A--Renewable Energy Development on Tribal Lands

DOE will only consider applications from Federally-recognized Tribes or Alaskan Native Corporations. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is announcing its intention to solicit applications for the development of renewable energy on Tribal lands. Through cooperative agreements, DOE intends to provide financial support to conduct feasibility studies and share in the cost of implementing sustainable renewable energy installations on Tribal lands. Under this solicitation, DOE is soliciting Applications from Federally-recognized Tribes or Alaskan Native Corporations (hereafter referred to as ?Tribes?) to either: 1) conduct feasibility studies for the development of economically sustainable renewable energy installations on Tribal Lands; or 2) implement sustainable renewable energy development projects. DOE will only consider Applications from Federally-recognized Tribes on whose Tribal Lands the project will be located. Applications from a consortium of Tribes will be accepted but must be submitted by a single Tribe representing the consortium. Awards under this solicitation will be cooperative agreements with terms of one to three years depending on the type and scope of the proposed project. Subject to funding availability, the total DOE funding available under this solicitation will be approximately $2,500,000. DOE anticipates selecting 10 to 15 Renewable Energy Feasibility Study Applications and 3 to 5 Renewable Energy Development Project Applications for negotiation toward Award. If funding is appropriated in the Government?s Fiscal Year 2003 (October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003), opportunities to apply for development projects as well as funding for additional feasibility studies will be provided. No cost share is required in order to be considered for feasibility study awards under this solicitation. For development projects, a minimum cost share of 20% of total project costs is required to be considered for award. However, applicants that propose more than the required cost share will be given additional consideration in the selection process. All applicant cost sharing must come from non-Federal sources (i.e., private, state or local Government, or any other sources that were not originally derived from Federal funds). A pre-application conference will be held on March 20, 2002 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Red Lion Hotel Denver Central, 4040 Quebec Street, Denver, Colorado 80216. For responses at the Pre-Application conference, potential Applicants should submit questions in writing by March 12, 2002. The solicitation will provide information on how to transmit questions. All interested parties are encouraged to attend the pre-application conference. To confirm your participation or obtain additional information, please contact the Solicitation Coordinator at +1 (555) 000-0000 or via facsimile at +1 (555) 000-0000. The pre-application conference is being held in conjunction with the Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT) Sustainability Conference. For additional information on the CERT Sustainability Conference to be held March 21-22, 2002 visit http://www.certredearth.com/. Issuance of the solicitation is planned for the end February 2002, with applications due approximately 70 days after the solicitation has been issued. A copy of the solicitation, once it is issued, will be accessible through the Golden Field Office Home Page at http://www.golden.doe.gov/businessopportunities.html under "Solicitations." The Golden Home Page will provide direct access to the solicitation and provide instructions on using the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) web site. The solicitation can also be obtained directly through IIPS at http://e-center.doe.gov/ by browsing opportunities by Program Office for those solicitations issued by the Golden Field Office. DOE will not issue hard copies of the solicitation.