Solicitations
Issue 139
6/28/05
1)
Efficient Building Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy requests proposals for Energy
Efficient
Building Technologies. Projects are
sought for the development of
innovative technologies and approaches that have the potential to yield
significant energy savings in residential and commercial buildings.
Areas of interest include:
Windows R&D to Achieve the Next
Generation of Performance; Research Tool Dissemination to Increase
Energy Efficient Fenestration Product Penetration; Energy Efficient
Industrialized Housing; EnergyPlus Advancement.
$8 million
expected to be available, up to 5 awards anticipated.
Responses
due 7/28/05. For more info, contact
Susan Miltenberger at
Susan.Miltenberger@netl.doe.gov
or go to: https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/8df825feb86675de852564650046faea/686751b0b46cff508525701c0049afff?OpenDocument.
Refer to Sol# DE-PS26-05NT42115-02.
(Fedgrants 6/10/05)
2) Energy
Star Housing Market
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests
the services
of a contractor to assess how to increase the demand for home
performance with ENERGY STAR in the affordable housing
market via existing initiatives and other affordable housing programs.
Quotes due 7/1/05. For more info, contact Denise Roberson at
roberson.denise@epa.gov
or go to: http://www2.eps.gov/spg/EPA/OAM/HQ/RFQ%2DDC%2D05%2D00234/listing.html.
Refer to Sol# RFQ-DC-05-00234.
(FBO 6/18/05)
3)
Post 1998 Residential Construction
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance seeks
professional services
to perform a study of residential new
construction characteristics and
practices in the Pacific Northwest. The Alliance is interested in updating
its studies of 1998 new construction practices
and characteristics for
the four-state region it serves, WA, MT, OR and ID.
The goals of the
study include obtaining a high level analysis of electric and gas
consumption for these building types. Responses
due 7/1/05. For
more info, go to: http://www.nwalliance.org/proposals/soliciteddetail.asp?RFPID=35.
4)
STAC
The State Technologies Advancement Collaborative
requests
applications for Energy Efficiency Research, Development, Demonstration,
Deployment, and Rebuild America Projects. Areas
of interest include:
Rebuild America, Building Technologies,
Industrial Technologies,
Transportation Technologies, and Distributed Energy Resources.
Special emphasis is on the dissemination of
results from selected
projects and the transfer of technology for broad application and
impact. Multi-state partnerships
are required, the lead applicant
must be either a State Energy Office or State-Chartered Institution.
$4.95 million expected to be available.
Responses due 7/15/05.
For more info, go to: http://www.stacenergy.org/
.
Refer to Sol# 05-STAC-01.
5)
USDA SBIR
The U.S. Department of Agriculture requests applications for
Phase 1
and Phase 2 of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Program. The purpose of the USDA
SBIR program is to provide an
opportunity for U.S. owned, for profit small business firms to submit
innovative, applied, R&D projects that address important problems
facing American agriculture, and have the potential to lead to significant
public benefit if the research is successful.
Areas of interest include,
but are not limited to, Animal Waste Management, Rural and
Community Development, Aquaculture, and Wildlife.
Up to $19.4
million expected to be available, award range $80K to $300K.
Responses for Phase I due 9/1/05, Phase 2 due 2/2/06.
For more
info, contact Charles Cleland at ccleland@csrees.usda.gov
or go to:
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/fundview.cfm?fonum=1220.
Refer to
Sol# USDA-GRANTS-060105-001. (Fedgrants 6/2/05)
6)
Conservation in Sacramento County
The U.S. Department of Agriculture requests proposals for
Conservation
Technical Assistance in Sacramento County, CA.
Applicants will be
responsible for providing landowners and USDA with TA to plan and
implement conservation practices dealing with natural resource issues
including but not limited to water conservation.
$40K expected to be
available, 1 award anticipated. Responses due 7/7/05. For
more info,
contact Raymond Miller at ray.miller@ca.usda.gov or go to:
http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/USDA/NRCS/NCRS-CA/NRCS-17-CA-05/Grant.html.
Refer to Sol# NRCS-17-CA-05. (Fedgrants 6/16/05)
7)
Conservation in Mariposa County
The U.S. Department of Agriculture requests proposals for
Conservation
Technical Assistance in Mariposa County, CA.
Applicants will be
responsible for providing landowners and USDA with TAto plan and
implement conservation practices dealing with natural resource issues
including but not limited to water conservation.
$40K expected to be
available, 1 award anticipated. Responses due 7/7/05. For
more info,
contact Raymond Miller at ray.miller@ca.usda.gov or go to: http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/USDA/NRCS/NCRS-CA/NRCS-16-CA-05/Grant.html.
Refer to Sol# NRCS-16-CA-05. (Fedgrants 6/16/05)
8)
Water Quality and Conservation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture requests applications for
the
implementation of Water Conservation and Water Quality Improvement
projects within the State of Nevada. $30K
expected to be available,
3 awards anticipated. Responses due
7/25/05. For more info, contact
Maggie Liebel at maggie.liebel@nv.usda.gov
or go to: http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/USDA/NRCS/129327/NRCS-2-NV-05/listing.html.
Refer to Sol# NRCS-2-NV-05.
(Fedgrants 6/24/05)
9)
Offsetting CO2 in Oregon
The Climate Trust requests proposals for projects
in Oregon that
reduce or sequester carbon dioxide emissions.
The carbon dioxide
emission reductions should be in addition to those that would likely
occur in the absence of offset project funding.
Projects must be
implemented after the carbon funding is awarded, however expansions
of existing projects are eligible. The
Trust is interested primarily in
projects seeking more than $1 M in carbon funding.
Although there
is no price ceiling for projects, The Trust expects to fund projects at
a carbon price of $5/metric ton CO2. The
funding the Climate Trust
will apply to this effort was provided by Portland General Electric as
part of their requirement to offset the emissions from their new power
generating facility in Port Westward, OR. The
Climate Trust is seeking
a minimum of $4.3 million in carbon dioxide offsets, 2 to 5 project
anticipated. Responses due 8/24/05.
For more info, contact
Ted Presberg at tpresberg@climatetrust.org
or go to: http://www.climatetrust.org/solicitations_2005_RFP.php.
10)
Air Monitoring
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests demonstration
project proposals for Local-Scale Air Toxics Ambient Monitoring.
The purpose of these projects is to assist state
and local communities
to identify and profile air toxics sources,
characterize the degree and
extent of local-scale air toxics problems, track progress of air toxics
reduction activities, and to develop and assess emerging measurement
methods. $6.25 million expected to be available, up to 15 awards
anticipated. Award range $50K to
$500K. Responses due 8/22/05.
For more info, go to:
http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/EPA/OGD/GAD/OAR-EMAD-05-16/Grant.html.
Refer to OAR-EMAD-05-16.
(Fedgrants 6/23/05)
11)
Healthy Indoor Environments - Region 6
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, requests
proposals for Healthy Indoor Environments.
Projects that will be
considered fall into the following areas: 1) In-home asthma education
projects; 2) Projects that promote and establish home and/or daycare
environments free of environmental risks; 3) Projects that result in
effective Indoor Air Quality management and chemical management
in schools. Projects must be
executed in Region 6 which includes
AR, LA, NM, OK and TX. $220K
expected to be available, up to
10 awards anticipated. Pre-proposals
are required and are due
7/29/05. Final proposals due
10/21/05. For more info contact
Donna Cooper at cooper.donnal@epa.gov
or go to: http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/EPA/OGD/GAD/EPA-GRANTS-060905-001/Grant.html.
Refer to Sol# EPA-GRANTS-060905-001.
(Fedgrants 6/9/05)
12)
Environmental Assessment Tool
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals
for
the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool Program.
The purpose of this program is the completion and pilot testing of
a system to assist institutional purchasers to identify and select
environmentally preferable electronic products.
$300K expected
to be available, 1 award anticipated. Responses
due 7/29/05.
For more info, contact John Katz, EPA, at (415) 972-3283 or
go to: http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/EPA/OGD/GAD/EPA-GRANTS-060805-001/Grant.html.
Refer to Sol# EPA-GRANTS-060805-001.
(Fedgrants 6/8/05)
13)
New England Resource Conservation Challenge Grants Program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals
for
the Resource Conservation Challenge Grant Program.
This program
supports unique and innovative projects in areas including but not
limited to recycling/reuse of construction debris and green waste/organic
materials, education and outreach to promote source reduction, pollution
prevention, greening the supply chain; and composting.
Projects must
be carried out in CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, or VT.
$100K expected to be
available, 12 awards anticipated. Responses due 7/20/05. For
more
info, go to: http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/EPA/OGD/GAD/EPA-R1-RCC-05/Grant.html.
Refer to Sol# EPA-R1-RCC-05. (Fedgrants 6/14/05)
14)
Waste to Energy in Texas
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals
for
Waste-To-Energy: Strategic Geographic Planning Tool Development;
Phase II in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The
goal of this initiative is
to promote energy recovery activities that will improve public health
and the environment, and help increase energy security.
Of particular
interest is the development of renewable energy from the biomass
and methane produced in concentrated animal feeding operations,
solid waste landfills, publicly owned treatment works, farming
operations, animal rendering, and a number of other waste biomass
generating industries. $110K
expected to be available. Responses
due 7/24/05. For more info, contact
Steven Pratt, EPA, at (204) 665-2140 or go to:
http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/EPA/OGD/GAD/EPA-GRANTS-060905-003/Grant.html.
Refer to Sol# EPA-GRANTS-060905-003.
(Fedgrants 6/9/05)
15)
Geothermal Technology Development
The U.S. Department of Energy requests proposals for Enhanced
Geothermal Systems Technology Development for studies in the
general area of fracture characterization and analysis in high-temperature
environments typical of the Basin and Range tectonic province.
$3 million expected to be available, 10 to 20 awards anticipated.
Responses due 7/14/05. For more
info, contact Pete Simon at
pete.simon@go.doe.gov or go to: https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/5232F754568D68AF8525701A007C5041?OpenDocument.
Refer to Sol# DE-PS36-05GO95002. (Fedgrants 6/8/05)
16)
IRS Renewable Energy Certificates
The Defense Energy Support Center seeks Renewable Energy
Contract Certificates for ultimate transfer to various Internal Revenue
Service locations. Contract is for
a single purchase of 7,000,000 kWh
with delivery commencing on 8/15/05. Responses
due 7/11/05. For
more info, contact Leslie Simpson at Leslie.Simpson@dla.mil
or go to:
http://www.desc.dla.mil/DCM/DCMSolic.asp?SolicID=900.
Refer to Sol SP0600-05R-0411. (FBO 6/26/05).
17)
Sudan Infrastructure
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) seeks
contractors for construction management services to address
Southern Sudan’s extensive deficiencies in physical infrastructure.
The purpose of the contract is to acquire services for the construction
of new and the rehabilitation of existing regional infrastructure in
reas including but not limited to urban infrastructure, electrification,
water transportation networks, government office buildings, schools
and clinics. Technical
services will ensure that all works comply with
internationally acceptable environmental protection practices appropriate
to Sudan’s southern ecological zones. To
the extent possible, all
works will be designed to maximize local employment opportunities
and the development of local skills. Responses
due 7/29/05. For
more info, go to: http://www2.eps.gov/spg/AID/OM/KEN/RFP%2D623%2DP%2D05%2D024/SynopsisP.html.
Refer to Sol# RFP-623-P-05-024. (FBO 6/26/05)
18)
Romania and Macedonia Energy Sector
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency seeks a
contractor to work
with the governments of Romania and Macedonia on energy sector
projects. The Government of
Macedonia is particularly interested in
looking at ways to utilize waste from the agriculture sector, like
rapeseeds, and converting it to bio-diesel fuel that can be sold on the
European market. The new Romanian Government elected in 12/2004
is committed to developing a market economy for the energy sector.
Areas where assessments are needed include, but
are not limited to,
rehabilitation and modernization of a combined
heat and power plant,
and installation of new gas turbines to improve efficiency and reduce
emissions. Responses due 7/12/05.
For more info, go to:
http://www1.eps.gov/spg/TDA/TDACO/TDACO/USTDA%2D05%2DQ%2D81%2D293/listing.html.
Refer to Sol# USTDA-05-Q-81-293.
(FBO 6/24/05)
19)
Solid Oxide Research
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and
Infrastructure
Technologies Program requests applications for High Temperature
Solid Oxide Technologies Research. The objective of this initiative is
to advance high temperature solid oxide technologies for the
co-production of electricity and hydrogen.
$4.96 million expected to
be available, 2 awards anticipated. Responses
due 7/25/05. For
more info, contact Genevieve Wozniak at genevieve.wozniak@go.doe.gov
or go to: https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/0355FE4924DC443685257012005D29E4?OpenDocument.
Refer to Sol# DE-PS36-05GO95019. (Fedgrants 5/31/05)
20)
Transmission and Distribution
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity
Delivery and
Energy Reliability requests proposals for Electric Transmission
and Distribution. This program
supports the Electronic Distribution
Transformation Program, GridWise Programs and GridWorks.
Areas
of interest include but are not limited to Demonstration of Advanced
Distribution Operations/Automation with Distributed Energy Resource
Integration; Demonstration of Smart Appliances for Load
Management; Cables and Conductors; and Microgrid Technology
Development and Demonstration. Up to $20 million expected
to be available, 10 awards anticipated. Responses
due 7/8/05.
For more info, contact Michael Rafa at michael.rafa@ch.doe.gov
or go to: https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/83189341197E7F7D85257014006FD7D6?OpenDocument.
Refer to Sol# DE-PS02-05CH11270. (Fedgrants 6/2/05)
21)
Integrative, Hybrid and Complex Systems
The National Science Foundation requests proposals for the
Integrative,
Hybrid and Complex Systems (IHCS) Program. IHCS supports
innovative research in areas that integrate device concepts and systems
principles in the design, development and implementation of new
nano/micro/macro hybrid and complex systems with engineering
solutions for domain specific applications.
Areas of interest include
but are not limited to power grids and systems designed to be reliable,
efficient and environmentally sustainable.
Responses due 10/7/05
and 2/7/06. For more info, contact
Leda Lunardi at llunardi@nsf.gov
or go to: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13381.
Refer to Sol# PD-05-7564.
(Fedgrants 6/6/05)
22)
GSA Supply Schedule
The U.S. General Services Administration is
issuing a refreshed
solicitation for the Core Business Line for Buildings and Building
Materials, Industrial Services and Supplies.
This solicitation includes
product/services including but not limited to Solar Energy Systems
and Lighting Products, Building Materials, and Power Distribution
Equipment, Generators and Batteries. For
more info, contact Ernie
Waugh at ernie.waugh@gsa.gov
or go to: http://www1.eps.gov/spg/GSA/FSS/7FX/7FCI%2DF8%2D03%2D0056%2DB%2DFSG%2D62/SynopsisP.html.
Refer to Sol# 7FCI-F8-03-0056-B. (FBO
6/5/05)
23)
Nonprofit Innovation
The Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit
Innovation is given each
year to a nonprofit organization that has made a difference in the
lives of the people it serves. The
award is accompanied by a first-place
prize of $20K and two runners-up prizes of $2.5K each.
To be
considered, the programs must further the mission of the organization;
have specific and measurable outcomes; exemplify innovation by
demonstrating a "new dimension" of performance; have made a
difference in the lives of the people they serve; and serve as a
model that can be replicated or adapted by other organizations.
Responses due 8/12/05. For more info, go to:
http://www.cgu.edu/pages/2417.asp . (Foundation
Center RFP Bulletin 5/20/05)
24)
Gardens and Kids
The Western Growers Charitable Foundation invites
organizations
in AZ and CA to apply for Growing With Children grants to fund
a school garden. Selected schools will receive a grant of up to
$1.5K for gardening, gardening supplies, and a gardening curriculum.
Responses due 9/1/05. For more info, go to:
http://www.wga.com/public/active/siteBuilder/showPage.php?id=164.
(Foundation Center RFP Bulletin 5/20/05)