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A -- SOLID FUELS AND FEEDSTOCKS SOL DE-RA26-98FT97098 DUE 041598 POC William R. Mundorf, Contract Specialist, 412/892-4483, Richard D. Rogus, Contracting Officer, 412/892-6221 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the PRDA, http://www.fetc.doe.gov. E-MAIL: click here to contact the Contract Specialist via e-mail, Mundorf@fetc.doe.gov. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Federal Energy Technology Center (FETC) is interested in pursuing cost-shared proposals for research, development, and demonstration in the area of Solid Fuels and Feedstocks. The purpose of this "Solid Fuels and Feedstocks Grand Challenge PRDA" solicitation is to develop technologies that ensure a continued supply of environmentally sound fuel for existing and future combustion systems, with minimal incremental fuel cost, and to better utilize domestic resources for the production of high-value, carbon-based feedstocks for specialty applications. The solicitation seeks efforts to develop new or improved technologies for 1) the beneficiation of fine-size coal to improve carbon recovery from current production and existing coal impoundments, 2) the dewatering, handling and reconstitution of fine coal, 3) the pre-combustion removal of trace elements from coal for the control of the emission of hazardous air pollutants, 4) the independent or joint preparation of biomass and waste materials with coal to produce new solid fuels, and 5) the production of carbon-based, solid feedstocks for use in producing improved transportation fuels and chemicals. FETC intends to select a broad range of projects for Phase I efforts for laboratory-scale testing from which a reduced number of projects will be chosen via a downselection process for Phase II efforts involving proof-of-concept scale operations. This notice is both a Presolicitation Synopsis and a Synopsis in accordance with FAR 5.204, exchanges of information are not precluded. (0037)

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