooperative Automotive Research for Advanced Technologies (CARAT) Program. This annual solicitation seeks innovative research and development in the following seven (7) topic areas: TOPIC 1-Alternative (Non-Lithium) Insertion Electrode Battery Technology; TOPIC 2-Non-Carbon Anodes for Lithium-ion Batteries; TOPIC 3-Fuel Cells for Auxiliary and Portable Power; TOPIC 4-Homogeneous-Charge Compression-Ignition (HCCI) Enabling Technology; TOPIC 5-Cost-Effective, High-Efficiency Porous Media Heat Transfer; Topic 6-Cost-Effective, High-Efficiency Materials for Thermoelectric Devices; and TOPIC 7-Cost-Effective, High-Efficiency Integrated Systems Approach to Auxiliary Electric Motors. The Solicitation No. DE-SC02-01EE50657 will be released on or about April 27, 2001. The solicitation will be available on the INTERNET to view and download at http://www.ch.doe.gov/business/ACQ.htm (it is critical that ACQ is uppercase and all others are lower case). Pre-Applications will be due approximately two-weeks upon the release of the solicitation. Please note that users will not be alerted when the solicitation is issued on the Internet. Any amendments to the solicitation will also be posted on the Internet. Prospective applicants are therefore advised to check the Internet address on a daily basis. The application due date will be approximately 60 days from the date posted on the Internet.

Web Link

The Acquisition and Assistance Group (www.ch.doe.gov/business/ACQ.htm)

Record

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