Next Generation Steelmaking Research and Development

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Next Generation Steelmaking Research and Development: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Golden Field Office (GO) is seeking applications for Next Generation Steelmaking process concept definition studies and research in the specific process areas of integrated iron and steelmaking, electric arc steelmaking, or steel reheating. There can be up to two phases to the agreement. The purpose of Phase I is to conduct next generation concept definition studies to perform the technical analyses, conduct early-stage laboratory experiments to define the technology concepts, and identify the technical hurdles and process scale-up issues. The intent is to facilitate the steel industry in its efforts to define new concepts for the next generation of advanced steel processes. The result of Phase I is a report with substantial technical and business analyses with supporting data to validate the feasibility of the concepts and provide the information that the industry needs to better understand and plan for a more energy efficient and productive future. These results will also be used as input to a go/no go decision for the second phase. Phase I should be completed within one year. The purpose of Phase II is to conduct the research and development necessary to take the validated technology concept to a developmental state through field-test and make ready for commercialization activities. It will also generate the supporting data relevant to the concept for sound investment decisions by the steel industry and its process equipment suppliers. It should be completed within three years of a go decision. Applicants may propose to skip Phase I and proceed directly to Phase II; however, in this case the applicant must also provide all information and results that would be generated under a Phase I activity. This includes all supporting data to substantiate the technical feasibility and business viability of the concept as well as identifying the technical, production scale-up, and manufacturability concerns. The energy savings benefits of the developed concepts must be realized in the steel manufacturing process, not in end-use applications. Approximately $100,000 of federal funds in fiscal year 2005 is estimated to be available to start all of the selected studies. DOE anticipates making one to five awards each with a maximum contract duration of four years. The agreements will be awarded in accordance with DOE Financial Assistance regulations, Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 10 CFR 600. Award of a financial assistance agreement under this Funding Opportunity Announcement does not commit the Government to fund any follow-on research. Successful applicants will be required to submit quarterly and final reports to DOE and to participate in annual portfolio reviews. Please note that applications need to include go/no go decision points with the first decision point occurring at the end of Phase I. A second go/no go decision point needs to be shown within the 12-18 months after the project start date of Phase II. This first decision point in Phase II will become the end date of the first budget period of Phase II. Subsequent budget periods in Phase II should also be structured around major milestones and incorporate go/no-go decision points at approximately one year intervals for the remainder of the project in Phase II. The applicant must demonstrate to DOE that it has met the identified objectives tied to the go/no-go decision point before it can proceed to the next phase or budget period. DOE will use these go/no go decision points to determine if the project will be continued to the next phase or budget period based on portfolio review results as well as funding availability. DOE may appoint a peer review or technical review panel to assist in evaluating the technical progress of each project and make recommendations to DOE regarding the project. Due to the limited amount of anticipated future fiscal year funding, it is anticipated that some projects will not be continued after the end of each budget period, notwithstanding the technical progress made during that budget period, even if all anticipated objectives have been met or exceeded. NOTE: Attaching application files: Under this solicitation, each Applicant is required to submit ten (10) attachment files (See IV.2.D.vii. Summary of Required Attachments ). IIPS permits a total of ten (10) files to be uploaded by the Applicant, but IIPS protocol provides fixed file names for each of the ten files that may not match those file names in the Summary of Required Attachments . Applicants should simply attach the ten proposal files, one in each uploading slot , without regard to the fixed IIPS file names . ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE IIPS SYSTEM (SEE SECTION VII OF THE SOLICITATION FOR QUESTION SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS).