(a) ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, SAFETY, AND SOCIOECONOMIC (EHSS) ASPECTS Degree to which the technology, used in integrated commercial (b) MARKETABILITY Degree to which the technology helps to ensure that existing markets for U.S. coal can be maintained and/or results in increased use of U.S. coals and/or decreased consumption (c) COMMERCIALIZATION PLAN Viability of the commercialization plan to carry the technology from demonstration to commercial use in the 1990's. 3.1.2 Demonstration Project Factors (a) TECHNICAL READINESS Technical readiness for scale-up to a demonstration project, as evidenced by the adequacy, availability, suitability, and quality of the data and analyses supporting a decision to advance the technology to demonstration scale. (b) ADEQUACY AND APPROPRIATENESS OF DEMONSTRATION Adequacy and appropriateness of the proposed project to (c) ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, SAFETY, SOCIOECONOMIC (EHSS) AND OTHER SITE-RELATED ASPECTS Adequacy and appropriateness of proposed approaches to comply with all EHSS requirements during all phases of the proposed project and to mitigate the risks and impacts of the EHSS aspects of the proposed demonstration project, and the suitability, quality, and adequacy of the site(s) and/or facility(s) for the proposed demonstration project. (d) TECHNICAL APPROACH AND COMPLETENESS OF STATEMENT OF WORK Reasonableness and adequacy of the technical approach of the proposer to design, construct, operate, and, if applicable, dismantle the proposed demonstration facility and quality and completeness of the proposer's Statement of Work (SOW) for the demonstration project. 3.1.3 Relative Importance of Technical Evaluation Criteria Section 3.1.2, "Demonstration Project Factors," is worth slightly more than half the total point score for the technical evaluation 3.2 criteria, while Section 3.1.1, "Commercialization Factors," is Within Section 3.1.1, "Commercialization Factors," factor (b) is worth slightly more than half of the points. Factors (a) and (c) are weighted equally and together are worth slightly less than half of the points. Within Section 3.1.2, "Demonstration Project Factors," factor (b) Business and Management Evaluation Criteria: The following business and management evaluation criteria will be applied to evaluate the business and management proposal (Volume III) submitted in response to this PON: (a) Degree of priority placed by top management on the project, (b) Adequacy, completeness, and reasonableness of proposed manage ment plan to ensure that the proposed project will be completed elements specified in the proposal, (c) Adequacy, completeness, and reasonableness of administrative (d) Adequacy and completeness of the participant's financing plan, (e) Financial condition and capability of proposer to fund proposed (f) Proposer's experience and success in executing projects of (g) Qualifications, experience, and availability of proposed 3.2.1 Relative Importance of Business and Management Criteria Criteria (a) and (b) are approximately of equal importance and are each approximately twice as important as each of the remaining |