A -- SUPPLEMENTAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE EERE FISCAL YEAR 2001 BROAD BASED SOLICITATION

Notice Date

January 11, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Department of Energy, Golden Field Office, 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401

ZIP Code

80401

Solicitation Number

DE-PS36-01GO90000-03

Response Due

March 21, 2001

Point of Contact

Margo Gorin, Contract Specialist, (303) 275-4737/Matthew Barron, Contracting Officer, (303) 275-4787

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the Contract Specialist (Margo_gorin@nrel.gov)

Description

The Hydrogen Program of the Department of Energy (DOE)Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is issuing a Supplemental Announcement to the EERE Fiscal Year 2001 Broad Based Solicitation for Submission of Financial Assistance Applications INvolving Research, Development and Demonstration, DE-PS36-01GO90000, dated November 27,2000. Under this Supplemental Announcement, DOE is seeking applications for the demonstration of a 'power park' that uses hydrogen as an energy carrier. The envisioned facility will provide electric power and heat to a building complex or industrial facility by means of hydrogen delivered from a centralized reformer. The expected scale for the centralized reformer is 50 kW. The rpoject should include an evaluation of the merits of a centralized fuel cell stack versus smaller fuel cell stacks distributed throughout the park. As an additional option, hydrogen may also be coproduced for manufacturing/processing in industrial applications. DOE is proposing to fund this effort under the provisions o f the Hydrogen Future Act of 1996. DOE anticipates selecting one Application for negotiation of an award under this Supplemental Announcement. The award will be a Cooperative Agreement with a term of up to three years. A minimum cost share contributioin is anticipatd to up to $100,000 in Fiscal Year 2001, $300,000 in 2002, and $300,000 in 2003. All information regarding the Supplemental Announcement will be posted on the DOE Golden Field Office Home Page at http://www.golden.doe.gov/businessopportunities.html under "Solicitations".

Web Link

Click here to download copy of solicitation. (http://www.golden.doe.gov/buisnessopportunities)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010116/ASOL008.HTM (W-011 SN50A7H3)