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B -- AVAILABILITY OF SOLICITATION FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL OLICY OPTIONS THAT WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL COST-EFFECTIVE ACTIONS TO LOWER GREENHOUSE GASS EMISSIONS IN THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY SOL DE-RP07-00ID13833 DUE 021800 POC Dallas L. Hoffer, Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer (208) 526-0014 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the solicitation No., http://www.id.doe.gov/doeid/PSD/proc-div. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, hofferdl@id.doe.gov. The purpose of the resultant contract will be to develop an assessment of potential policy options that would lead to additional cost-effective actions to lower greenhouse gas emissions in the iron and steel industry that would not otherwise result from current policies and practices. This effort will support the continuing dialog between the iron and steel industry and several government agencies including the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Commerce to discuss opportunities to increase the productivity of iron and steel operations while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The identification of key barriers to the acceleration of energy efficiency improvements in this industry is a key step. This study will identify and then analyze the potential impediments that could lead to under investment by the iron and steel industry in measures to minimize these impediments by reducing disincentives or providing new incentives or both. The solicitation in its full text will be available on the Internet on or about January 14, 2000. The Internet Web Site is the following:!! Posted 01/06/00 (W-SN413714). (0006)

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