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Does the available funding include acquisition, preparation, and qualification tests of an engine?
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No, it does not. Funds are for testing at a qualified lab only.
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Can any on-road engine be used for these tests?
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The selected test engine must be representative of the in-use fleet and requires final approval by HARC.
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Is the engine required to be at or below its applicable emission standards?
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The selected test engine must be representative of the in-use fleet and requires final approval by HARC.
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Will you consider multiple awards within the $250k funding allocated?
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This will likely be a single award.
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Will you consider multiple candidate fuels within the funding allocated?
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Yes.
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If an additive package is used to qualify a fuel as equivalent to TxLED, is it required to use only that same base fuel during commercial production and sale of the fuel?
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That would depend on the base fuel used.
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Does there appear to be a significant demand for new TxLED formulations?
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HARC is not aware of the level of demand for new TxLED formulations.
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Are funding sources available to off-set an operator's additional cost for an alternate TxLED formulation?
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No.
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If multiple fuels are proposed for testing under this grant, can the sequence be R-C1-C2-R or must the sequence be R-C1-R - R-C2-R where each R represents 6 hot start tests and each C represents 9 hot start tests?
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All proposed testing must conform with the protocols indicated in the RFGA and must meet with final approval from the Texas Commissions on Environmental Quality.
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If an alternate fuel is qualified as TxLED and shows additional emission reductions for NOx and/or PM, are there any emission credits or other incentives available to promote use of the fuel?
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There are no emissions credits available.
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Does the funding cover the Lab cost of fuel and fuel analysis as required by TCEQ?
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Costs for TCEQ required procedures or analyses may be included in the grant.
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Does the funding cover the Lab rental cost for the test engine?
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Ideally, an approved lab is used that already has a suitable engine.
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When more than one candidate fuel is included is it necessary to re-run the six TxLED reference fuel tests at the end of each candidate fuel and is it necessary to re-run the six TxLED reference fuel tests again at the beginning of the second candidate fuel? This would make twelve TxLED reference fuel tests between the first and second candidate fuel in addition to the six at the project beginning and the six at the project end for a total of twenty four Txled reference fuel tests.
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All proposed testing must conform with the protocols indicated in the RFGA and must meet with final approval from the Texas Commissions on Environmental Quality.
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Most of the chargeable costs are incurred directly by the testing organization under subcontract to the grant applicant on a ‘per test' or other ‘service rendered' basis. Is it necessary to report labor hours and rates for the testing organization's personnel?
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A scope of work and overall budget should be provided for any subcontracted work. Even if the testing is to be billed on a per test basis, the proposal should show how the per test price is derived.
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Are labor costs and expenses of the grant applicant for test plan preparation, liaison with the testing organization, reporting, etc., reimbursable under the grant or are only costs of the testing organization reimbursable?
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Only those expenses directly associated with the testing are eligible, except for the exclusions noted in the RFGA.
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