SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Million Solar Roofs Initiative Small Grant Program for State and Local Partnerships
- Notice Date
- 2/13/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 1617 Cole Boulevard Golden, CO 80401
- ZIP Code
- 80401
- Solicitation Number
- DE-PS36-02GO92005
- Point of Contact
- Matt Barron, Contracting Officer, 303-275-4788 (fax), matt_barron@nrel.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) intends to solicit applications from State and Local Partnerships under the Million Solar Roofs (MSR) Program. DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy will consider proposals from interested State and Local Partnerships to help fund their MSR program development and implementation activities. Applications from State Partnerships are encouraged to apply under the MSR Small Grant Program for State Partnerships. For information on the MSR Small Grant Program for State Partnerships, refer to the State Energy Programs Solicitation for Fiscal Year 2002 Special Projects at http://www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/state_energy/corner_cafe/special_projects.html . The MSR Small Grant Program for State Partnerships is Section 6.57 of the downloadable PDF Special Projects Solicitation. A copy of the solicitation will be accessible through the Golden Field Office Home Page at http://www.golden.doe.gov/businessopportunities.html under "Solicitations." The Golden Home Page will provide direct access to the solicitation and provide instructions on using the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) web site. The solicitation can also be obtained directly through IIPS at http://e-center.doe.gov/ by browsing opportunities by Program Office for those solicitations issued by the Golden Field Office. DOE will not issue hard copies of the solicitation. The Department of Energy's MSR Initiative is an initiative to support State and Local Partnerships who agree to install solar energy systems on one million buildings in the United States (U.S.) by 2010. This effort includes two types of solar energy technology: 1) solar electric (photovoltaic) systems that produce electricity from sunlight, and 2) solar thermal systems panels that produce heat for domestic hot water, for space heating or for heating swimming pools. The Partnerships bring together business, government and community organizations at the regional level with a commitment to install a pre-determined number (at least 500) of solar energy systems. New MSR Partnerships can declare their intent to join the Initiative by including such a letter with their application for this solicitation. A complete description of partnerships and their representative activities can be found on the MSR website at http://www.MillionSolarRoofs.org. Applications under the solicitation must further the work of State and Local Partnerships, including partners in the building industry, state and local governments, utilities, the solar energy industry, financial institutions and non-governmental organizations, to remove market barriers to solar energy use and to develop and strengthen local demand for solar energy products and applications. Applicants should propose a viable plan for addressing barriers, which inhibit local market penetration and a strategy for strengthening local demand for solar energy products and applications. For Applicants to become an MSR Partnership and be considered for award under this solicitation, they must possess the capabilities and resources to install a minimum of 500 solar energy systems by 2010. There are two types of grants available: Phase 1 - New Partnership grants, and Phase 2 - Meeting the Commitment grants. Only one application may be submitted per partnership in one or the other of the categories, but not both. Partnerships that have been awarded prior MSR partnership grants in the past may not apply for a Phase 1 - New Partnership grant. Newly formed or existing partnerships that have not received prior MSR grants may apply for a Phase 1 - New Partnership grant. Any partnership with the prerequisites may apply for a Phase 2 - Meeting the Commitment grant. There is no cost sharing requirement for these grants, although cost sharing will be one of the criteria considered. Subject to the availability of funds, multiple awards for a total of $1,000,000 (DOE funding) in Fiscal Year 2002 are anticipated as a result of this Solicitation. The selected applicants will receive financial assistance under a grant. DOE will fund up to $50,000 per project. DOE anticipates funding approximately 20 to 30 grants in the amount of $10,000 to $50,000 each. Solicitation number DE-PS36-02GO92005 will include complete information on the program, including technical aspects, funding, application preparation instructions, application evaluation criteria, and other factors that will be considered when selecting applications for funding. No pre-application conference is planned. Issuance of the solicitation is planned for mid February 2002, with applications due 45 days after the solicitation has been issued.
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