US Department Of Energy Albuquerque Operations Office, Contracts and Procurement Division, PO Box 5400, Albuquerque, NM 87185-5400 Mexico 87185-54

A -- INTEGRATED FUEL CELL ENERGY SYSTEMS USING AUTOTHERMAL REFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES SOL DE-RP04-00AL66515 DUE 111599 POC Dawn Knepper, Contracting Officer, (505) 845-6215 WEB: Doing Business with DOE-AL, http://www.doeal.gov/cpd/default.htm. E-MAIL: Dawn Knepper, Contracting Officer, dknepper@doeal.gov. The Department of Energy, Albuquerque Operations Office (DOE-AL), has a need for developing small residential energy systems using reformer/proton exchange membrane/battery technologies. The DOE-AL is looking for an integrated fuel cell energy system capable of producing 4-5kw of grid quality power using auto-thermal reformation technologies. The contractor shall be required to deliver a prototype system that will be used as a measure of merit for the project. The contractor shall supply the reformation, the PEMFC/power conditioning technology, balance of plant, all appropriate support systems and the ability to provide heat to the building as a single fully integrated and automated package. The unit should be a pre-commercial prototype b test unit ready for field-testing. The prototype shall be tested and qualified by University of Alaska and Sandia National Laboratory personnel prior to demonstration at a remote location within the state of Alaska. The prototype system is to operate on hydrogen from diesel reformulated fuel for remote arctic conditions that exist in Alaskan villages. The contract type will be cost sharing arrangement as this program is considered a "demonstration" and requires a 50% cost share on behalf of the contractor. The project will involve teaming with Sandia Livermore Laboratory and the University Of Alaska. Further details are provided in the solicitation package. Because of the time constraints involved with the testing of the units during the winter months in Alaska, contract is expected to be awarded no later than January 2000. DOE-AL intends to award a contract under full and open competition that represents the best value to the government. Oral proposals will be solicited. All interested parties must submit a request for solicitation to DOE-AL /CPD Attn: Dawn Knepper, P.O. Box 5400, Albuquerque, NM 87185-5400. Fax requests are acceptable and may be sent to: (505) 845-5181, Attn: Dawn Knepper. Posted 10/21/99 (W-SN393923). (0294)

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