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A -- DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES AND ANALYTICAL CAPABILITIES FOR VISION 21 ENERGY PLANTS SOL DE-PS26-99FT40578 POC Raymond D. Johnson, Contracting Officer, 412-386-6109 WEB: Electronic Business Center, http://www.fetc.doe.gov/business/solicit. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer's e-mail address, johnson@fetc.doe.gov. The Department of Energy announces that it intends to conduct a competitive Program Solicitation and award financial assistance (Cooperative Agreements) for the program entitled "Development of Technologies and Analytical Capabilities for Vision 21 Energy Plants." Through this solicitation, FETC seeks to support applications in the following areas of interest: development of (A) the enabling and supporting technologies upon which the components and subsystems ("modules") of Vision 21 plants depend, (B) systems integration capability needed to combine two or more modules in Vision 21 plants, and (C) advanced plant design and visualization software leading to demonstration of "virtual" plants. Awards will be made to a limited number of applicants based on an evaluation of the promise of the proposed technology, the quality of prior supporting scientific and engineering studies and of the technical approach to reduce the proposed technology to practice, appropriateness of the project plan, the technical and management capabilities of the applicant organization(s), and availability of DOE funding in the technical areas proposed. Additional information on the Vision 21 Program is available on DOE FETC's World Wide Web Server Internet System (http:/www.fetc.doe.gov/publications/others/vision21/v21.pdf). This solicitation (available in both WordPerfect 6.1 and Portable Document Format (PDF)) will be released on DOE's FETC Internet site (http:/www.fetc.doe.gov/business/solicit) on or about September 30, 1999. Through Program Solicitation No. DE-PS26-99FT40578, the Department of Energy seeks applications for developing the technology basis for Vision 21 energy plants, including developing the enabling and supporting technologies upon which the components and subsystems ("modules") of Vision 21 plants depend, systems integration capability, and advanced computer design and simulation tools. Eligibility for participation in this Program Solicitation is considered to be full and open. All interested parties may apply. The solicitation will contain a complete description of the technical and organizational evaluation factors and the relative importance of each factor. The Department is interested in obtaining applications to develop (A) the enabling and supporting technologies upon which the components and subsystems ("modules") of Vision 21 plants depend, (B) systems integration capability needed to combine two or more modules in Vision 21 plants, and (C) advanced plant design and visualization software leading to demonstration of "virtual" plants. DOE has, with the help of industry, academic, and government stakeholders, identified "enabling" and "supporting" technologies that are expected in be important in developing high-performance technology modules for Vision 21 plants. Enabling technologies are those upon which the modules or subsystems that form the building blocks of a Vision 21 plant depend. Supporting technologies are cross-cutting technologies also judged to be important for the design of Vision 21 plants. Systems Integration prescribes how to combine high-performance technology modules into safe, reliable, economic Vision 21 plants and, as such, is a critical part of the Vision 21 program. Systems integration can be divided into 3 key subelements: systems engineering, dynamic response and control, and industrial ecology. Computational modeling and virtual demonstration software that provides a cost-effective complement to experimental development is also of interest; advanced models to assist in the design process by providing physically based simulations of Vision 21 components, modules, and plants are sought; an integrated suite of codes (software) called the "virtual demonstration" or "virtual plant" is needed to illustrate equipment configuration and orientation and simulate plant operation. DOE anticipates issuing financial assistance (cooperative agreements) for each project selected. DOE reserves the right to support or not support, with or without discussions, any or all applications received in whole or in part, and to determine how many awards may be made through the solicitation subject to the funds available. Approximately $5 million -$10 million of DOE funding is planned for this solicitation in each of the three years FY00, FY01, and FY02. Cost sharing by the applicant is required, and details of the cost sharing requirement are contained in the solicitation. A draft of this Program Solicitation is available for comment on FETC's World Wide Web Server Internet System at http:/www.fetc.doe.gov/business/solicit until August 20, 1999. The final Program Solicitation is expected to be ready for release on or about September 30, 1999. Applications must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the instructions and forms contained in the Program Solicitation. Posted 07/30/99 (W-SN361075). (0211)

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