SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Superconductivity Outreach and Analysis
- Notice Date
- 1/14/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory - UT Battelle LLC (DOE Contractor), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Bethel Valley Road P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831-6192
- ZIP Code
- 37831-6192
- Solicitation Number
- 6400001831
- Response Due
- 1/28/2002
- Archive Date
- 2/12/2002
- Point of Contact
- Lance Copeland, Subcontract Administrator, Phone 865-576-2095, Fax 865-241-2426,
- E-Mail Address
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copelandlb@ornl.gov
- Description
- Statement of Work Superconductivity Outreach and Analysis December 18, 2001 A. Tasks 1. Stakeholder Outreach and Information 1A. The subcontractor shall arrange for booth spaces and/or speaking slots at up to two industry or stakeholder events during the year. The subcontractor will propose participation in events other than those typically attended by national laboratory or industry/university scientists and engineers who are working on superconductivity research. Therefore, meetings such as the Applied Superconductivity Conference, the International Cryogenic Materials Conference, the Cryogenic Engineering Conference, the IEEE Winter Power Meeting, the IEEE T&D Meeting, and the Materials Research Society meetings will be excluded from the subcontractor's list of events to be staffed. 1B. The subcontractor will prepare a descriptive "Products and Benefits" brochure targeting the meeting audience in Task 1A and will provide an appropriate number of copies for use at the meeting. The program leaders at each of the national laboratories participating in the Superconductivity Program will also be provided copies of this brochure. The subcontractor will provide an electronic copy of the brochure for inclusion on one or more national laboratory web sites. 1C. The subcontractor shall organize and manage a "HTS Stakeholder Group" composed of opinion leaders from key sectors such as superconductivity, electric power, environmental, state legislatures, the national security community, and trade groups (IEEE, ASME, and the like). Through meetings, conference calls or Internet conferencing technology, this advisory group shall share ideas and assist the national laboratories in communicating the benefits of HTS to their respective constituencies. It will also provide a forum for communicating stakeholders' concerns to the national laboratories. The subcontractor will maintain an ongoing dialogue with electricity stakeholders, both in the targeted sectors and in other stakeholder sectors, in attempts to facilitate their awareness and eventual acceptance of HTS in their operations. This dialogue shall be carried out by paper mailings, electronic mailings, visits, and other tools as the situations warrant. 1D. The subcontractor will issue via e-mail a periodic "HTS Update" newsletter. The frequency of the e-mailing will be approximately once a month. The newsletter will complement the information provided via normal channels (viz., the trade press, including Superconductor Week newsletter) and will be directed in particular to organizations and individuals who are not directly involved in producing products using superconductors. Such groups might include the environmental community, engineering societies, utility architect-engineering firms, and public and investor-owned utilities. 2. Analysis 2A. The subcontractor will research and produce a report assessing the monetary value of non-energy efficiency benefits should high-temperature superconducting devices enter the commercial marketplace. Such non-energy benefits include, but may not be limited to: -removal of oil from power transformers -overloadability of power transformers without loss of transformer life -value of fault-current limiter function on HTS power transformer -3-5 times the energy through the same sized duct under a city street (HTS cables) -elimination of forced oil cooling of underground cables -enhanced electrical characteristics of HTS generators -enhanced security of the nation's power grid -tradable environmental credits -fault current limiter non-energy benefits -flywheel non-energy benefits 2B. The subcontractor will update and enhance the report found on the ORNL website http//www.ornl.gov/HTSC/roadreports.htm "Draft - Analysis of Future Prices and Markets for High Temperature Superconductors (September 2001)" to incorporate a market penetration feedback loop. That is, the spreadsheet will be revised to estimate changes in market size with varying prices for components such as the HTS wire, the cryogenic cooling system, and the like. The subcontractor will also review comments received from industry and national laboratory representatives and incorporate changes, where appropriate and in coordination with national laboratory analysts. 2C. The subcontractor will track international activities in superconductivity and will monitor published funding levels of high-temperature superconductivity wire and applications research. Particular attention will be given to work in Japan, Korea, China, and the EU. The subcontractor will, on a semi-annual basis, prepare a written summary of technical progress and funding levels. The subcontractor will also, on an annual basis, prepare and give a presentation using PowerPoint software at the Wire Development Workshop held each January of February. 2D. The subcontractor will research and prepare a descriptive brochure addressing the safety of handling cryogens in a utility substation environment. The target audience is the utility substation engineer and the residents living near utility substations. The brochure will be completed within the first project year and a four-color printing (200 copies) will be delivered along with a digital file in "pdf" format. B. Deliverables 1. Outreach action plan implementation report for 2002-2004. Subcontractor shall provide a MS-Word file to the subcontract Technical Project Officer at the end of each 12-month performance period. 2. Superconductivity Products and Benefits brochure. Subcontractor shall deliver 200 hard copies (4-color) plus an electronic version of the brochure. 3. Reports and spreadsheets as specified in the task listing. 4. Monthly letter-type progress report submitted with each monthly invoice. 5. Final letter-type report to be submitted within 90 days of end of the subcontract. Final payment is predicated upon receipt of this report and completion of all other required deliverables. C. Schedule The period of performance for this project is 36 months. D. Reviews and Reporting Requirements All deliverables shall be submitted to the Company's Technical Project officer (TPO) identified in the subcontract. Five copies are required unless otherwise noted. 1. Monthly Progress Reports After issuance of an initial award, Seller must submit a satisfactory, letter-type progress report on a monthly basis. Reports should contain the following information: on the first page, provide the project title, principal investigator/project director's name, period of time report covers, name and address of Seller, Company award number, the amount of unexpended funds, if any, that are anticipated to be left at the end of the current budget period, and if the amount exceeds 10 percent of the funds available for the budget period, provide information as to why the excess funds are anticipated to be available and how they will be used in the next budget period. A highlights page should provide an executive summary of the technical progress made since the last reporting period. The report should then state whether the aims have changed from the original proposal and if they have, provide revised aims. Include in the body of the report the results of work to date, delineated by task. Emphasize findings and their significance to the field, and any real or anticipated problems. Inclusion of figures is encouraged. A completed budget page must be submitted with the progress report when a change to anticipated future costs will exceed 25 percent of the original proposal. 2 . Final Report A final report summarizing the entire project must be submitted within 90 days after completion of research. Satisfactory completion of an award will be contingent upon the receipt of this report. The final report shall follow the same outline as a monthly progress report. Manuscripts prepared for publication should be appended. Submit ten copies of the final report to the Company Technical Project Officer. 3. Prompt Dissemination of Results Seller must disseminate results promptly to the scientific community. The Company will permit, to the maximum extent reasonably practicable and consistent with the Government's best interests, the institutions and the authors to publish their own reports in established scientific and technical journals. The Company reserves the right to use, and have others use, to the extent it deems appropriate, the reports resulting from Company awards. The Company may waive the technical reporting requirement of any monthly report if, with Company prior approval, the Seller submits to the Company a copy of its own report which is published or accepted for publication in a recognized scientific or technical journal and which satisfies the information requirements of the program. Under no circumstances will the requirements for a final report be waived. Also, three copies of topical reports, reprints, conference papers, etc., must be submitted to the Company Technical Project Officer as soon as possible after the event occurs and with the renewal application. 4. Annual Performance and Results Review Seller may be asked to present the results of its project at the Annual DOE Peer Review of Projects for the Superconductivity Program for Electric Power. The meeting is held in Washington, D.C., in July or August of each year, and is open to the public. A review committee of not less than 3 (three) members, drawn primarily from national laboratories, industry, and federal agencies, will review technical progress of the Seller by task, and will also review proposed plans for the next year's tasks, if proposed. Proceedings from the meeting will be published. 5. Company Review of Funded Projects The Company or its authorized representatives may make site visits at any reasonable time, to review a project. The Company may provide such technical assistance as may be requested.
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