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d. To assist in policy formulation.
e. Other (please specify):
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13. DOE Office of Intelligence
products contribute to the solution of
my organization’s following problems/
challenges (annotate all that apply):
a. Technical understanding of foreign
government nuclear associated
systems and new energy
technologies.
b. Tracking terrorist pursuit of
weapons of mass destruction
(WMD).
c. Foreign government pursuit,
fielding and/or proliferation of
WMD or new energy technologies.
d. Understanding the role WMD and/
or other energy systems may play in
the formulation of new national
and/or international policy.
e. Other (please specify):
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14. How can DOE’s Office of
Intelligence make its products easier for
customer use (please annotate all that
apply).
a. Expand its intelligence product line
(i.e., product types/categories).
b. Tailor its product line to specific
customer requirements.
c. Integrate customer feedback into
each product.
d. Ensure all DOE intelligence
products are readily accessible via
customer classified and/or
unclassified IT network portals.
e. Other (please specify):
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15. How can DOE’s Office of
Intelligence expand its services to meet
your needs (please annotate all that
apply)?
a. Define DOE’s key intelligence
product line.
b. Determine customer intelligence
requirements met by DOE’s product
line.
c. Support the development and
enhancement of IC enterprise-wide
intelligence data standards.
d. Ensure the resources necessary (i.e.,
programs and budgets) to achieve
DOE’s intelligence goals and
objectives.
e. Other (please specify):
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16. As a customer of DOE intelligence
product, what is your primary
consideration in determining which
agency’s intelligence product is best
suited to your needs?
a. The products are consistently based
on all-source intelligence.
b. The product’s objectivity, balance
and depth of analysis.
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c. Product is written for tailored reuse (i.e., sanitization, wider
dissemination, etc.)
d. The product is technically accurate.
e. Other (please specify):
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17. As a customer of and/or
collaborator on DOE intelligence
products, how much of your
organization’s total intelligence product
budget is associated with DOE?
a. >50%.
b. 25–50%.
c. 5–25%.
d. 5%.
e. Other (please specify):
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18. What change(s) should DOE make
to its intelligence products to increase
the percentage of your organization’s
intelligence product budget associated
with DOE (please annotate all that
apply)?
a. More use of all-source analysis.
b. More product balance and depth of
analysis.
c. More products written for tailored
re-use (i.e., sanitization, wider
dissemination).
d. Better technical accuracy.
e. Other (please specify):
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19. As a customer or prospective
customer for DOE intelligence product,
do you believe our intelligence budget
is sufficient to produce credible product
to meet your needs?
a. Yes.
b. No.
c. Don’t Know.
20. How do DOE’s intelligence
products compare to similar products of
other IC members?
a. Better.
b. Pretty much the same.
c. Slightly less comparable.
d. Not comparable.
e. Other (please specifiy):
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21. As a customer of DOE intelligence
products, what do you see as DOE’s
distinctive competencies (please
annotate all that apply):
a. Technical knowledge on nuclear or
energy issues.
b. Product balance and depth of
analysis.
c. Ability to tailor product to specific
customer needs.
d. Product currency and
responsiveness.
e. Other (please specify):
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22. What would make customers lose
interest DOE intelligence products?
a. Product technical or other
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b. Shallow analysis.
c. Failure to focus on its customers’
current topics of interest.
d. Dedicating insufficient resources to
DOE intelligence products.
e. Other (please specify):
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23. How can DOE’s Office of
Intelligence increase the credibility of
its intelligence products?
a. More use of all-source analysis.
b. More product objectivity, balance
and depth of analysis.
c. More products written for tailored
re-use (i.e., sanitization, wider
dissemination).
d. Better technical accuracy.
e. Other (please specify):
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24. Which of the following statements
best describes your overall view of DOE
intelligence products?
a. The products meet my mission
goals and information requirements.
b. The products are clear, logical, and
support my analysis and/or
assessments.
c. The products helped me make
good, informed decisions.
d. The products identified new
information relevant to my job.
e. Other (please specify):
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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Notice of Opportunity for Technical
Assistance (NOTA); Solar America
Showcases (General) 2009
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of Opportunity for
Technical Assistance (DE–PS36–
09GO99021).
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy
(DOE) today gives Notice of Opportunity
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for Technical Assistance (NOTA). The
purpose of this NOTA is to support the
goal of DOE’s Solar America Initiative
(SAI) to reduce the cost of solar
photovoltaic technologies so that they
become cost-competitive with grid
electricity by 2015. The SAI represents
a significant enhancement of DOE’s
business strategy of partnering with key
stakeholders to accelerate
commercialization of photovoltaic (PV)
system research and development (R&D)
to meet aggressive cost and installed
capacity goals. DOE’s Solar Energy
Technologies Program uses research and
development (R&D), testing and
evaluation, and market transformation
(MT) approaches to meet its SAI goal.
MT efforts aim to reduce market barriers
and promote market expansion of solar
energy technologies through non-R&D
activities. There are several aspects to
SAI MT that should be kept in mind by
Applicants to this NOTA:
• DOE is looking to identify and
remove market barriers. DOE is seeking
to identify and minimize or remove
barriers to solar technology
commercialization as quickly and
efficiently as possible.
• DOE is looking for significant
market changing activities. DOE is
seeking to make large and significant
changes in the marketplace through its
market transformation activities.
• DOE is focused on near- and midterm results. Accordingly, emphasis will
be on projects and activities with the
greatest potential to assist the DOE in
reaching its SAI goal by 2015 (for more
information, see SAI Web site at https://
www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/
solar_america/).
• DOE is looking for performers and
partners who are committed to the SAI
mission. In order to achieve the SAI
mission of 2015, DOE is inclined to
partner and work with highly motivated
entities.
The DOE will provide Technical
Assistance to large-scale, high-visibility
solar installation projects that have the
ability to impact the market for solar
technologies through large project size,
use of a novel solar technology, and/or
use of a novel application for a solar
technology. In addition, it is desired
that the project be replicable or have
replicable components. Large-scale
installations may include photovoltaic,
concentrating solar power, solar water
heating, and solar space heating
applications.
Technical assistance will not be
provided for research, development, or
early-stage testing and evaluation of any
technology or product. Solar America
Showcases focus on providing support
to projects in which a commercially-
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ready technology is to be installed in a
large-scale application with full
financial project commitment already in
place. Support for research, product
development or early stage testing and
evaluation of solar products or
technologies may be available under
other Solar America Initiative
opportunities.
DOE will not purchase hardware or
otherwise provide direct funding to
organizations selected from this Notice.
For further detail, see the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document, and the full Notice of
Opportunity for Technical Assistance
(NOTA) at the DOE Industry Interactive
Procurement System (IIPS) Web site:
https://e-center.doe.gov/.
DATES: Requests for Technical
Assistance must be submitted by 11:59
PM Eastern Time via the DOE Industry
Interactive Procurement System (IIPS)
Web site: https://e-center.doe.gov/ on the
dates indicated in the table below to be
considered under this Notice. Requests
received after the submission due date/
time will automatically be considered
and reviewed in the next cycle other
than the last cycle. DOE reserves the
right to add other submission dates or
repost the Notice, pending review of the
requests for Technical Assistance
received during the open period. DOE
may continue to enter into Memoranda
of Agreements (MOA) with selected
organizations/entities, until the total
value of DOE’s Technical Assistance has
been allocated or all selected projects
have received the required Technical
Assistance needed.
Notice
closing
date
03/31/2009
06/30/2009
09/30/2009
12/30/2009
Submission due
date/time
03/31/2009
06/30/2009
09/30/2009
12/30/2009
11:59
11:59
11:59
11:59
PM
PM
PM
PM
ET.
ET.
ET.
ET.
All requests for Technical
Assistance must be submitted to the
DOE Industry Interactive Procurement
System (IIPS) Web site: https://ecenter.doe.gov/. Applications submitted
via any other method will not be
considered for Technical Assistance
under this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding the content of the
notice must be submitted through the
‘‘Submit Question’’ feature of the DOE
Industry Interactive Procurement
System (IIPS) at https://e-center.doe.gov.
Locate the Notice on IIPS and then click
on the ‘‘Submit Question’’ button. Enter
required information. You will receive
an electronic notification that your
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question has been answered. DOE will
try to respond to a question within 3
business days, unless a similar question
and answer have already been posted on
the Web site. All questions must be
submitted no later than one week prior
to the closing date.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of Solar America Showcases
(SAS) is to accelerate demand for solar
technologies among key end-use market
sectors. Under this activity, DOE will
provide Technical Assistance to largescale, high-visibility solar installation
projects that have the ability to impact
the market for solar technologies
through large project size, use of a novel
solar technology, and/or use of a novel
application for a solar technology. In
addition, it is desired that the project be
replicable or have replicable
components. It is not expected that all
projects will meet all of these
parameters, but projects would ideally
reflect some or most of these qualities.
Showcases may utilize photovoltaic
(PV), concentrating solar power (CSP),
and solar water/air heating (SWAH)
applications.
DOE will not purchase hardware or
provide any direct funding to selected
organizations through this Notice.
Awards are comprised of Technical
Assistance only.
To provide more guidance regarding
the types of installations DOE is looking
to support, additional information is
provided below on the parameters for
(and examples of) projects for which
DOE anticipates receiving requests for
Technical Assistance under this Notice.
Regarding the scale of the project,
DOE is looking for projects with total
capacity of 250 kW or greater. Projects
may include multiple sites, and do not
have to be co-located. The impact and
visibility of a geographically divided
project, however, must remain high. In
addition to the initial installation, the
kW total may also include planned
follow-on activities (direct replication
efforts). Examples include installations
in residential subdivisions, shopping
centers, office buildings or parks, big
box retail locations, factories, and utility
solar production.
Regarding the visibility of the project,
DOE anticipates projects that are highly
visible, such as centrally located in
towns, are sited in high-traffic vehicle or
pedestrian areas, house hundreds of
residents or workers, are located in an
area frequented by tourists, are located
in a popular public destination (e.g.
shopping centers, courthouses, etc.), or
have some other high visibility
component. The project would also
have an outreach component that
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provides information about the
installation, such as a kiosk that
displays information about the solar
energy system.
Regarding the novel solar technology,
DOE proposes to support projects that
introduce new solar technologies that
hold the promise of reducing initial
costs, simplifying installation, and
boosting consumer confidence, but
which have little testing to date that
demonstrates such improvements.
Examples include new cell or module
technology, new materials, or
innovative installation and mounting
techniques. By offering Technical
Assistance, DOE envisions helping these
new solar technologies develop a
performance record in the marketplace,
identify technical problems early in
mass product releases, and devise
solutions and alternatives that move
specific solar technologies to costcompetitiveness by 2015.
Regarding the novel solar application,
DOE expects to support projects that
utilize solar technology in new ways.
One example would be to include new
methods of building integration beyond
traditional roof-mounted modules. DOE
also supports innovative designs and
methods that open up previously
untapped markets or end uses to solar
technology adoption. Acceptable
applications could also include those
that are currently in use in other
geographic areas, but not in the vicinity
(State, region) of the proposed site.
Regarding replicability, DOE expects
to support projects that can either be
replicated by the entity requesting the
Technical Assistance or by others. The
entire project should be replicable, or
have replicable components, unless
installations are of an extremely large
size that justifies DOE support without
replicability. Replication of projects is a
critical component to advance solar
commercialization and will be strongly
considered under this opportunity.
Subject to annual Congressional
appropriations, the estimated value of
the Technical Assistance to be available
under this Notice is approximately
$2,000,000 during calendar year 2009.
Although there is no fixed limit on
the amount of this annual funding that
can be dedicated to Technical
Assistance under any one project,
individual projects will rarely receive
assistance valued at more than
$500,000, unless the proposed project is
truly exceptional in how it advances the
SAI goal. Technical Assistance may be
provided to selected projects until the
total Technical Assistance budget has
been allocated or all selected projects
have received the appropriate amount of
Technical Assistance. DOE may choose
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to offer a similar opportunity for
Technical Assistance in future years.
DOE anticipates entering into 8 to 16
agreements to provide Technical
Assistance to selected organizations
under this Notice during calendar year
2009. The actual number of agreements
will depend on the amount of Technical
Assistance required by selected projects
and the amount of DOE funding
available to support the Technical
Assistance.
The period of performance of any
individual agreements will be
negotiated to accommodate the specific
project being supported. Typical
projects will range from 18 to 24 months
in length.
DOE will provide tailored hands-on
Technical Assistance to the selected
organization(s) through the use of
specifically assembled Technical
Assistance Teams. Members of these
Teams will be subject matter and
technical experts in areas such as
architecture, finance, planning, project
management, etc. Significant
participants of these Teams will be the
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
(NREL), Sandia National Laboratories
(SNL), Oak Ridge National Laboratory
(ORNL), the Southwest and Southeast
Regional Experiment Stations (RESs),
which are housed at New Mexico State
University and Florida Solar Energy
Center, respectively, as well as CH2M
HILL, a global engineering firm selected
competitively under a prior DOE
procurement. Other entities may be
added to the Teams by DOE as
necessary. DOE may choose to contract
for non-lab Technical Assistance Team
members, mainly to provide the nonsolar-specific Technical Assistance,
through a separate procurement
instrument.
Technical Assistance provided under
this Notice is designed to help entities
make informed decisions. Technical
Assistance Teams will provide
information and options to enable
policy, planning, and purchasing
decisions. DOE and the Technical
Assistance Teams will not direct
behavior or decisions, or require entities
to take any particular course of action.
The role of DOE stops short of the actual
decision-making on projects.
Any legal entity, to include private
sector for-profit and non-profit
organizations, State and local
governments, and trade and other
associations may request DOE Technical
Assistance under this Notice, as long as
the installation proposed by the
organization, and for which the
Technical Assistance will be provided,
is located in the United States.
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Federal agencies are not permitted to
request Technical Assistance under this
Notice.
Federally Funded Research and
Development Center (FFRDC)
Contractors may not submit a request for
Technical Assistance, may not
participate as a team partner with any
entity requesting Technical Assistance,
and may not assist any entity with a
request for Technical Assistance under
this Notice.
Nonprofit organizations described in
section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying
activities after December 31, 1995 are
not permitted to submit a request for
Technical Assistance under this Notice.
Cities that have been named ‘‘Solar
America Cities’’ under a separate DOE
award are eligible under this Notice as
long as the requested technical
assistance is complementary and not
duplicative of the technical assistance
provided under the Solar America Cities
Award Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA).
Technical Assistance described under
this Notice will be provided via a
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
between DOE, the organization selected
to receive the Technical Assistance, and
the Technical Assistance Team Leader
responsible for providing the Technical
Assistance.
A MOA is a collaborative agreement
between the Federal Government and
other parties to work together on a
mutually beneficial activity. The MOA
will detail the scope of the Technical
Assistance activities, the forms of
collaboration, the responsibilities of the
partners to the Agreement, and the
treatment of any potential intellectual
property. Federal funding will not be
provided to a partner under a MOA.
View the full NOTA at the DOE Industry
Interactive Procurement System (IIPS)
Web site: https://e-center.doe.gov/.
Issued in Golden, CO on January 28, 2009.
Mary Foreman,
Assistant Manager, Office of Acquisition and
Financial Assistance, DOE—Golden Field
Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Notice of Opportunity for Technical Assistance (NOTA); Solar
America Showcases (General) 2009
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of Opportunity for Technical Assistance (DE-PS36-
09GO99021).
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) today gives Notice of
Opportunity
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for Technical Assistance (NOTA). The purpose of this NOTA is to support
the goal of DOE's Solar America Initiative (SAI) to reduce the cost of
solar photovoltaic technologies so that they become cost-competitive
with grid electricity by 2015. The SAI represents a significant
enhancement of DOE's business strategy of partnering with key
stakeholders to accelerate commercialization of photovoltaic (PV)
system research and development (R&D) to meet aggressive cost and
installed capacity goals. DOE's Solar Energy Technologies Program uses
research and development (R&D), testing and evaluation, and market
transformation (MT) approaches to meet its SAI goal. MT efforts aim to
reduce market barriers and promote market expansion of solar energy
technologies through non-R&D activities. There are several aspects to
SAI MT that should be kept in mind by Applicants to this NOTA:
DOE is looking to identify and remove market barriers. DOE
is seeking to identify and minimize or remove barriers to solar
technology commercialization as quickly and efficiently as possible.
DOE is looking for significant market changing activities.
DOE is seeking to make large and significant changes in the marketplace
through its market transformation activities.
DOE is focused on near- and mid-term results. Accordingly,
emphasis will be on projects and activities with the greatest potential
to assist the DOE in reaching its SAI goal by 2015 (for more
information, see SAI Web site at https://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/
solar_america/).
DOE is looking for performers and partners who are
committed to the SAI mission. In order to achieve the SAI mission of
2015, DOE is inclined to partner and work with highly motivated
entities.
The DOE will provide Technical Assistance to large-scale, high-
visibility solar installation projects that have the ability to impact
the market for solar technologies through large project size, use of a
novel solar technology, and/or use of a novel application for a solar
technology. In addition, it is desired that the project be replicable
or have replicable components. Large-scale installations may include
photovoltaic, concentrating solar power, solar water heating, and solar
space heating applications.
Technical assistance will not be provided for research,
development, or early-stage testing and evaluation of any technology or
product. Solar America Showcases focus on providing support to projects
in which a commercially-ready technology is to be installed in a large-
scale application with full financial project commitment already in
place. Support for research, product development or early stage testing
and evaluation of solar products or technologies may be available under
other Solar America Initiative opportunities.
DOE will not purchase hardware or otherwise provide direct funding
to organizations selected from this Notice.
For further detail, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document, and the full Notice of Opportunity for Technical
Assistance (NOTA) at the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System
(IIPS) Web site: https://e-center.doe.gov/.
DATES: Requests for Technical Assistance must be submitted by 11:59 PM
Eastern Time via the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS)
Web site: https://e-center.doe.gov/ on the dates indicated in the table
below to be considered under this Notice. Requests received after the
submission due date/time will automatically be considered and reviewed
in the next cycle other than the last cycle. DOE reserves the right to
add other submission dates or repost the Notice, pending review of the
requests for Technical Assistance received during the open period. DOE
may continue to enter into Memoranda of Agreements (MOA) with selected
organizations/entities, until the total value of DOE's Technical
Assistance has been allocated or all selected projects have received
the required Technical Assistance needed.
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Notice closing date Submission due date/time
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03/31/2009........................ 03/31/2009 11:59 PM ET.
06/30/2009........................ 06/30/2009 11:59 PM ET.
09/30/2009........................ 09/30/2009 11:59 PM ET.
12/30/2009........................ 12/30/2009 11:59 PM ET.
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ADDRESSES: All requests for Technical Assistance must be submitted to
the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) Web site: http:/
/e-center.doe.gov/. Applications submitted via any other method will
not be considered for Technical Assistance under this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the content of the
notice must be submitted through the ``Submit Question'' feature of the
DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) at https://e-
center.doe.gov. Locate the Notice on IIPS and then click on the
``Submit Question'' button. Enter required information. You will
receive an electronic notification that your question has been
answered. DOE will try to respond to a question within 3 business days,
unless a similar question and answer have already been posted on the
Web site. All questions must be submitted no later than one week prior
to the closing date.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of Solar America Showcases (SAS)
is to accelerate demand for solar technologies among key end-use market
sectors. Under this activity, DOE will provide Technical Assistance to
large-scale, high-visibility solar installation projects that have the
ability to impact the market for solar technologies through large
project size, use of a novel solar technology, and/or use of a novel
application for a solar technology. In addition, it is desired that the
project be replicable or have replicable components. It is not expected
that all projects will meet all of these parameters, but projects would
ideally reflect some or most of these qualities. Showcases may utilize
photovoltaic (PV), concentrating solar power (CSP), and solar water/air
heating (SWAH) applications.
DOE will not purchase hardware or provide any direct funding to
selected organizations through this Notice. Awards are comprised of
Technical Assistance only.
To provide more guidance regarding the types of installations DOE
is looking to support, additional information is provided below on the
parameters for (and examples of) projects for which DOE anticipates
receiving requests for Technical Assistance under this Notice.
Regarding the scale of the project, DOE is looking for projects
with total capacity of 250 kW or greater. Projects may include multiple
sites, and do not have to be co-located. The impact and visibility of a
geographically divided project, however, must remain high. In addition
to the initial installation, the kW total may also include planned
follow-on activities (direct replication efforts). Examples include
installations in residential subdivisions, shopping centers, office
buildings or parks, big box retail locations, factories, and utility
solar production.
Regarding the visibility of the project, DOE anticipates projects
that are highly visible, such as centrally located in towns, are sited
in high-traffic vehicle or pedestrian areas, house hundreds of
residents or workers, are located in an area frequented by tourists,
are located in a popular public destination (e.g. shopping centers,
courthouses, etc.), or have some other high visibility component. The
project would also have an outreach component that
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provides information about the installation, such as a kiosk that
displays information about the solar energy system.
Regarding the novel solar technology, DOE proposes to support
projects that introduce new solar technologies that hold the promise of
reducing initial costs, simplifying installation, and boosting consumer
confidence, but which have little testing to date that demonstrates
such improvements. Examples include new cell or module technology, new
materials, or innovative installation and mounting techniques. By
offering Technical Assistance, DOE envisions helping these new solar
technologies develop a performance record in the marketplace, identify
technical problems early in mass product releases, and devise solutions
and alternatives that move specific solar technologies to cost-
competitiveness by 2015.
Regarding the novel solar application, DOE expects to support
projects that utilize solar technology in new ways. One example would
be to include new methods of building integration beyond traditional
roof-mounted modules. DOE also supports innovative designs and methods
that open up previously untapped markets or end uses to solar
technology adoption. Acceptable applications could also include those
that are currently in use in other geographic areas, but not in the
vicinity (State, region) of the proposed site.
Regarding replicability, DOE expects to support projects that can
either be replicated by the entity requesting the Technical Assistance
or by others. The entire project should be replicable, or have
replicable components, unless installations are of an extremely large
size that justifies DOE support without replicability. Replication of
projects is a critical component to advance solar commercialization and
will be strongly considered under this opportunity.
Subject to annual Congressional appropriations, the estimated value
of the Technical Assistance to be available under this Notice is
approximately $2,000,000 during calendar year 2009.
Although there is no fixed limit on the amount of this annual
funding that can be dedicated to Technical Assistance under any one
project, individual projects will rarely receive assistance valued at
more than $500,000, unless the proposed project is truly exceptional in
how it advances the SAI goal. Technical Assistance may be provided to
selected projects until the total Technical Assistance budget has been
allocated or all selected projects have received the appropriate amount
of Technical Assistance. DOE may choose to offer a similar opportunity
for Technical Assistance in future years.
DOE anticipates entering into 8 to 16 agreements to provide
Technical Assistance to selected organizations under this Notice during
calendar year 2009. The actual number of agreements will depend on the
amount of Technical Assistance required by selected projects and the
amount of DOE funding available to support the Technical Assistance.
The period of performance of any individual agreements will be
negotiated to accommodate the specific project being supported. Typical
projects will range from 18 to 24 months in length.
DOE will provide tailored hands-on Technical Assistance to the
selected organization(s) through the use of specifically assembled
Technical Assistance Teams. Members of these Teams will be subject
matter and technical experts in areas such as architecture, finance,
planning, project management, etc. Significant participants of these
Teams will be the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Sandia
National Laboratories (SNL), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the
Southwest and Southeast Regional Experiment Stations (RESs), which are
housed at New Mexico State University and Florida Solar Energy Center,
respectively, as well as CH2M HILL, a global engineering firm selected
competitively under a prior DOE procurement. Other entities may be
added to the Teams by DOE as necessary. DOE may choose to contract for
non-lab Technical Assistance Team members, mainly to provide the non-
solar-specific Technical Assistance, through a separate procurement
instrument.
Technical Assistance provided under this Notice is designed to help
entities make informed decisions. Technical Assistance Teams will
provide information and options to enable policy, planning, and
purchasing decisions. DOE and the Technical Assistance Teams will not
direct behavior or decisions, or require entities to take any
particular course of action. The role of DOE stops short of the actual
decision-making on projects.
Any legal entity, to include private sector for-profit and non-
profit organizations, State and local governments, and trade and other
associations may request DOE Technical Assistance under this Notice, as
long as the installation proposed by the organization, and for which
the Technical Assistance will be provided, is located in the United
States.
Federal agencies are not permitted to request Technical Assistance
under this Notice.
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Contractors may not submit a request for Technical Assistance, may not
participate as a team partner with any entity requesting Technical
Assistance, and may not assist any entity with a request for Technical
Assistance under this Notice.
Nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after
December 31, 1995 are not permitted to submit a request for Technical
Assistance under this Notice.
Cities that have been named ``Solar America Cities'' under a
separate DOE award are eligible under this Notice as long as the
requested technical assistance is complementary and not duplicative of
the technical assistance provided under the Solar America Cities Award
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).
Technical Assistance described under this Notice will be provided
via a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between DOE, the organization
selected to receive the Technical Assistance, and the Technical
Assistance Team Leader responsible for providing the Technical
Assistance.
A MOA is a collaborative agreement between the Federal Government
and other parties to work together on a mutually beneficial activity.
The MOA will detail the scope of the Technical Assistance activities,
the forms of collaboration, the responsibilities of the partners to the
Agreement, and the treatment of any potential intellectual property.
Federal funding will not be provided to a partner under a MOA. View the
full NOTA at the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) Web
site: https://e-center.doe.gov/.
Issued in Golden, CO on January 28, 2009.
Mary Foreman,
Assistant Manager, Office of Acquisition and Financial Assistance,
DOE--Golden Field Office.
[FR Doc. E9-2460 Filed 2-4-09; 8:45 am]
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