SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Research and Development for Fuel Cells for Stationary and Automotive Applications
- Notice Date
- 10/28/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 9800 South Cass Avenue Argonne, IL 60439
- ZIP Code
- 60439
- Solicitation Number
- DE-SC02-03CH11137
- Point of Contact
- Christopher Swierczek, Contracting Officer, 630-252-2121, christopher.swierczek@ch.doe.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Energy (DOE)is announcing its intention to solicit applications for financial assistance awards for cost shared research and development of technologies that will enhance research and development in fuel cell technology. The DOE Office of Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies seeks industry cost-shared projects that address research needs in the following topic areas: Development of Stationary PEM Fuel Cell Power Systems for Buildings; Back-up/Peak-Shaving Fuel Cell System; PEM Stack Durability, Membrane Cost and High Temperature Membranes for Stationary and Transportation Applications; Fuel Processing Technology for Stationary Applications; Fuel Cell System Demonstration; Platinum Recycling Technology Development; Non-Precious Metal Catalysts; Thermal and Water Management Technologies; Economic Analysis of PEMFC Systems. Awards under this solicitation will be cooperative agreements with terms of up to five years. Subject to the availability funds, DOE is planning to allocate approximately $7 million in fiscal year 2003 for the selected projects. It is estimated that up to 20 projects may be selected for cost-shared cooperative agreements. Subject to the availability of funds, total estimated Government funding for the solicitation is approximately $70 million for the maximum five-year period. Where the nature of the work demands multi-disciplinary expertise, teaming arrangements are preferred. For the development of a stationary fuel cell power system and the fuel cell demonstration topics, at least one partner of the multi-partner team is required to be a utility. For the back-up fuel cell system topic, at least one partner of the multi-partner team is required to be the host organization for the field test. For the improvement of high temperature membranes topic, at least one partner of the multi-partner team is required to be a university. To be eligible for award under this solicitation, applicants will be required to contribute a non-federal cost share of 20-50% of the yearly project costs to be incurred under the proposed project, depending upon specific topic area selected, as specified in the solicitation. Prior costs incurred (i.e., costs to conduct prior research or development, patents, or to develop technical reports under previous research efforts) should not be proposed and will not be considered as cost share. In addition to the foregoing, other evaluation and selection criteria will be identified in the solicitation. DOE solicitation and selection procedures are set forth in 10 CFR 600. The full text of 10 CFR Part 600 Financial Assistance Rules are located at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_00/10cfr600_00.html . Once released, the solicitation will be available for downloading from the IIPS Internet page. At this Internet site you will also be able to register with IIPS, enabling you to submit an application. If you need technical assistance in registering or for any other IIPS function, call the IIPS Help Desk at (800) 683-0751 or e-mail the Help Desk personnel at IIPS HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov. The solicitation will only be made available in IIPS, no hard (paper) copies of the solicitation and related documents will be made available. The solicitation will be available on DOE's IIPS web page located at http://e-center.doe.gov in mid-November, 2002. Prospective applicants can obtain access to the solicitation from the above Internet address or through the DOE Chicago Operations Office (CH) Internet address at http://www.ch.doe.gov under "current solicitations". All applications must be submitted through IIPS in accordance with the instructions provided in the solicitation. At the above IIPS Internet page, you will also be able to register with IIPS, enabling you to submit an application. If you need technical assistance in registering or for any other IIPS function call the IIPS Help Desk at (800)683-0751 or E-mail the Help Desk personnel at IIPS HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov. The solicitation will only be made available in IIPS, no hard (paper)copies of the solicitation and related documents will be made available. The deadline for the submission of applications (approximately 45-60 days after solicitation release) will be identified in the solicitation.
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