The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), in collaboration with its newly established Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA), called ENERGYWERX, will host an Objective Strategic Session (OSS) and Assessment Event (AE) to establish an initiative that will help energy communities build technical capacity and develop a workforce necessary to help revitalize energy systems, address environmental impacts, and tackle challenges associated with energy assets (power plants, coal mines, oil/gas well lands) that that have retired, or are slated for retirement (2009-2032). This effort will assist selected communities across the country create a baseline assessment towards repurposing the energy assets and help the communities to help them move to a net-zero emissions future.
This effort seeks to support performers (e.g., municipal governments, community-based NGOs) in capacity building and workforce development planning in communities that host existing energy assets that have retired, or are slated for retirement, and that comprise or comprised a significant portion of local activities (e.g., jobs, tax revenue, and related considerations).
In particular, the objective of this effort is to directly support an embedded work stream supported by a staffer whose primary responsibility is coordination and planning, with a particular emphasis on workforce development oriented around productively and sustainably repurposing such assets, their sites and associated infrastructure.
This effort advances FECM’s mission of minimizing environmental and climate impacts of fossil fuels and industrial processes while working to achieve net-zero emissions across our economy and the broader DOE mission of ensuring efficient transformation of the energy system while prioritizing labor and community engagement.
Community-based government or nongovernmental organizations (e.g., municipal governments; nonprofit organizations dedicated to community development, especially related to energy and economic transition) will dedicate a staff member whose primary responsibility is coordination and planning the productive and sustainable repurposing of an existing energy asset(s), especially emphasizing workforce development.
How to Participate
September 7, 2023 IW/OSS from 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET
September 15, 2023 Q&A Session from 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
October 30, 2023 Informational Office Hours from 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET
Phase 1 – Submissions Open [September7, 2023 to November 6, 2023]: The virtual OSS took place on September 7, 2023. Interested respondents must complete a submission form (for Government review only) no later than November 6, 2023, 5:00 pm ET. Submitters must download, complete, and upload a Capabilities Overview (maximum of 3 pages). The list of criteria is listed on the Capabilities Overview Template, found at the bottom of this webpage.
Phase 2 – Government Review and Down select [November 7, 2023 to November 30, 2023]: DOE will down select respondents/submissions with the highest likelihood of satisfying their needs.All respondents will receive a selection or non-selection notification o/aDecember 10, 2023.
Phase 3 – Path Forward [December 2023 to October 2024]: Subsequently, selectees will participate in a discussion with DOE SMEs to learn more about the scope of work determined by the Government. The intent is for selectees to receive a formal Business-to-Business (B2B) Research and Development Agreement (RDA) and Statement of Effort (SOE) as a sub-award (15 U.S. Code, Section 3715) from ENERGYWERX. However, after discussions with the Government, successfully negotiated awards may fall under (but are not limited to) alternate mechanism of awards/interactions with any combination of these categories:
Phase 4 – Effort Underway [December14, 2023, to September 30, 2024]: Throughout the work, DOE seeks that selected organizations work closely with the DOE team, including attending and participating in three interactive sessions as a commitment to knowledge sharing and learning with other selected performers. The participants should be able to articulate and share knowledge with other organizations facing similar challenges who are also working on completion of this work stream. This would be a highly collaborative, fast-paced engagement model. Materials would be created in partnership and conversation with DOE stakeholders – with additional research and analysis supplementing where needed. The goal would be to produce as much useful content in time for key DOE decision points as possible with the option to finalize work products after that date. In addition, DOE encourages (as needed) check-ins via email, when possible (info@energywerx.org),to provide feedback & guidance and share learnings and insights.
Deep technical subject matter expertise is not required as background; however, some familiarity with relevant technologies and industries will be helpful. The selected performer will need the work at a fast pace, quickly synthesize information, write in a clear and concise manner (with detailed footnotes and source tracking where appropriate), and to find supplementary information as needed (e.g., existing market landscape, relevant manufacturing announcements, pricing/cost data, supply/demand projections).
Complete the Submission Form & Upload Completed Template: Click Here to Submit (Submissions are due NLT November 6, 2023, 5:00 PM ET)
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact ENERGYWERX: info@energywerx.org
Complete the Submission Form & Upload Completed Template: Click Here to Submit (Submissions are due NLT November 6, 2023, 5:00 PM ET)