Pittsburgh Energy Tech. Ctr., U. S. Department of Energy, Acquisition & Assistance Div., P.O. Box 10940, MS 921-143, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940

A -- A-SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT POC Kenneth S. Askew, Procurement Analyst, (412) 892-6181 Research and Development Advance Notice. This synopsis is published pursuant to the requirement of Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 5.205. The Department of Energy, Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center is contemplating the acquisition of research efforts in the areas listed below during the 1996 fiscal year. This announcement is NOT a formal solicitation and is NOT a request for proposals. Availability of any formal solicitation will be announced separately. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes ONLY, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Interested entities may submit written responses to: U.S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, Attn: Kenneth S. Askew (MS 921-143), P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA (15236)-0940. (Overnight mail should be addressed as follows: U.S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, Attn: Kenneth S. Askew, Bruceton Research Center, Building 921, Room 143, Wallace Road, Pittsburgh, PA (15236).) Responses will be used to develop a source list of potential proposers for future solicitations. Information submitted should be pertinent and specific in the technical area under consideration, on each of the following qualifications; (1) Experience: an outline of previous projects, specific work previously performed or being performed and any in-house research and development effort in related fields of science and technology; (2) Personnel: Name, professional qualifications and specific experience of scientists, engineers and technical personnel who may be assigned as principal investigator and/or project officer; include the number of employees; (3) Facilities: Availability and description of general and special facilities and equipment required to perform in the technical area under consideration. There is no specific format or outline that your response must follow. Include other descriptive literature and any other specific and pertinent information that would enhance our consideration and evaluation of the information submitted. Firms responding should indicate whether they are a small business, a socially and economicallydisadvantaged business, or a woman-owned business. Please include two (2) copies of each response for EACH program. Each response must reference the four character code specified for the program area below and must be limited in length to twenty typed pages. TELEPHONE RESPONSES WILL NOT BE HONORED. So that your response can be included in our source lists for all appropriate Fiscal Year (FY) 1996 competitions, your response must be received not later than close of business on November 21, 1995. Responses will be accepted after that date, but cannot be assured of inclusion in all appropriate FY 1996 source lists. The research areas are as follows: Code: PM11 (Direct Coal Liquefaction). The Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center is supporting technology development efforts for production of alternate transportation fuels (gasoline, diesel fuel, and jet fuel) from coal. Current activities in this Direct Coal Liquefaction program are being conducted in laboratory, bench (approximately 1 lb/hr), and proof-of-concept (approximately 3 tons/day) size facilities to establish the basis for advancement to a demonstration scale in which to verify the technical feasibility of using coal as a replacement or supplement to petroleum-derived fuels in an economical and environmentally acceptable manner. No solicitations are expected in FY 1996. In future years, solicitations are contemplated to procure additional projects for liquefaction technology improvement in the following three areas: (1) alternative processing of solids-containing feed stocks to produce greater liquids yields and improved product quality; (2) refining and end use testing of liquefaction products; and (3) bench-scale testing of novel coprocessing concepts. Projects in areas 1 and 2 are envisioned as laboratory and bench-scale activities involving novel approaches having potential for scale up to proof-of-concept size and for achievement of significant technical and economical improvements. Code: PM12 (Indirect Liquefaction). The Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center is conducting research on the conversion of synthesis gas (i.e., a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen) typical of those attainable from modern coal gasification technology into environmentally superior transportation fuels, oxygenated fuel additives, and premium chemicals/chemical intermediates. The current research activities in the Indirect Liquefaction progam are directed toward improving the activity and selectivity of catalysts normally required for such conversions, developing more efficient reactor systems for controlling the conversion process, and improving product processing to maximize the yield of marketable products. The scope of work in the current program ranges from exploratory studies at the laboratory scale to proof-of-concept studies at a scale of 30 barrels per day. During the next year, no solicitations are contemplated for additional work. In the future, solicitations are contemplated to procure additional projects that focus on 1) development of attrition resistant Fischer-Tropsch catalysts, 2) kinetic studies of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, and 3) catalyst/wax separation for slurry phase Fischer-Tropsch bubble column reactors. Code: PM13 (Advanced Research - Liquefaction). The Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center's Advanced Research-Liquefaction Program has a goal of exploring innovative concepts that have potential for leading to improved methods of coal liquefaction. For concept definition, research projects in this program include fundamental investigations of the basic reaction mechanisms that govern coal liquefaction chemistry as well as the coprocessing of coal with hydrocarbon-based or paper-based wastes to produce a feedstock that can be converted to premium transportation fuels. No solicitations are expected in FY 1996. In future years, a solicitation is contemplated to procure additional research projects in the following areas: (1) investigation of novel concepts in all catalytic routes for conversion of coal and waste materials to hydrocarbons or alcohols; (2) biological transformation of coal-derived materials into hydrocarbons or alcohols; and (3) novel concepts in indirect coal liquefaction. Code: PM14 (Gas-to-Liquids). The Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center's Gas-to-Liquids Program is focused on the development of advanced processes for the production of environmentally superior transportation fuels and premium chemicals/chemical intermediates from domestic natural gas resources. The current research activities in the Gas-to-Liquids Program are focused on the direct conversion of natural gas to products via single and two step processes and the indirect conversion of natural gas to products via synthesis gas, a fundamental building block consisting of a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen The scope of work in the current program ranges from exploratory studies at the laboratory scale to proof-of-concept testing. During the next year, no solicitations are contemplated for additional work. (0293)

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