MODIFICATION
A -- Opportunity for Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) for NWTC Utility-Scale Turbine Testing Partnership
- Notice Date
- 11/2/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (NAICS 2002)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Midwest Research Institute (DOE Contractor), National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO, 80401, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 80401
- Solicitation Number
- RAM-7-77580
- Response Due
- 11/26/2007
- Archive Date
- 12/11/2007
- Point of Contact
- Neil Wikstrom, Senior Contract Administrator, Phone 303-384-6960, Fax 303-384-6901
- E-Mail Address
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neil_wikstrom@nrel.gov
- Description
- Change - The Response Date for This Combined Synopsis/Solicitation is hereby extended to 11/26/07. Description: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), is interested in forming partnerships with commercial utility-scale wind turbine industry developers, owners, operators, and manufacturers. The purpose is to install and test commercial utility-scale wind turbines at the DOE National Wind Technology Center (NWTC)1. It is anticipated that projects would be conducted over a 1-3 year period. It is not currently planned that the wind turbines would remain at the wind site after testing is completed. Background: Reducing barriers to the expansion of wind energy is an important goal for the DOE Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program. One large wind turbine market barrier is rising costs, driven by increasing commodities, exchange rates, and full production capacities. Technology improvements in reliability and performance are required to reduce the capital cost and cost of energy from wind energy systems. This effort hopes to expand on the Wind Programs activities in these areas. The NWTC is an extreme-event test site, where turbines would be exposed to a wide spectrum of diverse and extreme conditions within a single wind season. NWTC wind resource data can be found at http://www.nrel.gov/midc/nwtc_m2/. Objective: The DOE objective is to support industry?s efforts to improve reliability and performance of the utility-scale (500 kW or larger) commercial wind turbine fleet intended for deployment in the United States. Testing activities could include: ? Power performance ? Acoustic noise ? Structural loads ? Power quality The objectives of this testing are to: ? Optimize turbine structures ? Mitigate loads ? Increase power production ? Test safety system ? Develop and validate controls ? Improve system and component reliability If other tests or objectives are needed, they may also be included. Turbines could be used to support training of industry-partner staff and the next generation of wind technology engineers and technicians, and also serve as a showcase to educate the U.S. public on current commercial wind technology. Laboratory support: It is expected that the laboratory will provide infrastructure, testing, operations, and analysis support: ? Foundation ? Transportation ? Installation services ? Electrical connection ? Communications ? Meteorological tower ? Data acquisition equipment ? Instrumentation ? Data collection support ? Operations support ? Data analysis support Intellectual Property and Proprietary Data Security: DOE, NREL, and SNL respect the importance of corporate intellectual property and data security while balancing the need to document the benefits of public expenditures. Provisions relating to proprietary information and intellectual property are set forth in the CRADA . Proposal Preparation: The CRADA proposal must be submitted by 4:00 PM Mountain Time November 5th, 2007. CRADA proposals submitted thereafter may be considered if suitable CRADA collaborators are not selected from among the timely responses. Final negotiations of CRADA agreements, terms, and conditions will be completed after initial discussions have concluded. The proposal and inquiries should be directed to: Lee Jay Fingersh National Renewable Energy Laboratory MS3811 1617 Cole Blvd. Golden, Colorado 80401-3393 303-384-6929 Lee_fingersh@nrel.gov If necessary, new information regarding this CRADA announcement will be posted at www.nrel.gov/wind/techdevelopmentCRADA. Proposals should be limited to 15 pages and should include the following components: ? Identification of partners and a description of their qualifications, experience, contributions to the partnership, and letters of commitment. ? Description of the equipment to be installed and its expected developmental status at installation time. ? Summary description of the testing to be done and the goals this testing is expected to accomplish. ? Delineation of expected DOE/laboratory resources requested including proposed work areas, staff time and/or testing needs. ? Budget including expected person hours and needed equipment development activities. ? The market history of the system or components proposed for testing. ? The specific products or components being developed, refined, improved or validated. CRADA proposals should also include the following information: the names, addresses, telephone numbers, facsimile numbers, and email addresses of the primary contact person. Single page r?sum??s of key project participants should be included but are not counted in the 15 page maximum proposal length. Proposal Evaluation: Selection of a CRADA offering will be at the discretion of NREL, SNL and DOE. The primary criteria used to evaluate submissions will be: Technical Criteria: ? Opportunities for the collaboration to benefit the US wind industry. ? The ability of the vendor to provide equipment and support in a timely fashion. Note that turbine ownership will remain with the supplier. ? The benefit to the U.S. market of the systems and components being tested. Programmatic Criteria: ? Level of support requested from the laboratories. ? Importance of technology development and testing results to general market acceptance. ? Technical approach Schedule: September 24th, 2007: Solicitation request posted November 5th, 2007: Industry responses received Turbine installation duration would depend heavily on schedule of turbine delivery, receipt of foundation and interconnection specifications, erection and commissioning requirements. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (02-NOV-2007); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 1617 Cole Blvd. Golden, Colorado
- Zip Code: 80401-3393
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 80401-3393
- Record
- SN01446151-F 20071104/071102230100 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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