Notice · not open for bids · United States · Public tender
Alternative Fuels & Feedstock Initiative to Add Value to Seed Oil Crops through Improved Preprocessing, Scalability, and Valorization of Product Streams
Battelle Energy Alliance–DOE CNTR · ID 83415
Battelle Energy Alliance–DOE CNTR in the United States has published a notice (Sources Sought) about “Alternative Fuels & Feedstock Initiative to Add Value to Seed Oil Crops through Improved Preprocessing, Scalability, and Valorization of Product…”. It is not a call for bids: no tender is open to bid on yet, or the buyer has already chosen a supplier.
The tender in brief
Research on seed oil crop processing for industry or U.S. university teams with post-harvest expertise
Battelle Energy Alliance, operator of Idaho National Laboratory, seeks expressions of interest for research that adds value to seed oil crops through improved harvesting, storage, fractionation and valorization of non-oil components. Up to two projects may be funded, each running 12 to 24 months, with work done in collaboration with the Biomass Feedstock National User Facility and an INL-led technoeconomic assessment.
Who can win it
- Strong technical credentials and experience shown by impactful research publications
- Preference for teams with industrial partner collaboration or industrially relevant research
- Demonstrated ability to work with and lead teams from different organizations
Key facts
- Procedure
- Sources Sought
- Contract period
- 12 to 24 months
- Published
- 24 Sep 2026
- Reference
- INL-26-052
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