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A -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR PARASITIC ENERGY LOSS REDUCTION AND ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR CLASS 7 AND 8 TRUCKS DUE 021500 POC Point of Contact: Diana Eddy 505-845-4315 Martha Youngblood 505-845-4268. WEB: Doing Business with DOE-AL, http://www.doeal.gov/cpd/default.htm. E-MAIL: Diana Eddy, Contract Specialist, deddy@doeal.gov. Announcement of Availability of Solicitation. The Department of Energy (DOE), Albuquerque Operations Office (AL) announces that it intends to conduct a competitive Program Solicitation and award financial assistance (cooperative agreements) for the program entitled "Parasitic Energy Loss Reduction and Enabling Technologies for Class 7 and 8 Trucks." Through this solicitation, DOE seeks to support applications in the following areas of interest: (1) Aerodynamic Drag, (2) Thermal Management, (3) Friction and Wear, and (4) Rolling Resistance. A DOE technical panel will perform a scientific and engineering evaluation of each responsive application to determine the merit of the approach, and availability of DOE funding in the technical areas proposed. The DOE Office of Heavy Vehicle Technologies (OHVT) has set a goal of improving efficiency and emission performances of Class 7-8 trucks through the use of advanced Diesel engines, emission control technologies, hybrid electric propulsion systems, and reduction of parasitic energy losses. This solicitation addresses parasitic energy losses which account for about 45% of the total losses in class 7-8 trucks. 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. DOE expects to provide up to $10 million over a five year period. 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 will be available for comment on AL's World Wide Web Server Internet System at http://www.doeal.gov/cpd/default.htm until February 4, 2000. The final Program Solicitation is expected to be ready for release on or about February 11, 2000. The Applications must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the instructions and forms contained in the Program Solicitation. Posted 01/24/00 (A-SN418424). (0024)

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