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  Accessing the Federal Government:
  Site  Remediation  Technology
  Programs and  Initiatives
    Technology Research and
Development Assistance Programs

 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 Environmental Technology Initiative
 Environmental Technology Verification
  Program
 National Center for Environmental Research
  and Quality Assurance
 Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation

 U.S. Department of Defense
 Air Force Center for Environmental
  Excellence
 Environmental Security Technology
  Certification Program
 Naval Environmental Leadership Program

 U. S. Department of Energy
 Industry and University Program Area
 Program Research and Development
  Announcements
 Research Opportunities Announcements
 Small Business Technology Transfer Pilot
  Program

 Interagency Programs
 National Environmental Technology Test Sites
 Rapid Commercialization Initiative
 Remediation Technology Development Forum
 Small Business Innovative Research Program
 Strategic Environmental Research and
  Development Program
    Federal Cleanup Programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Superfund National Priorities List Sites
Underground Storage Tank Sites
RCRA Corrective Action Sites

U.S. Department of Defense
Installation Restoration Program
  U.S. Army Environmental Center
    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  Navy Facilities Engineering
  Command
    Navy CLEAN Contracts
  Air Force Major Commands

U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Environmental Restoration
  and Waste Management (EM)
    Maintenance and Operations
    Contracts
    Environmental Restoration
    Management Contracts
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Accessing the Federal  Government:
Site Remediation Technology
Programs and  Initiatives

                                 First Edition
        Prepared by the Member Agencies of the
        Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable:
           U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
           Department of Defense
               U.S. Air Force
               U.S. Army
               U.S. Navy
           Department of Energy
           Department of Interior
           National Aeronautics and Space Administration
           Tennessee Valley Authority
           Coast Guard
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This document has been funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under
Contract 68-W2-004. It has been subject to administrative review by all agencies participating
in the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable, and has been approved for publication.
Any mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or
recommendation for use.

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                                        FOREWORD

The Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (Roundtable) has published this guide to provide
information to developers and vendors of innovative and alternative hazardous waste remediation
technologies on Federal remediation technology development programs. The Roundtable was established
in 1990 as an interagency committee to exchange information and provide a forum  for joint action
regarding the  development and demonstration of  innovative technologies  for hazardous waste
remediation. Roundtable member agencies expect to complete many site remediation projects in the near
future, and recognize the importance of providing expedited access to Federal resources for technology
developers and others interested in innovative technology development.

This document includes information profiles on programs and initiatives that promote the development
and  use  of innovative site remediation technologies,  including joint ventures  and public-private
partnerships, available through Federal  agencies interested in the development and use of emerging
innovative site remediation  technologies.  These include  site  characterization  and hazardous waste
treatment technologies. This document contains descriptions of programs operated or sponsored by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, the
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and the U.S.  Department of the Interior (DOI). Information on the
programs was  supplied by the members of the Roundtable.

Each profile also includes at least one program contact, with specific project contacts  included where
available, to help interested developers gather more information and initiate contact with the program.
The  appendix  to this document  contains more general contact information on Federal  remediation
technology research and development programs and initiatives.

This guide will be revised periodically.  If your Agency has any programs or initiatives on innovative
remediation technologies development that should be included in future versions of this  guide, or if you
have any suggestions for improving this document, please complete the suggestion form at the end of
this  document  or  contact Naomie  Smith,  Technology  Innovation  Office,  U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (5102G), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20460.
                                                 Walter W. Kovalick, Jr., Ph.D.
                                                 Chairman
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                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS
 FOREWORD	  j

 FEDERAL CLEANUP PROGRAMS	   j
     U.S. Department of Defense Cleanup Programs	   3
        DoD Environmental Quality Mission and Challenges 	   3
        DoD Environmental Quality RDT&E Process  	   4
        Defense Environmental Restoration Program	      5
        U.S. Army Defense Environmental Restoration Program	   6
        U.S. Air Force Major Commands	   g
        U.S. Navy Facilities Engineering Command  	   6
     U.S. Department of Energy Cleanup Programs  	   7
        Environmental Restoration Program Needs  	   7
        Technology Focus Areas	[ '   7
        Environmental Technology Development Programs and Services	   8
     U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Cleanup Programs  	  11
        Hazardous Waste Cleanup Sites	          n
        Underground Storage Tank Sites   	  12
        RCRA Corrective Action Sites	         12

 FEDERAL SITE REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
    PROGRAMS
    Interagency R&D Assistance Programs
        National Environmental Technology Test Sites Program (NETTS)	   15
        Rapid Commercialization Initiative (RCI) 	   17
        Remediation Technologies Development Forum (RTDF)	    19
        Small Business Innovative Research Program (SBIR)	  21
        Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)  	  23
    U.S. Department of Defense R&D Assistance Programs
       Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence/Innovative Technology Program	  25
       Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)	  27
       Naval Environmental Leadership Program (NELP)	  29
    U.S. Department of Energy R&D Assistance Programs
       Industry and University Programs Area	         31
       Program Research & Development Announcements (PRDAs)  	  33
       Research Opportunity Announcements (ROAs)  	  35
       Small Business Technology Transfer Pilot Program 	    37
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency R&D Assistance Programs
       Environmental Technology Initiative (ETI)  	  39
       Environmental Technology Verification Program (ETV)	    41
       National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance (NCERQA)	  43
       Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program (SITE)	  45

                                     APPENDIX

TECHNOLOGY CONTACTS	   A_!
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                 U.S. Department of Defense Cleanup Programs
DoD Environmental Quality Mission and
Challenges

The Department of Defense's  Environmental
Quality Research, Development,  Testing, and
Evaluation (EQ  RDT&E) program is based on
four requirements that constitute the pillars of
DoD's environmental security mission. DoD is
required to:

(1) Cleanup hazardous wastes  resulting from
    past practices at active, formerly used, and
    to-be-closed military sites;

(2) Comply with the laws  by controlling haz-
    ardous emissions  from  its systems  and
    operations;

(3) Prevent  pollution through  substitutions
    through of materials and processes to signif-
    icantly reduce or eliminate the generation of
    pollutants; and

(4) Conserve  natural  and cultural  resources
    through proper stewardship and manage-
    ment.

Cleanup. DoD has identified 17,660 potentially
contaminated sites at 1,877 DoD installations
and 6,786 formerly  used defense sites (FUDs).
Of these, about 7,000 will require cleanup. DoD
estimates that nearly all sites have been identi-
fied and that cleanup of the sites will be com-
pleted by 2011.  Design and construction work
will increase through 1998,  then moderate until
all cleanup is completed.  The  most common
contaminants at DoD sites are: petroleum prod-
ucts,  solvents, metals, pesticides,  and paints.
Some sites also  contain more unusual wastes,
such  as unexploded  ordnance  or  low-level
radioactive materials.

Compliance. DoD  must meet  all  regulatory
requirements established by law relating  to air,
water, and  land  discharges. Many  compliance
deadlines have been met with best-available but
 costly technology;  some operations  continue
 under temporary  waivers. Experience suggests
 that  future regulations  will likely  be  more
 stringent,  and compliance  through  emission
 control will continue to be required, since it will
 not be possible to eliminate all hazardous dis-
 charge through pollution prevention strategies.

 Pollution  Prevention.  DoD  is required to
 reduce waste streams through material substitu-
 tion .and redesign of materials and processes that
 are environmentally superior while continuing to
 be functionally effective. The primary targets,
 derived from the  Toxic Release Inventory and
 EPA's list of the  17 most toxic substances, are
 volatile organic compounds, ozone  depleting
 substances, and hazardous/toxic materials.

 Conservation. DoD must  balance conflicting
 demands of more space-intensive  training on
 diminishing  military  lands.  Maintenance of
 national infrastructure for flood control, naviga-
 tion, and other Corps of Engineers national civil
 works often result in competing uses for land
 resources.  Protection  of coastal and  marine
 resources,  while   conducting  operations  for
 military readiness, also presents challenges.

 DoD, as  "owners" of environmental problems,
 and with both an interest in safeguarding the
 public and the legal responsibility  for its own
 contamination, requires more effective and less
 costly technologies to address  environmental
 security. DoD has an interest in the accelerated
 development and implementation of cost-effec-
 tive advanced technologies since it must provide
 timely solutions for its mission-unique technolo-
 gy needs and its  other extensive, costly, com-
 plex,  and risky environmental needs.

DoD  recognizes  the need  for competent in-
 house people for smart technology buying from
 academia,  industry, or other agencies. Such
competence can only be maintained by active
pursuit of research  and development in  its
laboratories and centers and simultaneous pur-
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                      DoD Problem Areas and Development Mission Objectives
                 Problem Definition
            Development Objectives
   CLEANUP
   The remediation of soil, sediment, groundwater, surface
   water, and structures contaminated with hazardous and
   toxic materials from past military activities.
Provide new or improved cost effective methods to identi-
fy, evaluate, treat, control, and mitigate past hazardous and
toxic materials disposal practices in three areas: site inves-
tigation/characterization; remediation; and environmental
contaminant and effects.
  COMPLIANCE
  EQ requirements relating to air, water, and land pollution
  through the control, treatment, and disposal of solid and
  hazardous wastes. Primary areas of emphasis are industrial
  activities, solid and liquid discharges from ships, and
  environmentally sound disposal of pyrotechnics, explo-
  sives, and propellants.
Technologies for advanced end-of-pipe control, treatment,
and disposal of wastes to meet air, water, and land require-
ments. R&D is focused on characterization of pollutant
and waste behavior, media-specific control and treatment
technologies, and monitoring and assessment tools. To
meet existing and future national/international regulatory
constraints otherwise inhibiting the DoD mission.
  POLLUTION PREVENTION
  Elimination and/or minimization of materials and materials
  development processes that produce or release hazardous,
  toxic, or excess wastes into the environment.
Technology in the form of materials, processes, and func-
tional products allowing the eventual elimination of the
use of VOC, ODC, and HAZMAT materials and processes
in DoD maintenance, overhaul, and remanufacture of new
weapons systems.
  CONSERVATION
  Maintaining optimum training, testing, and operational
  mission effectiveness by stewardship and preservation of
  the natural and cultural resources on DoD lands.
Enhanced and continued testing and training mission effec-
tiveness through effective management of ecological and
cultural resources diversity and productivity. Advanced
models and techniques for resource characterization/impact
analysis and improved mitigation and rehabilitation mea-
sures.
 suit of scientific understanding of issues, pro-
 cesses, and continued advances in technology,
 coupled  with rigorous  testing and evaluation
 through an integrated research and development
 program. Integration is provided through exist-
 ing mechanisms led by Defense laboratories'
 balance of intramural and extramural activities.

 DoD Environmental Quality RDT&E Process

 DoD's EQ RDT&E  effort  is  almost  totally
 executed by the Services through Civil & Envi-
 ronmental  Engineering,  Combat Material, and
 Corporate   laboratories.  These   laboratories
 provide the technical expertise to enable the
 Services  to be smart buyers  and users of new
 and improved technologies.  Each laboratory
generally  performs the environmental  work
required by the primary weapon, platform,  or
installation mission it supports. For example:

  •  The U.S. Air Force Wright Laboratory and
    Armstrong Laboratory and the Naval Air
      Warfare Center share the lead on environ-
      mental work  for  aviation  and maritime
      aviation.
    • The Naval Surface Warfare Center  does
      environmental RDT&E for ships in support
      of NAVSEA, the acquisition and life-cycle
      manager for surface weapons systems.
    • The U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Exper-
      iment  Station, where  cleanup RDT&E is
      executed, is under the Command of Head-
      quarters, U.S. Army Corps of  Engineers,
      which administers the cleanup program for
      the Army.

  In the continuous dialogue between technology
  users  and  R&D  producers, the  laboratories
  interpret science and technology to enable users
  to separate the R&D requirement from needs
  that can  be addressed  through  existing and
  available technology.  User  stated requirements
  are cross-checked for commonality by the Tri-
  Service Project Reliance Joint Engineers' Panel
  teams for the four environmental security  mis-
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 sion pillars. These pillars are comprised of R&D
 engineers and scientists from each Service who
 also sit on parallel teams  of the  interagency
 Strategic Environmental Research and Develop-
 ment Program (SERDP) (see p. 23). The person-
 nel  on the teams  possess  the  subject matter
 expertise to understand the technology, interpret
 the requirements to create balanced and focused
 joint projects and  evaluate technical program
 proposals for inclusion in SERDP, the Environ-
 mental Security Technology Certification Pro-
 gram  (ESTCP)  (see p. 27), and other agency
 programs.  The  teams  provide for  DoD inter-
 laboratory integration  and  the leveraging  of
 technical concepts, programs, and talents  to
 create projects for innovative dual use technolo-
 gy, while providing for DoD user requirements.

 Laboratory personnel play a key role in technol-
 ogy shortfall need identification and assisting
 field commands to understand and solve urgent
 problems requiring emerging technologies from
 any source. Laboratory scientists and engineers
 communicate their  R&D accomplishments and
 DoD technology needs to professional,  trade,
 and academic   forums through  scientific  or
 technical papers and numerous other exchanges.
 The research engineers and  scientists link their
 laboratories with field users and external suppli-
 ers of science  and technology from  industry,
 academia, and other agencies. This communica-
 tion interaction that underlies  the more formal
 and  visible user requirements development and
 approval processes  is the work of people who
 have ready access  to  peer  organizations, the
 private sector,  and the users who need their
 advice. They also have access to industry and
 academia peers to facilitate their understanding
 of DoD's specific needs and constraints.

 The DoD  Cleanup Pillar R&D Structure  is
 appended to this section (see p. 6).

Defense Environmental Restoration
Program

DoD cleanup  policy is determined centrally
under the Defense  Environmental Restoration
Program (DERP). DERP includes  two major
 components: Other Hazardous Waste Operations
 (OHW) and the Installation Restoration Program
 (IRP).  Under the IRP, DoD performs all re-
 quired  contaminated site cleanups.  Although
 policy  direction and oversight of IRP  are re-
 sponsibilities of the Deputy Assistant Secretary
 of Defense, each Service (Army, Navy,  Air
 Force)  is responsible for program implementa-
 tion.

 DERP  has specified procedures for evaluating
 sites and procuring cleanup services under IRP
 that follow EPA guidelines for site investiga-
 tions and remediation. These procedures cover
 all phases of site operations, including prelimi-
 nary assessment/site inspection (PA/SI), remedi-
 al  investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS), and
 remedial design/and remedial action (RD/RA).

 Nearly  all DoD assessment and remediation
 work is done through  contractors. Generally,
 there are two types of contractors: those  en-
 gaged in site assessments and investigations
 (PA/SI  through RI/FS) and those that perform
 RD/RA. Contractors that work on PA/SIs and
 RI/FSs  seldom  work on the  RD/RA  phase.
 Vendors should ensure that their technologies
 are considered at the earlier stages of site inves-
 tigation and assessment.

 In  selecting and designing  remedies, DoD
 officials coordinate with EPA Regional officials
 to ensure that cleanup goals  meet regulatory
 requirements. Most .contracting is done on an
 installation-oriented basis, either through cen-
 tralized contracting service centers or directly by
 the installation. Although each Service follows
 general  procedures specified by DERP, each
 procures its own services.

 DoD spends approximately $15 million annually
 on RDT&E, primarily to demonstrate promising
 technologies. Technologies  demonstrated  in-
 clude: bioventing, in situ and  ex  situ vapor
 extraction, in situ soil venting, in situ biovent-
ing, in situ bioremediation, ex situ bioremedia-
tion of petroleum products, chemical detoxifica-
tion of chlorinated aromatic compounds, in situ
carbon regeneration, incineration of soil contam-
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inated with explosives, infrared thermal destruc-
tion, low temperature thermal stripping, thermal
destruction, radio frequency thermal soil decon-
tamination, and compacting of explosives-con-
taminated soil.

U.S. Army Defense Environmental
Restoration Program

The management  of the  Army  Installation
Restoration Program is the responsibility of the
U.S. Army Environmental Center (AEC) with
support from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(USAGE).  USAGE  performs  all phases  of
project execution as AEC is transitioning out of
this area. Sites under the DoD Formerly Used
Defense Sites (FUDS) program are solely the
responsibility of USAGE which performs all
phases of environmental restoration.

U.S. Air Force Major Commands

The Air Force IRP is decentralized. It is execut-
ed by the Air Force Major Commands. Each
may obtain specialized technical support from
contractors in one of three ways: through task-
order contracts administered by five contract
service  centers;  through  individual contracts
issued by  the commands themselves;  or  by
individual installations. Much of the Air Force's
restoration work  is being conducted by the
Army Corps of Engineers. In the future, the Air
Force plans to issue contracts for this work.

U.S. Navy Facilities Engineering Command

The  Navy Facilities  Engineering  Command
(NAVFAC) manages the Navy IRP. Day-to-day
operations of the IRP are conducted by ten field
divisions that operate within distinct geographic-
al boundaries. The majority of the IRP work is
being done by support contractors  under two
distinct contract mechanisms, each managed by
the field divisions:

  • Comprehensive Long-Term  Environmental
   Action Navy (CLEAN) contracts for procur-
   ing remedial study and design services.
  • Remedial Action  Contracts  (RACs)  for
   procuring remedial cleanup services.
                        DoD CLEANUP PILLAR R&D STRUCTURE
OBJECTIVES
IMPROVED SITE
CHARACTERIZATION
AND MONITORING
EXPEDITIOUS, LESS COSTLY
REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES
WHICH PROTECT HUMAN
HEALTH AND THE
ENVIRONMENT
DEVELOP USER-BASED RISK
ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES
SUB-AREAS
Remote Sensing
Field Sampling
and Analysis
Database Development
Groundwater/Surface
Water
Soils/Sludges
Structures
Sediment
Fate Transport Models
PROGRAM THRUSTS
1 A: Detection of Unexploded Ordnance
IB: Site Characterization and Monitoring
ID: Analytical Systems
IE: Groundwater Systems
IF: Explosives/Organics Contaminated Groundwater
1H: Solvents/Fuels Contaminated Soils
11: Fuels Contaminated Groundwater
1G: Remediation of UXO Contaminated Sites
U: Explosives/Organics Contaminated Soils
1H: Solvents/Fuels Contaminated Soils
IN: Inorganics Contaminated Soils
1O: Heavy Metal^Contaminated Structures
IP: Explosive/Chemical Agent Contaminated Structures
1R: Contaminated Sediments
IT: Fate/Transport Methods and Model Development
1U: Risk and Hazard Assessment Model
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                  U.S.  Department of Energy Cleanup Programs
 Environmental Restoration Program Needs

 DOE's Environmental Restoration Program  is
 responsible for cleaning up 110 major installa-
 tions and other locations. DOE estimates that
 remediation may be required at about 4,000 of
 its contaminated areas or sites. Most sites have
 been used for nuclear weapons research, devel-
 opment, and production. DOE installations tend
 to be much larger than non-DOE sites. Twenty-
 three DOE  sites  are listed on .the. Superfund
 National Priorities List.

 Key considerations of DOE's Environmental
 Restoration program include the following:

 •  Most of the DOE cleanup effort is occurring
    at 64 installations managed under the Reme-
    dial Actions Program.

 •  Some contaminants at DOE installations are
    unique to nuclear production,  while others
    are common to  more typical  industrial
    processes. Mixed waste (containing  both
    radioactive and non-radioactive constituents)
    is a widespread problem.

 •  The Decontamination and Decommissioning
    Program will involve up to 1,000 facilities.
    This program manages retired government-
    owned facilities such as reactors, laborato-
    ries, buildings, and storage tanks.

 •  DOE conducts research and development,
    primarily in the form of demonstrations of
    technologies such as in situ bioremediation,
    air  stripping, vitrification,  soil  washing,
    solvent extraction, solar detoxification, and
    above-ground biological treatment.

Contractors perform virtually all cleanup  and
restoration work  at DOE installations.  DOE
awards remedial action contracts on a site-by-.
site  basis. These contracts are managed by
DOE's Operations Offices. Depending on the
 site, contractors may be responsible for manage-
 ment tasks, actual cleanup work, waste manage-
 ment  duties,  or  various  combinations.  For
 example, contractors are responsible for day-to-
 day project management under Environmental
 Restoration Management Contracts (ERMCs)
 awarded at the  Hanford  and Fernald sites.
 ERMC contractors have the option of perform-
 ing  remedial  investigation/feasibility  studies
 themselves and are responsible for subcontract-
 ing remaining work to companies with special-
 ized expertise and technology.

 DOE has begun to implement a number of
 contract reforms that emphasize performance-
 based  approaches and  risk  sharing,  provide
 incentives for M&O contractors for cost-reduc-
 tion and safety measures, and identify tasks that
 should be undertaken by qualified subcontrac-
 tors.  The  first  two  integrated management
 contracts awarded under the new system have
 been multi-year efforts for management  and
 cleanup of the Idaho  National  Engineering
 Laboratory and Rocky Flats sites.

 Technology Focus Areas

 DOE recognizes that DOE cleanups provide an
 opportunity for developers  of innovative tech-
 nologies. DOE's technology-related research and
 development activities target five "Focus Areas"
 that represent key remediation and waste man-
 agement problems within the DOE complex.
 Five areas for the development of cross-cutting
 technologies also have been established.

Each Focus Area includes specific categories of
technologies that require research and develop-
ment. These are:

 Contaminant  Plume  Containment and Re-
mediation Focus Area,  which concentrates on
the use of emerging technologies that character-
ize contaminant plumes, contain sources, and
control migration.  Goals in this Area  are to
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 achieve breakthroughs on problems for which
 remediation technologies do not exist, especially
 dense  non-aqueous phase  liquids  (DNAPLs),
 heavy metals, and radionuclide contamination in
 aquifers and overlying soils.

 Mixed Waste Characterization, Treatment,
 and Disposal Focus  Area, which  plans  to
 conduct a minimum of three pilot-scale demon-
 strations  of mixed waste  treatment systems,
 using actual mixed waste, by 1997.

 Radioactive Tank Waste Remediation Focus
 Area,  which  has concentrated  on four DOE
 installations where most DOE underground
 storage tanks are located.

 Landfill  Stabilization Focus  Area,  which
 concentrates on developing, demonstrating, and
 implementing technologies to remediate buried
 waste  in landfills  located predominantly  at
 seven DOE installations.

 Facility Deactivation, Decontamination and
 Material Disposal Focus Area, which is in the
 process of selecting a site for a full-scale dem-
 onstration of facility decommissioning technolo-
 gy with an  emphasis on the recycling of con-
 taminated building materials for reuse within the
 DOE complex.

 Cross-cutting technologies are defined as those
 which overlap the boundaries of Focus Areas,
 and technologies developed in these areas will
 be used in Focus Area testing and evaluations
 programs  wherever they are applicable.  These
 areas are: Characterization,  Monitoring, and
 Sensor  Technology; Efficient Separations and
 Processing;  Robotics;  Innovative Investment;
 and Pollution Prevention.

 Environmental   Technology   Development
 Programs and Services

DOE provides a range of programs and services
to assist universities, industry, and other private
 sector organizations and individuals interested in
 developing or applying environmental technolo-
gies. Working with DOE Operations Offices, as
 well as management and operating contractors,
 EM employs a number of mechanisms to identi-
 fy,  integrate,  develop,  and adapt  promising
 emerging   technologies.  These mechanisms
 include collaborative arrangements, procurement
 provisions, licensing of technologies, consulting
 arrangements, reimbursable work for industry,
 and special consideration for small business.

 EM awards grants and cooperative agreements
 if 51% or  more of the value of the effort is
 related to a public interest  goal. Such  goals
 include advancement  of  present/future U.S.
 capabilities in domestic and international envi-
 ronmental cleanup markets, technology transfer,
 advancement of scientific knowledge, or educa-
 tion and training of individuals and businesses.

 The Industry and University Programs Area (see
 p. 31)  is a primary DOE vehicle for funding
 research and development partnerships with  the
 public  and private  sectors  to  introduce new
 technologies into  the  programs  managed  by
 DOE's Office of Science and Technology.

 DOE uses several mechanisms under the above
 Programs Area and otherwise  to  invite  the
 private sector to participate in its technology
 research and  development programs.  These
 include Cooperative Research and Development
 Agreements (CRADAs) for collaborative R&D
 with non-federal partners, and procurements  for
 technology  development under  Program Re-
 search and Development Announcements (PRD-
 As)  (see  p. 33) and Research Opportunity
 Announcements  (ROAs) (see p. 35). The Small
 Business Technology Transfer Program (see p.
 37) is a special  program through which small
 businesses  may  participate in the above pro-
 grams. DOE also is one of 11 federal agencies
 involved in the Small Business Innovation
 Research Program, administered  by  the  Small
 Business Administration (see p. 21).

 CRADAs are agreements between a DOE R&D
 laboratory and any non-federal source to con-
 duct cooperative R&D that is consistent with
the  laboratory's mission.  The  partner  may
provide funds, facilities,  people, or other re-
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sources. DOE provides the partner with access
to facilities and expertise; external participants
receive no federal funds. Rights to inventions
and  other intellectual property are negotiated
between the laboratory and the participant.

PRDAs are  program  announcements  which
solicit a broad mix of advanced  development
and demonstration proposals. A PRDA requests
proposals for a wide range of technical solutions
to specific EM problem areas. Multiple awards,
which may  have distinct  approaches or con-
cepts, are generally made.
The ROA seeks advanced research and technol-
ogies for  a broad scope of cleanup needs and
supports applied research ranging from concept
feasibility to full-scale testing. Each ROA  is
open continuously for a full year following the
date of issue and includes a partial procurement
set-aside for small businesses.

Developers and vendors of innovative technolo-
gies interested in more information about DOE's
technology development efforts should contact
the DOE's Center for Environmental Manage-
ment Information, toll-free, at 800-736-3282.
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          U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Cleanup Programs
Hazardous Waste Cleanup Sites

The Superfund program for the cleanup of
closed or abandoned hazardous waste sites is
administered by EPA under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,  Compensation, and
Liability  Act  (CERCLA). Since  1980,  the
primary  responsibility  for  site  cleanups has
shifted from EPA  to responsible parties. Cur-
rently, almost  75% of all cleanups  are being
implemented by responsible parties, with EPA
or state oversight.

Superfund emphasizes remedies that include the
use of hazardous waste treatment technologies.
The use of innovative technologies for Super-
fund cleanup has been increasing.  Innovative
treatment  technologies currently account  for
more than half of the treatment technologies
selected for controlling waste sources.

EPA has an active research and demonstration
program for innovative cleanup technologies.
EPA's primary mechanisms for promotion of
innovative technologies for site remediation are
testing/verification programs such as the Super-
fund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE)
Program (see  p. 45)  and the Environmental
Technology Verification (ETV) Program (see p.
41). EPA sponsors other interagency technology
development programs and initiatives.

Remedies have not yet been selected for hun-
dreds of sites  on the  NPL. In addition, EPA
estimates that 80%  of future sites (either on the
NPL or otherwise  requiring remediation)  will
require  remediation of contaminated ground
water, 74% will require soil remediation, 15%
sediments remediation, and 10% sludge treat-
ment. The data available on these sites indicate
the types  and  extent of treatment technology
applications needed in the future:

 •  Volatile organic compounds  are the most
    common contaminants, followed by metals
    and  semi-volatile organic compounds.
 •  Chlorinated VOCs  are the most common
    organic  contaminant, followed  by  other
    VOCs, PCBs, PAHs, and phenols.

 »  The most common  metal is lead, followed
    by chromium, arsenic, and cadmium.

Based on contaminant occurrence and historical
technology  trends,  some general observations
can be made about the potential  Superfund
market for specific technologies. These observa-
tions do not necessarily consider several  other
important factors in remedy selection, such as
federal and state cleanup standards, competing
technologies, other site  characteristics,  and
public acceptance.

 •  Based on current trends, at least 30% of the
    Superfund sites  will implement innovative
    technologies  for some  degree  of source
    control. Innovative  technology use should
    grow as more cost and performance data
    become available.

 •  The use  of SVE technologies for all types
    of VOCs is expected to continue at current
    levels, and may  even increase.

 •  Thermal desorption for the treatment of
    VOCs and PCBs may increase.

 •  The selection of bioremediation at Super-
    fund sites may increase.

 •  Alternatives to incineration for the treatment
    of SVOCs are in demand.

 •  Treatment of metals in soil  represents  a
    potentially large, but untapped, market for
    innovative treatment.

 •  New in situ ground water treatment technol-
    ogies are in great demand. Pump-and-treat
    technologies  often cannot achieve desired
    cleanup goals.
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  Underground Storage Tank Sites

  Underground storage tanks  (USTs) containing
  petroleum products or hazardous chemicals are
  also regulated under RCRA. Tank owners are
  responsible  for  remediation under state UST
  programs. Major factors concerning UST site
  remediation include the following:

  •  As of 1995, approximately  306,000 UST
     sites require cleanup. Of these, 131,000 sites
     have completed cleanups, leaving a universe
     of 170,000 requiring some level of cleanup.
     An additional 100,000 releases are expected
     by 2000. There is an  average of almost
     three tanks per site. Per site cleanup costs
     range from $10,000  to  $125,000 for soil
     remediation and $100,000 to $1 million for
     ground  water remediation. At an average
     cost of $125,000, the potential UST market
     could reach $34 billion.

  »  Approximately 98% of USTs contain petro-
     leum  products and 2% contain hazardous
     materials.

  •  About 68% of UST cleanups use innovative
     technology.  For  sites contaminated  with
     petroleum, landfilling is used most frequent-
     ly at sites (one-third), followed by natural
     attenuation, biopiles, soil vacuum extraction,
                            landfarming, and thermal desorption.  For sites
                            with ground water contamination, natural attenu-
                            ation is the most common remedy, followed by
                            pump-and-treat, air sparging, and in situ biorem-
                            ediation.

                            RCRA Corrective Action Sites

                            Approximately 5,100 hazardous waste treatment,
                            storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) may be
                            subject to corrective action under the Resource
                            Conservation and Recovery  Act (RCRA). The
                            facility owners or operators are responsible for
                            the necessary  corrective action, with oversight
                            by EPA or a state.

                           Between  1,500 and  3,500  of  the regulated
                           TSDFs will  require corrective action. A  wide
                           variety of wastes, many of which are similar to
                           those found at  Superfund sites, will require
                           corrective action. Some of the most prevalent
                           wastes include corrosive  and ignitable wastes,
                           heavy  metals,  organic solvents,  electroplating
                           waste,  and waste oil.

                           About half of all RCRA corrective action facili-
                           ties use off-site disposal remedies and  half use
                           innovative treatment. Of the innovative technol-
                           ogies, about one-third each are SVE, in situ bio-
                           remediation,  and above-ground treatment, pri-
                           marily bioremediation.
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                     Interagency R&D Assistance Programs

       National Environmental Technology Test Sites Program (NETTS)
Sponsors:
                              U.S. Department of Defense/Environmental Protection Agency
Air Force:
Groundwater Remediation Field Laboratory
Dr. Mark Noll
Bldg. 459
P.O. Box 02063
Dover Air Force Base, DE 19902-2063
302-678-8284

Air Force:
Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Remediation
Technologies
Bud Hoda
Sacramento Air Logisitics Center
SM-ALC/EMR
5050 Dudley Blvd., Suite 3
McClellan AFB, CA 95652-1389
916-643-1742, ext. 355

Navy:
Advanced Fuel Hydrocarbon Remediation
Technologies
Ernest Lory
NFESC, ESC-411
110023rd Avenue
Port Hueneme, CA 93034-4370
(805) 982-1299
                                                Army:
                                                Explosives and Metals Remediation
                                                Technologies
                                                Albert J. Walker
                                                USAEC
                                                SFIM-AEC-ETP
                                                Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5401
                                                (410)612-6858

                                                EPA:
                                                Site Characterization Technologies
                                                Eric Koglin
                                                U.S. EPA NERL, CRD-LV
                                                P.O. Box 93478
                                                Las Vegas, NV 89193-2478
                                                (702) 798-2432

                                                EPA:
                                                In-situ Bioremediation Technologies
                                                Dr. Michael J. Barcelona
                                                1221 1ST Building
                                                The University of Michigan
                                                2200 Bonisteel Blvd.
                                                Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099
                                                (313)763-6512
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The National Environmental Technology Test
Sites Program (NETTS) is an  environmental
technology testing and evaluation program that
provides  locations,  facilities,  and support for
applied research, demonstration,  and evaluation
of innovative cleanup  and  characterization
technologies that are candidates for Installation
Restoration efforts  at DoD facilities. NETTS
promotes technology transfer from research to
full-scale use and facilitates expeditious transfer
of technologies between  government  agencies
and the private sector.
Areas of responsibility are divided among the
three services and EPA. These areas are:

Air Force: The Groundwater Remediation
Field  Laboratory  (GRFL) at  Dover  AFB
provides sites where research can be conducted
on the transport,  detection, monitoring,  and
cleanup of solvent and fuel contaminants in the
subsurface. GRFL provides a unique opportunity
for conducting experimental, contained releases
of dense nonaqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs).
GRFL also provides other well-characterized
contaminated plume sites  and support services.
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 The Air Force also manages the Chlorinated
 Hydrocarbon Remedial Demonstration Site at
 McClellan AFB, which provides areas to evalu-
 ate investigative technologies and remediation
 technologies   for   chlorinated   hydrocarbons
 contamination in soil and groundwater.

 Army: The U.S. Army sponsors two locations
 that provide sites to demonstrate systems for
 remediating soils and groundwater contaminated
 with heavy metals and explosives. The Volun-
 teer Army Ammunition Plant (AAP),  near
 Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Louisiana AAP,
 near Shreveport, Louisiana, provide different
 hydrogeological  and climatic  conditions and
 variations hi explosives and heavy metal  con-
 taminants. Demonstration sites include landfill,
 burning ground, redwater treatment, and produc-
 tion/process line areas.

 Navy: The Environmental Technology Dem-
 onstration Site at Port Hueneme, California,
 provides in-situ and ex-situ locations to demon-
 strate advanced fuel hydrocarbon remediation
 technologies for treatment of Navy-specific fuels
 contamination in soil and  groundwater. Areas
 include a contaminated soil stockpile facility
                           contaminated with fuels; an  11-acre  gasoline
                           station plume; and underground storage tank and
                           spill areas.

                           EPA: The National  Center  for  Integrated
                           Bioremediation Research and Development at
                           Wurtsmith AFB,  Michigan, co-sponsored  by
                           EPA and the University of Michigan,  operates
                           a controlled field test-bed facility for investiga-
                           tions to  support the design and engineering of
                           integrated bioremediation systems. This project
                           focuses  on in-situ bioremediation of surface
                           soils, subsoils, surface water, and groundwater
                           contaminated by  fuels,  solvents,  and  other
                           organic substances.

                           EPA also co-sponsors the Consortium for Site
                           Characterization Technology,  established by
                           the National  Exposure  Research Laboratory/
                           Characterization Research Division, Las Vegas,
                           Nevada, which identifies, demonstrates, evalu-
                           ates, verifies, and transfers data about innova-
                           tive monitoring, measurement, and site charac-
                           terization technologies. Planning assistance is
                           offered to developers  to ensure verified  data
                           collection and to extend the application of new
                           technologies to other sites.
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                     Rapid Commercialization Initiative (RCI)
Coordinating Sponsor:

Other Sponsors:



Contact/Address:
Phone:
                                U.S. Department of Commerce

                                U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S.
                                Environmental Protection Agency, California EPA, Western
                                Governors' Association, Southern States Energy Board

                                Stanley Chanesman
                                U.S. Department of Commerce
                                H4418
                                Washington, DC 20230

                                202-482-0825
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The Rapid Commercialization Initiative (RCI),
an  interagency effort coordinated by the U.S.
Department of Commerce, fosters cooperative
interaction of the private sector, states,  and
Federal agencies to  help  bring environmental
technologies to market more rapidly and effi-
ciently. RCI acts as a gateway to  other federal
agency programs that provide opportunities for
environmental technology demonstration, verifi-
cation, and transfer. RCI provides in-kind assis-
tance  for selected companies  with commer-
cially-ready environmental technologies in four
categories: avoidance; control; monitoring  and
assessment; and remediation and restoration.

The primary goal of RCI is to provide services
to industry that help lower three key barriers to
commercialization:

(1)  finding sites for full-scale technology dem-
    onstrations;
(2)  evaluating and verifying technical perfor-
    mance and the cost of performance of tech-
    nologies;
(3)  promoting regulatory acceptance of verified
    data and expediting the permitting process.
The selection of technologies for participation in
RCI programs centers on two criteria:

  •  The technology addresses environmental and
    market needs, with a focus on solutions to
    private sector needs and added consideration
    for application to public sector environmen-
    tal problems.

  •  There is a clear path to  commercialization
    and the technology is only a few, final steps
    from commercialization, such that testing,
    evaluation and verification will complete the
    process.

Marketing, financing, or production assistance
are not available under RCI. Exemptions from
federal laws and regulations  also are not avail-
able under RCI.

Participants in  RCI are selected through pro-
gram  announcements and an intensive peer-
review process that examines both technical and
business soundness. The first announcement was
made in August 1995. The selection of the first
10 RCI projects was announced in March 1996.
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            Remediation Technologies Development Forum (RTDF)
Coordinating Sponsor:

Contact/Address/Phone:
                               U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

                               Robert Olexsey
                               U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                               26 West Martin Luther King Dr.
                               Cincinnati, OH  45268
                               513-569-7861

                               Dr. Walter W. Kovalick, Jr.
                               Technology Innovation Office (5102G)
                               U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                               401 M Street, SW
                               Washington, DC 20460
                               703-603-9910
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The Remediation Technologies Development
Forum (RTDF) was established in 1992 by EPA
to identify ways of working together with indus-
try  to solve complex hazardous waste remedia-
tion problems. The RTDF is open to all interest-
ed  parties and has grown to  a consortium of
partners  from  private  industry,  government
agencies, and academia who share the common
goal of developing more effective, less costly
hazardous waste characterization and treatment
technologies.  RTDF  partnerships  undertake
research, development, demonstration,  testing,
and evaluation efforts  to  achieve common
cleanup goals.

The RTDF advances the development of cost-
effective technologies  for the remediation, of
hazardous wastes, and works  to achieve these
goals by:

 •  identifying priority remediation technology
    development needs;
 •  establishing and overseeing action teams to
    plan and implement collaborative research
    projects to address  these needs; and
 •  addressing  scientific,  institutional,   and
    regulatory barriers  to innovative  treatment
    technologies.
RTDF members establish self-managed action
teams that bring members together to work on
their highest priority  problems.  These teams
define technology research needs, develop and
implement research project plans, and produce
and disseminate scientifically credible results to
facilitate broad acceptance of the  technology.

EPA facilitates  the operation of the Action
Teams and the RTDF Steering Committee, and
contributes its research efforts to the jointly-led
projects.  EPA  provides  funding for RTDF
research activities and Action Team meetings.
Other federal agencies, industry, and academic
participants  also provide funding,  laboratory,
and field support  for Action Team projects.
Participants in each Action Team provide fund-
ing and/or   in-kind support for  the Team's
research efforts.  The  RTDF  supports approxi-
mately $17 million of research efforts currently.

Six RTDF Action Teams had been formed:

 • Bioremediation Consortium
 • IINERT  Soils-Metals Action Team
 • Lasagna™ Consortium
 • Permeable Barriers Action Team
 • Sediments Remediation Action Team
 • Surfactants/Soil Flushing Action Team

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 Three of the Action Teams are involved in field
 demonstration work. The Bioremediation Con-
 sortium sponsors projects on intrinsic bioremedi-
 ation, accelerated anaerobic biodegradation, and
 co-metabolic bioventing  at Dover Air Force
 Base, a Department of Defense site. The Perme-
                           able Barriers Team also has a project at Dover
                           AFB.  The Lasagna™ technology for treating
                           chlorinated solvents in low permeability soil and
                           groundwater is being demonstrated at the Ports-
                           mouth Gaseous Diffusion Site, a Department of
                           Energy facility in Paducah, Kentucky.
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              Small Business Innovative Research Program (SBIR)
Sponsors:
                        U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S.
                        Department of Defense
Contact/Address:

Donald Carey
U.S. EPA (8722)
401 M St., SW
Washington, DC 20460
202-260-7899
                                 Samuel Barish
                                 U.S. Department of Energy
                                 10091 Germantown Road
                                 Germantown, MD 20874
                                 301-903-3054
               Jon Baron
               U.S. Department of Defense
               Small Business Affairs
               Washington, DC 20301
               703-697-1689
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The Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
Program is a multi-media assistance program
designed to assist and promote U.S.-owned high
technology  companies with 500 or fewer em-
ployees.  SBIR activities are overseen by the
Small  Business  Administration.  Funding  is
provided to  companies through  grants and
contracts awarded by SBIR program offices in
11 Federal agencies. Each agency offers at least
one SBIR  program  solicitation annually that
specifies the types of research to be funded.

SBIR is a three-step grant and contract program.
Phase I grants and  contracts are  awarded  in
amounts of $60,000 to $100,000 each for tech-
nology feasibility studies that can last up to six
months. Only Phase I recipients are eligible for
Phase n awards.  Phase n grants and contracts
can last  from one to two years of principal
research  and  development,  and range  from
$150,000 to $750,000. Phase m funding assis-
tance  is  provided either  through commercial
application with additional  funding  from the
private sector, or through non-SBIR funding
provided by  the participating agency  for re-
search and development in areas of particular
interest to the agency.

Notices of all SBIR opportunities are published
by the SBA on its SBA  Bulletin Board. The
bulletin board can be accessed, using a modem,
by dialing 1-800-697-4636. SBA Bulletin Board
technical support is  available by calling  202-
205-6400. The SBA  Bulletin Board  also is
available via Telnet at sbaonline.sba.gov.
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   Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)
Coordinating Sponsor:

Contact/Address:
Phone:
                               U.S. Department of Defense

                               Dr. Olufemi A. Ayorinde
                               SERDP Program Office
                               901 N. Stuart St., Suite 303
                               Arlington, VA 22203

                               703-696-2118

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The Strategic  Environmental Research  and
Development Program (SERDP)  is  a multi-
agency program funded through the Department
of  Defense.  SERDP responds  primarily  to
environmental requirements of DoD, along with
those it shares with the Department of Energy,
the Environmental Protection Agency, and many
other federal government agencies.

SERDP seeks to identify, develop, demonstrate,
and transition technology for six  thrust areas.
Four of the thrust areas correspond to the four
pillars of DoD's Environmental Quality Program
(see p. 3): environmental cleanup technology is
one of the thrust areas.

Specific objectives of the  cleanup technology
thrust area focus on conducting  research and
development  to  achieve  more  effective  and
efficient environmental characterization, assess-
ment, monitoring, and cleanup of soil, sediment,
groundwater,  surface water,  and  structures
contaminated  by past defense practices with
hazardous  materials  (included   unexploded
ordnance),  radioactive wastes (low-level  or
mixed), and  toxic  substances.  The  cleanup
technology area also seeks to:

 •  develop cost-effective methods to determine
    fate, transport, and effects of contaminants
    related to  defense activities;
  •  develop  risk-based modeling methods  for
    establishing cleanup priorities; and

  •  facilitate transfer of technology to field use,
    particularly through the National Environ-
    mental  Technology Test Sites  (NETTS)
    Program (see p. 15).

For FY97, SERDP cleanup efforts will focus
primarily on completing and transferring exist-
ing projects  to respond to high priority  DoD
environmental  requirements  identified in the
Environmental Quality Strategic Plan and Reli-
ance Guidelines. SERDP is considering new
starts in the following areas:

  •  Sensor  technology for  identification  of
    unexploded ordnance on land (surface and
    subsurface) and underwater.
  •  Identification and remediation of dense non-
    aqueous  phase liquids  (DNAPLs) in the
    subsurface, emphasizing non- or minimally
    intrusive identification technologies and in-
    situ treatment technologies for chlorinated
    solvents.
  •  In-situ remediation technologies  for  sedi-
    ments/soils/sludges contaminated with or-
    ganics and/or heavy metals.
  •  Risk assessment methodologies and proto-
    cols emphasizing the evaluation of risk to
    environmental systems.
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              U.S. Department of Defense R&D Assistance Programs

Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence/Lanovallive Technology Program

Sponsor:

Address:





Contact:
Phone:

U.S. Department of Defense

Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE)
Technology Transfer Division
8001 Arnold Drive
Brooks AFB, TX 78235-5357


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The Air Force Center for Environmental Excel-
lence (AFCEE) has an Innovative Technology
Program that identifies and field tests innovative
site characterization, remediation, and pollution
prevention technologies,  with an  emphasis on
technologies that save  time and money  and
facilitate compliance with air, soil,  and water
regulations.

Special areas of interest  within the Innovative
Technology Program include:

 •  remediation technologies to treat fuel, chlo-
    rinated solvent, pesticide, PCB,  and heavy
    metal contamination;
 •  vapor phase capture and treatment;
  •  cost effective site characterization;
  •  stripping and removal of protective coatings;
  •  parts cleaning and degreasing; and
  •  industrial process sludge treatment.

Successful projects have been based on sound
scientific principles and offer widespread appli-
cability to Air Force sites and significant cost
savings.

The Innovative Technology Program is included
in an annual solicitation under a Broad Agency
Announcement for Technology Demonstration.
Copies of the current solicitation and a guide
(BAA  Guide to Industry) are available through
the  above contact.
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     Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)
Sponsor:

Address:
Contact:
Phone:

Website:
                              U.S. Department of Defense

                              ESTCP Program Office
                              2001 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 800
                              Alexandria, VA 22311

                              Dr. Jeffrey Marqusee
                              703-695-3188

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ESTCP was initiated in 1995 to promote the
demonstration and validation of the most prom-
ising  innovative technologies that target the
Department of Defense's (DoD's) most urgent
environmental  needs and are projected to pay
back the investment through cost savings and
improved efficiency.

ESTCP focuses on the four DoD environmental
pillars (see p. 3), including cleanup. In this area,
efforts center on site investigation, characteriza-
tion  and remediation  technologies. ESTCP's
strategy  is   to   select   laboratory-proven
technologies with DoD market application and
aggressively move them to the field for rigorous
trials documenting their cost, performance, and
market  potential.  Successful demonstration
facilitates the acceptance of innovative technolo-
gies by users and the regulatory community.

Supported technologies are  projected to  pay
back the investment within five years through
cost savings and improved efficiencies. ESTCP
publishes an annual solicitation for proposals
from DoD developers. Non-DoD developers
may participate if teamed with a DoD entity.
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               Naval Environmental Leadership Program (NELP)
Sponsor:

Address:
Contact:
Phone:
                               U.S. Department of Defense

                               Naval Facilities Engineering Command
                               200 Stovall (Code 41JG)
                               Alexandria, VA 22332-2300

                               Ted Zagrobelny
                               703-325-8176
The objective  of the Naval  Environmental
Leadership Program (NELP) is to expedite
cleanup and compliance at two Naval installa-
tions  (Naval Air Station  North Island,  San
Diego, California, and Naval Station Mayport,
Jacksonville, Florida) using innovative technolo-
gies and focused management. The two NELP
bases serve as prototypes  for  identification,
development, testing, implementation,  evalua-
tion, and  refinement  of  new  initiatives  and
export  of successful  applications for imple-
mentation as part of the Navy's Environmental
Management Program.

Interested  public  or private  sector parties in
possession of innovative technologies that may
be implemented at full-scale to address environ-
mental problems at  the two  NELP bases  and
that address problems of concern in the Navy-
wide environmental management program may
be eligible to participate in NELP. Innovative
technologies are selected  and included in the
Program through a variety  of mechanisms.
The NELP Initiative issues public solicitations
for proposals for innovative technologies via the
Commerce Business Daily.

NELP emphasizes full-scale technology imple-
mentation to solve an environmental problem at
one of  the NELP bases. It is  not  an R&D
program;  however, the NELP Initiative may
serve  as a host for technology demonstrations if
the developer requires a demonstration site, one
of the NELP  bases meets the requirements for
a  successful  demonstration, and  funding is
provided  by  the  developer  or  other source.
Successful demonstrations will lead to full-scale
implementation  at the NELP base and within
the execution of the Navy's Installation Restora-
tion Program.

The NELP Initiative is collaborating with EPA
in their efforts to facilitate Public-Private Part-
nerships through a cooperative agreement with
Clean Sites, Inc.  Private firms  may wish to
participate under that agreement.
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               U.S. Department of Energy R&P Assistance Programs

                       Industry and University Programs Area
   Sponsor:

   Address:
   Contact:
   Phone:
   Fax:
U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Environmental Management (EM)
Office of Science and Technology (OST)
19901 Germantown Road
Germantown, MD 20874-1290

Jeffrey Walker
301-903-7966
301-903-7457
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The  mission  of  the Industry  and University
Programs Area is to identify and provide devel-
opment  support  for technologies  that  show
promise in addressing DOE's  Environmental
Management needs, but require proof-of-princi-
ple experimentation and already proven technol-
ogies in other fields that require critical path
experimentation to demonstrate feasibility  for
adaptation to specific EM needs.

The  underlying  objective  is  to  ensure  that
private industry,  other Federal agencies, and
universities are major participants in developing
and deploying new and emerging technologies.
                  Tools used to achieve  this objective include
                  Program Research and Development Announce-
                  ments (PRDAs, see p. 33), Research Opportuni-
                  ty Announcements (ROAs, see p. 35), Coopera-
                  tive Research  and  Development  Agreements
                  (CRADAs),  other  grants,  and  inter-agency
                  agreements (lAGs).

                  A principal goal of OST's Industry and Univer-
                  sity Programs Area is to promote private sector
                  ability to provide needed environmental cleanup
                  technologies  to meet DOE needs as well as to
                  enhance the economic viability and competitive-
                  ness of the U.S. environmental industry.
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         Program Research & Development Announcements (PRDAs)
Sponsor:

Address:
Contact:
Phone:
Fax:
                              U.S. Department of Energy

                              U.S. Department of Energy
                              Office of Environmental Management (EM)
                              Office of Science and Technology (OST)
                              19901 Germantown Road
                              Germantown, MD 20874-1290

                              EM Central Point of Contact
                              800-845-2096
                              301-903-7238
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The  U.S. Department  of Energy  Office of
Environmental Management (EM) is charged
with overseeing DOE's environmental clean-up
effort. To promote this task, EM leads a nation-
al research, development, demonstration, testing,
and evaluation program to provide environmen-
tal restoration and waste management technolo-
gies to DOE sites and to manage DOE generat-
ed waste. As part of the effort, DOE supports
the development of promising environmental
clean-up technologies.

Program  R&D Announcements  (PRDAs)  are
one  of DOE's major assistance vehicles  for
developing technologies. PRDAs solicit a broad
mix of proposals where R&D, including demon-
stration,  testing,  and evaluation, is required
within broadly defined areas of interest. DOE
may issue a PRDA in response to an individual
program need such as the cleanup of a particular
contaminant at a specific site. Multiple awards
for proposals, which may have varied approach-
es or concepts, are generally made. Numerous
PRDAs may be issued each year.

For information on the full range of DOE/EM
assistance programs,  contact the EM Central
Point  of Contact (CPOC).  The CPOC is a
referral service that  expedites and  monitors
private sector interaction with EM. The CPOC
can identify links  between technologies and
program needs and connect potential partners
with an extensive network of Headquarters and
field program contacts.

Developers  can  gain more information  on
DOE's business and research opportunities by
obtaining the U.S. Department of Energy Envi-
ronmental Cleanup  Technology Development
Program Business and Research Opportunities
Guide  (DOE/EM-0115P). The  Guide can be
purchased from the National Technical Informa-
tion Service  (NTIS) by calling 703-487-4650.
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                    Research Opportunity Announcements (ROAs)
   Sponsor:

   Address:
   Contact:
   Phone:
   Fax:
U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Environmental Management (EM)
Office of Science and Technology (OST)
19901 Germantown Road
Germantown, MD 20874-1290

EM Central Point of Contact
800-845-2096
301-903-7238
   For information on ROA awards through the Morgantown Energy Technology Center:
   Contact:
   Phone:
Thomas Martin
304-291-4087
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The U.S. Department  of Energy  Office  of
Environmental Management (EM) is charged
with overseeing DOE's environmental clean-up
effort. To promote this task, EM leads a nation-
al research, development, demonstration, testing,
and evaluation program to provide environmen-
tal restoration and waste management technolo-
gies to DOE sites and to manage DOE generat-
ed waste. As part of the effort, DOE supports
the development of promising environmental
clean-up  technologies.

Research Opportunity Announcements (ROAs)
are one of DOE's major assistance vehicles for
developing technologies. ROAs solicit industry
and academic proposals throughout the  year
("rolling  admissions") for potential contracts in
applied research. ROAs support research efforts
for the development of technologies with poten-
tial application in the EM program. A proposed
technology should improve DOE's capabilities
in areas such as in situ remediation; detection,
characterization,   and   monitoring;  efficient
separations technology for radioactive waste;
and robotics.
                  ROAs are published in the Commerce Business
                  Daily. The program includes some set-asides for
                  small businesses. DOE anticipates making 25-30
                  awards through an  active ROA at its Morgan-
                  town facility.

                  For information on the full range of DOE/EM
                  assistance programs,  contact the EM Central
                  Point of Contact (CPOC).  The CPOC  is a
                  referral  service that  expedites and  monitors
                  private sector interaction with EM. The CPOC
                  can identify links  between technologies and
                  program, needs and connect potential partners
                  with an extensive network of Headquarters and
                  field program contacts.

                  Developers  can  gain more information on
                  DOE's business and research opportunities by
                  obtaining the U.S. Department of Energy Envi-
                  ronmental Cleanup  Technology Development
                  Program Business and Research Opportunities
                  Guide (DOE/EM-0115P).  The  Guide can be
                  purchased from the National Technical Informa-
                  tion Service (NTIS) by calling 703-487-4650.

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              Small Business Technology Transfer Pilot Program
Sponsor:

Address:
Contact:
Phone:
Fax:
                              U.S. Department of Energy

                              U.S. Department of Energy
                              Office of Environmental Management (EM)
                              Office of Science and Technology (OST)
                              19901 Germantown Road
                              Germantown, MD 20874-1290

                              Joseph Paladino
                              301-903-7449
                              301-903-7238
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DOE's Small Business Technology  Transfer
Pilot Program identifies funding  to  support
innovative technology development by small
businesses. The Program also  sponsors work-
shops as a forum for face-to-face meetings
between small business operators and DOE staff
who can provide information on specific busi-
ness opportunities. A small business coordinator
is  available at DOE Headquarters to provide
one-on-one counseling for small, disadvantaged,
or minority businesses and provide access to
procurement offices at DOE sites.
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      U.S. Environmental Protection Agency R&D Assistance Programs

                   Environmental Technology Initiative (ETI)
Sponsor:

Address:
Contact:
Phone:
                               U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

                               U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                               OPPE (2127)
                               401 M St., SW
                               Washington, DC 20460

                               Brendan Doyle
                               202-260-2693
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EPA's Environmental  Technology  Initiative
promotes the development, commercialization,
and use of environmental technology to improve
environmental quality while fostering the cre-
ation of new jobs and businesses. EPA's Inno-
vative  Technology  Council  coordinates  ETI
activities. Under ETI, EPA seeks to coalesce
private and public interests through partnerships
in which all parties involved provide technical
and financial support in pursuit of mutual goals
that will further the objectives listed  above.

Projects and partnerships under ETI correspond
to the four objectives and five operating princi-
ples  found in EPA's Technology Innovation
Strategy.  The four objectives are:

  • Adapt EPA's policy, regulatory,  and com-
   pliance framework to promote innovation;
  • Strengthen the capacity of technology devel-
   opers and users to succeed in environmental
   technology innovation;
  • Strategically invest EPA funds in  the devel-
   opment and commercialization of  promising
   new technologies; and
  • Accelerate the diffusion of innovative tech-
   nologies at home and abroad.
The following are the five operating principles:

 • Maximum consultation with stakeholders—
   continuing dialogue intended  to  improve
   EPA's strategy, programs, and their imple-
   mentation
 • Coordination with Federal, state, tribal, and
   local agencies—government partners  will
   offer their respective talents, expertise, and
   perspectives
 • Partnership and collaboration with the pri-
   vate sector and academia—convening pub-
   lic-private partnerships to target  research >
   and development, testing and demonstration,
   and the need for government policy change
 • Cleaner technology, not just control technol-
   ogy—the  best  environmental   solutions
   involve changes in production processes,
   feedstocks, and product design
 • Measuring progress along the way—devel-
   opment and use of indicators and tools to
   benchmark EPA's progress

EPA issued a Program Solicitation for  FY 1995
for participating in ETI, and received consider-
able  interest.  Currently,  EPA  is reviewing
program options for future  participation in ETI.
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            Environmental Technology Verification Program (ETV)
Sponsor:

Address:
Contact:
Phone:
                               U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

                               U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                               TCS/NRMRL/ORD (8301)
                               401 M St., SW
                               Washington, DC  20460

                               Penelope Hansen
                               202-260-2600
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Throughout its  history,  EPA  has evaluated
technologies to determine their effectiveness in
preventing, controlling, and cleaning up pollu-
tion. EPA has expanded these efforts by institut-
ing the Environmental Technology Verification
(ETV) Program to verify the performance of a
larger universe of innovative technical solutions
to problems that threaten human health or the
environment. ETV substantially accelerates the
entrance of new environmental technologies into
the marketplace by supplying technology buyers
and developers, consulting engineers, States, and
EPA Regions  with high quality  data  on the
performance of new technologies.

ETV expands  past verification efforts, such as
the SITE program (see p. 45) for remediation
technologies  and  the  Pathogen  Equivalency
Committee for sludge systems, into five pilot
areas. In these pilot  areas, EPA utilizes the
expertise of partner "verification organizations"
to  design  efficient processes for conducting
performance tests  of  innovative technologies.
EPA selects its partners from both  the public
and private sectors including Federal laborato-
ries, States, universities,  and  private  sector
facilities. Verification organizations will oversee
and report verification activities based on testing
and quality assurance protocols developed with
input from  major stakeholders/customer groups
associated  with the technology area. ETV is
funded by  EPA's  Environmental Technology
Initiative (see  p.  39),  which funded  all five
pilots in fiscal  year 1995.
Verification under ETV means confirmation of
the environmental performance characteristics of
a  commercial-ready technology  through the
evaluation of objective and quality assured data.
ETV's targeted customers are:

  •  Technology users and purchasers
  •  Technology enablers
       permitters, regulators
       consulting engineers
  •  Technology developers and vendors

The five ETV pilots have begun on different
schedules, but all are expected to be operational
by the fall of 1996. Each pilot will announce its
intention to begin accepting technologies for
verification  in the Commerce Business Daily
and in the trade press. The five pilot areas (with
the name of the partner in parentheses) include:

Small Package Drinking Water Systems
(NSF International)
EPA contact: Jeff Adams, 513-569-7835
NSF contact: Bruce Bartley, 1-800-673-6275

Pollution  Prevention   and  Waste  Treatment
Systems (State of California)
EPA contact: Greg Carrol, 513-569-7948
Cal/EPA contact:  Tony Luan, 916-322-3670

Consortium for Site Characterization Technolo-
gy (U.S. DOE Sandia National Laboratory)
EPA contact: Eric Koglin, 702-798-2432
[see also NETTS program p. 16]

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  Indoor Air Products (Research Triangle Institute
  and the University of Illinois)
  EPA contact: Les Sparks, 919-541-2458
  RTT contact: David Ensor, 919-541-6735
  U. of I. contact: Les Christiansen, 217-333-8220

  The fifth pilot is an Independent Entity Pilot.
  EPA is  also testing the viability  of a  totally
  unstructured and  independent private  sector
                            approach. The scope and focus of this pilot will
                            be left to the private organization that is chosen
                            through an open solicitation later this year. The
                            EPA contact is Norma Lewis, 513-569-7665.

                            By the year 2000, EPA envisions a program that
                            will be  comprised of numerous  public  and
                            private testing entities covering all major classes
                            of environmental technology.
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National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance (NCERQA)
  Sponsor:

  Address:
  Contact:
  Phone:
  Fax:
  E-mail:
                              U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

                              U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                              EERD/NCERQA (8722)
                              401 M St., SW
                              Washington, DC 20460

                              Steve Lingle
                              202-260-4073
                              202-260-4524
                              lingle.stephen@epamail.epa.gov
The  EPA National Center for Environmental
Research (NCERQA) has primary responsibility
to issue and manage research grant and fellow-
ship  programs designed to expand EPA's sci-
ence and technology  base and  the pool  of
qualified environmental professionals. NCERQA
also  serves as EPA's focal point on quality
assurance and peer review. NCERQA is com-
prised of four divisions:

  • Environmental Engineering Research
  • Environmental Sciences Research
  • Quality Assurance
  • Peer Review

One  of NCERQA's primary research programs
is the  Science to  Achieve Results (STAR)
Program. EPA's Office of Research and Devel-
opment  (ORD) developed  STAR as a major
component of its new risk-based Strategic Plan.
STAR is a four-part program:

  • Focused Requests for Applications (RFAs)
   that target research topics  that address the
   specific science needs of EPA;
  •  the Exploratory Research Grants Program,
    providing support for investigator-initiated
    grants in broad topical areas;
  •  the Graduate Fellowships Program, support-
    ing the development of the nation's scientif-
    ic base to deal with environmental concerns;
    and
  •  the Environmental Research Centers  Pro-
    gram,  including  competitively  selected
    universities that focus on long-term, multi-
    disciplinary issues.

The Environmental Engineering Research Divi-
sion (EBRD) is responsible for planning, admin-
istering, and managing the following programs:

  •  grants for research projects and centers in
    the engineering disciplines relevant to pub-
    lic health and ecosystem protection;
  •  EPA's participation in the  Small Business
    Innovation Research  Program (see  p.  21)
    and the Strategic  Environmental Research
    and Development Program  (see p. 23); and
  •  coordination of ORD efforts in support of
    the EPA-wide  Common Sense Initiative.

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        Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program (SITE)
Sponsor:

Address:
Contact:
Phone:
Fax:
                               U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

                               U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                               National Risk Management Research Laboratory
                               26 W. Martin Luther King Drive
                               Cincinnati, OH  45268

                               Annette Gatchette
                               513-569-7696
                               513-569-7620
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The Superfund Innovative Technology Evalua-
tion Program was established by EPA's Offices
of Research and Development (ORD) and Solid
Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) to
promote the development and use of innovative
technologies to remediate Superfund sites.  The
SITE Program places a special emphasis on
demonstrating technologies, including  support
for bench-scale through pilot-scale and field-
scale  demonstrations, and  includes reports of
cost and performance data. The SITE Program
consists of three major components to achieve
these  goals:  a  Demonstration  Program;  an
Emerging Technology Program; and a Monitor-
ing and Measurement Technologies Program.

The Demonstration Program generates perfor-
mance,  engineering,  and  cost  data through
innovative  technology  demonstrations. EPA
publishes an annual solicitation for proposals
from developers to demonstrate their technolo-
gies.  Typical  demonstrations  take  place at
Superfund sites. Under the Program, the cost of
the demonstration is split between the vendor
and EPA. The vendor pays  for the operation of
the demonstration, while  EPA pays  for  all
planning,  sampling,  and analysis. EPA  also
reports the results of the demonstration.

The Emerging  Technology Program  supports
bench-scale  and pilot-scale development and
testing of innovative treatment  technologies.
EPA publishes an annual solicitation for propos-
als from developers.

The Monitoring and Measurement Technologies
Program supports the development and demon-
stration of innovative field technologies  that
monitor, or measure hazardous substances.

Over the years, the SITE Program has complet-
ed demonstrations  and issued reports  for over
100 technologies. The advent of environmental
technology development and commercialization
as national priorities in the last few years, along
with the initiation of other EPA environmental
technology programs, has led EPA to review
and reconsider  the future role of the SITE
Program in the overall federal environmental
technology strategy. For this reason, participa-
tion in the SITE Program by new partners has
been temporarily suspended.
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                         Summary of Federal Site  Remediation Technology Programs and Initiatives
        INTERAGENCY SITE REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
        Program Title/Participating
                 Agencies
              Description
 Assistance Available
  Program Emphasis/Restrictions
     Contact
        National Environmental
        Technology Test Site
        Program/U.S. DoD, EPA
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An interagency effort to establish a coor-
dinated environmental technology testing
and evaluation program. The Program
currently supports testing and evaluation
programs at six Centers: the Air Force's
Groundwater Remediation Field Laborato-
ry (GRFL) and Chlorinated Hydrocarbon
Remedial Demonstration Site (CHRDS);
the Army's Environmental Technology
Evaluation Center; the Navy's Environ-
mental Technology Demonstration Site for
Advanced Fuel Hydrocarbon Remediation
Technologies; and the EPA's National
Center for Integrated Bioremediation
Research and Development (NCIBRD)
and Consortium for Site Characterization
Technology (CSCT).
Each Center provides
locations for demon-
strations, testing, and
evaluation of technol-
ogies of interest to
the agencies.
The name of each Center indicates
the type of contaminant and media
that candidate technologies should
address. The GRFL focuses on
technologies that treat DNAPLs.
The Army Center provides testing
facilities for physical, chemical, and
biological remedial technologies.
The NCIBRD supports the design
and engineering of integrated bior-
emediation systems. The CSCT
focuses on monitoring, measure-
ment, and site characterization tech-
nologies.
GRFL:
Mark Noll
302-678-8284
CHRDS:
Bud Hoda
916-643-1742
Army:
Albert Walker
410-612-6858
Navy:
Ernest Lory
805-982-1299
NCIBRD:
Mike Barcelona
313-763-6512
CSCT:
Eric Koglin
702-798-2432
       Rapid Commercialization
       Initiative
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The Rapid Commercialization Initiative
(RCI), an interagency effort coordinated
by the U.S. Department of Commerce,
fosters cooperative interaction of the pri-
vate sector, states, and Federal agencies to
help bring environmental technologies to
market more rapidly and efficiently. RCI
acts as a gateway to other federal agency
programs that provide opportunities for
environmental technology demonstration,
verification, and transfer.
In-kind assistance for
selected companies
with commercial-
ready environmental
technologies in four
categories: avoidance;
control; monitoring
and assessment; and
remediation and resto-
ration.
Selection of participants centers on
two criteria: 1) The technology
addresses environmental and market
needs, with a focus on solutions to
private sector needs and added
consideration for application to
public sector environmental prob-
lems; 2) there is a clear path to
commercialization and the technolo-
gy is only a few steps from com-
mercialization, such that testing and
verification will complete the pro-
cess. Marketing, financing, or pro-
duction assistance are not available.
Exemptions from federal statutes
and regulations are not available.
U.S. DOC
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        INTERAGENCY SITE  REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
        Program Title/Participating
                 Agencies
                                          Description
                                       Assistance Available
                       Program Emphasis/Restrictions
                                      Contact
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        Remediation Technologies
        Development Forum/U.S.
        EPA, DoD, DOE, other
        agencies
                             RTDF identifies ways for federal agencies
                             to work together through partnerships with
                             industry and academia to solve complex
                             hazardous waste remediation problems
                             through development of hazardous waste
                             characterization and treatment  technolo-
                             gies. RTDF partners form self-managed
                             Action Teams to undertake research, de-
                             velopment, demonstration, and evaluation
                             efforts to achieve common cleanup goals.
                                       EPA provides funding
                                       for RTDF research
                                       activities and Action
                                       Team meetings. Par-
                                       ticipants in each
                                       Action Team provide
                                       funding and/or in-kind
                                       support for the Team
                                       research efforts.
                      The RTDF is open to all interested
                      parties and includes partners from
                      industry, government agencies, and
                      academia.
                                 U.S. EPA
                                 Robert Olexsey
                                 513-569-7861
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Small Business Innovative
Research Program
A multi-media assistance program de-
signed to assist and promote small U.S.-
owned high technology companies.
3-step program for
grants and contracts.
Phase I supports
feasibility studies.
Phase II supports
general R&D. Phase
HI funds are provided
through commercial
sales or other funds
from a Federal agen-
cy.
SBIR grants and contracts are solic-
ited through 11 Federal agencies.
Annual solicitations target U.S.-
owned high technology companies
with 500 or fewer employees.
U.S. EPA
Donald Carey
202-260-7899

U.S. DOE
Samuel Barish
301-903-3054

U.S. DoD
Jon Baron
703-697-1689
Strategic Environmental
Research and Development
Program/U.S. DoD, EPA,
other federal agencies
SERDP is a multi-agency program funded
through the Department of Defense that
identifies, develops, demonstrates, and
transitions technology for six thrust areas,
including cleanup. The cleanup thrust area
focuses on programs for conducting tech-
nology research and development.
SERDP sponsors and
funds a variety of
other technology
development pro-
grams and activities
such as the National
Environmental Tech-
nology Test Sites
Program.
SERDP responds primarily to envi-
ronmental requirements of DoD,
along with those it shares with the
Department of Energy, the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, and
other federal government agencies.
SERDP Program
Office
Dr. Olufemi
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        INTERAGENCY SITE REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
         Program Title/Participating
                 Agencies
                                          Description
                                        Assistance Available
                        Program Emphasis/Restrictions
                                                                                                   Contact
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        Remediation Technologies
        Development Forum/U.S.
        EPA, DoD, DOE, other
        agencies
                             RTDF identifies ways for federal agencies
                             to work together through partnerships with
                             industry and academia to solve complex
                             hazardous waste remediation problems
                             through development of hazardous  waste
                             characterization and treatment technolo-
                             gies. RTDF partners form self-managed
                             Action Teams to undertake research, de-
                             velopment, demonstration, and evaluation
                             efforts to achieve common cleanup goals.
                                       EPA provides funding
                                       for RTDF research
                                       activities and Action
                                       Team meetings. Par-
                                       ticipants in each
                                       Action Team provide
                                       funding and/or in-kind
                                       support for the Team
                                       research efforts.
                      The RTDF is open to all interested
                      parties and includes partners from
                      industry, government agencies, and
                      academia.
                                  U.S. EPA
                                  Robert Olexsey
                                  513-569-7861

                                  Walter Kovalick
                                  703-603-9910
Small Business Innovative
Research Program
A multi-media assistance program de-
signed to assist and promote small U.S.-
owned high technology companies.
3-step program for
grants and contracts.
Phase I supports
feasibility studies.
Phase II supports
general R&D. Phase
III funds  are provided
through commercial
sales or other funds
from a Federal agen-
cy.  .
SBIR grants and contracts are solic-
ited through 11 Federal agencies.
Annual solicitations target U.S.-
owned high technology companies
with 500 or fewer employees.
U.S. EPA
Donald Carey
202-260-7899

U.S. DOE
Samuel Barish
301-903-3054

U.S. DoD
Jon Baron
703-697-1689
Strategic Environmental
Research and Development
Program/U.S. DoD, EPA,
other federal agencies
SERDP is a multi-agency program funded
through the Department of Defense that
identifies, develops, demonstrates, and
transitions technology for six thrust areas,
including cleanup. The cleanup thrust area
focuses on programs for conducting tech-
nology research and development.
SERDP sponsors and
funds a variety of
other technology
development pro-
grams and activities
such as the National
Environmental Tech-
nology  Test Sites
Program.
SERDP responds primarily to envi-
ronmental requirements of DoD,
along with those it shares with the
Department of Energy, the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, and
other federal government agencies.
SERDP Program
Office
Dr. Olufemi
Ayorinde
703-696-2118
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        U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SITE REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
              Program Title
                                          Description
                                        Assistance Available
                       Program Emphasis/Restrictions
                                                                                                                                       Contact
        Industry and University
        Program Areas
                             Identifies and supports development of
                             technologies that show promise in ad-
                             dressing specific DOE remediation needs,
                             and to ensure that private industry, other
                             agencies, and universities all participate in
                             the development and use of new and
                             emerging technologies.
                                       PRDAs, ROAs, CRA-
                                       DAs, grants, and
                                       inter-agency agree-
                                       ments (lAGs).
                      The goal of the Area is to promote
                      private sector capability to provide
                      needed environmental cleanup tech-
                      nologies to meet DOE needs and
                      enhance the economic  viability and
                      competitiveness of the U.S. environ-
                      mental industry.
                                  Jeffrey Walker
                                  U.S. DOE
                                  301-903-7966
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Program Research and
Development Announcements
One of DOE's major assistance vehicles
for developing technologies as part of
DOE's national research, development,
demonstration, testing, and evaluation
program that provides environmental
restoration and waste management tech-
nologies to DOE sites and to manage
DOE generated waste.
PRDAs solicit a
broad mix of pro-
posals where R&D is
required within broad-
ly defined areas of
interest.
Multiple awards for proposals,
which may have varied approaches
or concepts, are generally made. A
PRDA may be issued in response to
an individual program need such as
the cleanup of a particular contami-
nant at a specific site.
EM Central Point
of Contact
800-845-2096
Research Opportunity
Announcements
One of DOE's assistance vehicles for
developing technologies as part of DOE's
national research, development, demon-
stration, testing, and evaluation program
that provides environmental restoration
and waste management technologies to
DOE sites and to manage DOE generated
waste.
ROAs solicit propos-
als for contracts in
applied research for
technology develop-
ment with application
to DOE environmen-
tal restoration efforts.
A proposed technology should
correspond to a DOE need and
improve DOE's capabilities in areas
such as in situ remediation; detec-
tion, characterization, and monitor-
ing; separation of radioactive waste;
and robotics.
EM Central Point
of Contact
800-845-2096
       Small Business Technology
       Transfer Pilot Program
                             Identifies opportunities to support innova-
                             tive technology development by small
                             businesses.
                                       The Program includes
                                       workshops and coun-
                                       seling for small busi-
                                       nesses to provide
                                       information on specif-
                                       ic business opportuni-
                                       ties.
                      Support and counseling are avail-
                      able to small, disadvantaged, or
                      minority businesses and provide
                      access to procurement offices at
                      DOE sites.
                                  Joseph Paladino
                                  U.S. DOE
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        U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SITE REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
               Program Title
                                          Description
                                        Assistance Available
                       Program Emphasis/Restrictions
                                      Contact
        Environmental Technology
        Initiative
                             Promotes the development, commercial-
                             ization, and use of environmental tech-
                             nology to improve environmental quality
                             while fostering new job and business
                             creation.
                                       Technical assistance
                                       and direct funding
                                       through an annual
                                       Program Solicitation
                                       Package.
                      Focus areas, specific selection crite-
                      ria, and project evaluation criteria
                      for the project-year are described in
                      the annual Solicitation Package.
                                  Brendan Doyle
                                  U.S. EPA
                                  202-260-2693
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        Verification
                             Seeks to accelerate the entrance of new
                             environmental technologies into the do-
                             mestic and international marketplace by
                             providing purchasers and permitters with
                             credible cost and performance data provid-
                             ed by disinterested third parties. The pro-
                             gram supports and oversees testing and
                             verification centers covering major classes
                             of environmental technology.
                                       Stakeholder groups,
                                       comprised of technol-
                                       ogy buyers, sellers,
                                       and enablers are the
                                       principal customers of
                                       the program. EPA,
                                       the testing centers,
                                       and vendors will fund
                                       the program.
                      The goal of the ETV program is to
                      create testing and verification pro-
                      cesses that will provide technology
                      buyers and enablers (permitters,
                      etc.) with credible cost and perfor-
                      mance data from testing and verifi-
                      cation centers. The program is open
                      to all environmental technologies.
                                  Penelope Hansen
                                  U.S. EPA
                                  202-260-5735
Superfund Innovative
Technology Evaluation
Program
Promotes the development and use of
innovative technologies to remediate Sup-
erfund sites through demonstrating tech-
nologies, including support for bench-scale
through pilot-scale and field-scale demon-
strations, and includes reports of cost and
performance data. The Program has 3
major components: a Demonstration Pro-
gram; an Emerging Technology Program;
and a Monitoring and Measurement Tech-
nologies Program.              ,
Demonstration Pro-
gram costs are split
between a vendor and
EPA.
The Demonstration Program is open
to all remediation technologies. The
Emerging Technology Program
supports testing and development of
innovative treatment technologies.
The Monitoring and Measurement
Technologies Program supports
innovative detection, monitoring,
and measurement technologies.
Annette Gatchette
U.S. EPA
513-569-7696
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                               APPENDIX
	TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM CONTACTS
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. AIR FORCE

GENERAL INFORMATION:
RESEARCH PROGRAMS:
Col. Richard Drawbaugh
Office of Environment, Safety and Occupational
Health
703-697-0997

Dr. Michael Katona
Environics Dkectorate/Armstrong Laboratory
904-283-6272
U.S. ARMY
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Rick Newsome
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Installations,
Logistics and Environment
703-614-9531
RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND
GRANTS INFORMATION:
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS:
Dr. Clem Meyer
USAGE Research and Development Directorate
202-761-1850

Dr. Donna Kuroda
USAGE Environmental Restoration Division
202-761-4335
U.S. NAVY
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS:
Ted Zagrobelny
Naval Environmental Leadership Program
703-325-8176
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 	TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM CONTACTS

 U.S. Department of Energy
 RESEARCH PROGRAMS:
 DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS:
 SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
 INTEGRATION:
 COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND
 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS:
 Office of Technology Development
 301-903-7911

 Office of Technology Development
 301-903-7917
 Office of Technology Development
 301-903-7449
Office of Technology Development
301-903-7900
 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

 GENERAL INFORMATION
Site Cleanup Technologies:
Technology Innovation Office
703-603-9910
Cleanup Technologies for Sites
Contaminated with Radioactive Material:   Office of Radiation Programs
                                  202-233-9350
RESEARCH PROGRAMS

General Information:


Grants Information:
COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS:
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
513-569-7418

Office of Extramural Research and Quality Assurance
202-260-7473
513-569-7960
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                                           Technology Innovation Office
                                           U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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