SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Solar America Initiative (SAI) PV Technology Incubator
- Notice Date
- 3/27/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Midwest Research Institute (DOE Contractor), National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO, 80401, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- LOI-No.-RAT-7-77015
- Response Due
- 5/7/2007
- Archive Date
- 5/22/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has issued a Solicitation for Letters of Interest (LOIs) to U.S. Small Businesses for the development of prototype photovoltaic (PV) modules and pilot production. This LOI is in support of U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Solar America Initiative (SAI). Authorized under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the SAI represents a significant enhancement of DOE's business strategy of partnering with the U.S. industry to accelerate commercialization of photovoltaic (PV) system research and development (R&D) to meet aggressive cost and installed capacity goals. This Solicitation is targeted at research and development on PV cell and module prototypes with demonstrated functionality in either large-area coupon form or, preferably, prototypes produced in pilot-scale operations. The emphasis on proposed activities should be on the barriers to manufacturing scale-up and 2010 commercialization. The primary objective of this program is to shorten the timeline for companies to transition prototype and pre-commercial PV technologies into pilot and full-scale manufacture. Responders to this solicitation are expected to focus their efforts on a limited number of high impact module technical improvement opportunities that lie on the critical path to scaling up their technology to full manufacture. The minimum entrance criterion is a demonstrated coupon-scale PV cell or process lab devices or modules. The successful exit criterion is for prototype modules and pilot production demonstration of >3MW/year. Subject to the availability of funds, it is anticipated that six (6) to ten (10) subcontracts, up to $2M each, will be awarded as 18 month phased subcontracts. A Net Conference regarding the project is scheduled for Tuesday, April 10,2007, 9:30 A.M. Mountain Time. The Solicitation is available to view/download from NREL's website at: http://www.nrel.gov/business_opportunities/solicitations_rfps.html
- Record
- SN01259759-W 20070329/070327220258 (fbodaily.com)
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