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A -- DOE/NREL PHOTOVOLTAICS PROGRAM-HIGH PERFORMANCE PV, PHASE I: IDENTIFYING CRITICAL PATHS SOL RDJ-0-30620-00 DUE 061200 POC Vicki Riddell; Telephone (303) 384-7457; E-mail vicki_riddell@nrel.gov WEB: Click here to access and download the LOI:, http://www.nrel.gov/ncpv/solicitations.html. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the NREL Contract Administrator:, vicki_riddell@nrel.gov. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) anticipates issuing a solicitation for Letters of Interest (LOI) for research and development efforts from members of the photovoltaics community and related industries. The anticipated effort will be directed to include projects in two-junction thin films based on CIS and CdTe alloys; and CIGS thin films and III-V multijunctions for concentrators. The research in this project is directed toward the goal of generating inexpensive electricity from sunlight. The activities in photovoltaics technologies are being conducted for the DOE by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden, Colorado). Proposals received in response to the anticipated LOI will be accepted only if submitted by a U.S. university, college, or company, or a team comprised of the same. Subject to the availability of funds, multiple Firm-Fixed Price awards are anticipated. Current plans are to limit each award within a range between $50,000 and $500,000 per 12-month period, for an expected period of performance of 2 years. Organizations desiring a copy of the solicitation setting forth the LOI requirements may access and download it on the Internet effective April 17, 2000 at www.nrel.gov/ncpv/solicitations.html. Organizations requiring a hard copy should make written request within 14 days of this announcement at the above address, referencing RDJ-0-30620-00. This is not a request for proposals. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Posted 04/14/00 (W-SN445343). (0105)

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