[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 130 (Thursday, July 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41644-41645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17114]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Chicago Operations Office; Office of Science; Notice of 
Solicitation for Financial Assistance Applications for the 
Commercialization Assistance Program (CAP)

AGENCY: DOE, Chicago Operations Office.

ACTION: Notice inviting financial assistance applications.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC), 
announces its interest in receiving applications for financial 
assistance. The purpose of this solicitation is to invite applications 
from small businesses to provide individualized assistance to DOE SBIR 
Phase II financial assistance award recipients which will lead to the 
successful commercialization of products, services, or technology 
developed in the DOE SBIR Phase II program. The individualized 
assistance may include, but is not limited to, business related areas 
such as raising capital, preparing business plans, forecasts, product 
focusing, strategic partnering, and marketing.

DATE: Applications are to be received no later than August 8, 2000, and 
may be submitted any time prior to this deadline.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tonja L. Stokes, Acquisitions and 
Assistance Group, U.S. Department of Energy, Chicago Operations Office, 
9800 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439-4899, by telephone at 630/
252-2136, by facsimile at 630/252-5045, or by electronic mail at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#12667d7c78733c61667d79776152717a3c767d773c757d64"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d594243474c035e594246485e6d4e4503494248034a425b">[email protected]</span></a>, or Renee L. Irwin by telephone at 630/252-
2566, by facsimile at 630/252-5045, or by electronic mail at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6210070c07074c0b10150b0c22010a4c060d074c050d14"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0c2d5ded5d59ed9c2c7d9def0d3d89ed4dfd59ed7dfc6">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Qualification and Evaluation Criteria

    This solicitation is a restricted eligibility solicitation which is 
limited to small businesses. For purposes of this solicitation, the 
definition of a small business may be found at Title 13 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121.20 and may be viewed or downloaded 
from the Internet at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html. DOE 
plans to select for award the application(s) judged to be of the 
highest overall merit, with consideration given to the quality of the 
technical approach, company and personnel experience and 
qualifications, business evaluation, and cost factors.

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Application Submission

    The solicitation will be available on the internet on or about July 
1, 2000 and may be accessed at the DOE Chicago Operations Office, 
Acquisition and Assistance Group home page at http://www.ch.doe.gov/business/acq.htm under the heading ``Current Solicitations,'' 
Soicitation No. DE-SC02-00ER12245. Completed applications referencing 
Solicitation No. DE-SC02-00ER12245 must be submitted to the U.S. 
Department of Energy, Chicago Operations Office, Communications Center, 
Building 201, Room 168, 9800 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439-4899, 
ATTN: Tonja L. Stokes, Acquisition and Assistance Group.

    Issued in Argonne, Illinois on June 27, 2000.
John D. Greenwood,
Group Manager, Acquisition and Assistance Group.
[FR Doc. 00-17114 Filed 7-5-00; 8:45 am]
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