U.S. Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office, P.O. Box 98518, Las Vegas, NV 89193-8518

A -- RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVE SOL DE-SC08-99EE50569 POC Rosa M. Gomez, 702/295-4064 WEB: DOE Nevada Operations Office -- Current Solicitations, http://www.nv.doe.gov/business/procurement/solicit.htm. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, gomez@nv.doe.gov. The Nevada Operations Office of the Department of Energy (DOE) plans to issue a Financial Assistance Solicitation for Research and Development of an Automotive Electric Motor Drive (AEMD) under Solicitation Number: DE-SC08-99EE50569. This solicitation, which is due to be released on or about March 12, 1999, supports the Government/automotive industry Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV). The Partnership goal is to develop light-duty vehicles that achieve up to 80 mpg, meet emission standards, and offer the same level of performance and cost as today's vehicles. Additional information on the Partnership can be obtained at the United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) Internet web site http://uscar.org. The technology that has been selected by PNGV to attain the goals are hybrid electric propulsion, with direct injection engines, fuel cells, light-weight materials, along with advanced integrated power electronics. The goal is to develop one or more subsystem suppliers who will develop the next generation AEMD which will eventually be integrated with the Automotive Integrated Power Module (AIPM). The AIPM procurement activity is currently under the Department of Energy's Chicago Operations Office solicitation number DE-SC02-98EE5025. Applicants for the AEMD solicitation shall develop and demonstrate their innovation by using open architecture concepts that permit scalable power output capability, and low-cost manufacturing to meet automotive goals and requirements. Further, the selected applicant(s) shall participate with DOE and its automotive industry partners to demonstrate the system capabilities of the proposed AEMD. Independent of this solicitation, DOE plans to do a vehicle system validation of this technology. Those prototypes that are successful may be used to develop automotive engineering solutions for operation under extreme conditions. The AEMD specification was coordinated with the DOE AIPM Program, efforts of the Automotive Industry Partnership and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Additional information can be found on the USCAR web site and the IEEE web site http://stdsbbs.ieee.org/groups/1461. System integration issues for the AEMD include delivery of complete full scale models incorporating the principles of design for manufacturing and means to update DOE existing cost analyses. DATES: All applications for Solicitation Number: DE-SC08-99EE50569 should be received according to the solicitation's Due Date for Applications. This solicitation is expected to be released on or about March 12, 1999. ADDRESS: Applications should be sent to U.S. Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office, Contracts Management Division, ATTN: Rosa M. Gomez, 232 Energy Way, N. Las Vegas, Nevada 89030. A copy of the solicitation will be accessible via Internet: http://www.nv.doe.gov/business/procurement/solicit.htm. There will be no printed or hard copies of the Solicitation mailed. If you do not have access to the Internet, there is a public reading room available for viewing the document at DOE/NV's facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Additionally, most public libraries have resources available to electronically access and download the Solicitation. CAUTION: This Solicitation will be issued electronically as well as any amendments thereto. Because of this, the Government is under no obligation and is in fact unable to maintain a COMPLETE bidders mailing list. It is therefore incumbent upon any interested parties to periodically access the above Internet address in order to obtain any amendments which may be issued. Failure to obtain any said amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time set for receipt of applications may render your application nonresponsive and result in rejection of the same. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE anticipates that multiple agreements may result from this solicitation. Periods of performance may range from 24 to 36 months and total estimated DOE funds in the amount of $6,000,000 are anticipated. Cost sharing requirements will be at least 50 percent of total estimated costs. Awards are subject to the availability of funds. The issuance of a solicitation will not obligate DOE to make any award(s). Any non-profit or for-profit organization, university of other institution of higher education, or non-federal agency or entity is eligible to apply. Federal laboratory participation will be limited to the Designated Scientific User Facilities, which are identified on the Solicitation's web site stated above. The solicitation will provide further guidance in this area. Award(s) resulting from this solicitation will be subject to the requirements of the Energy Policy Act, which in general, requires that the awardee be a United States-owned company (including certain non-profits) or that the foreign country in which the parent company is located meets certain conditions of reciprocity in the treatment of investments, access to research and development programs, and protection of intellectual property. All responsible sources, as indicated above, may submit an application which will be considered by the Government. All interested organizations are invited to submit applications. 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