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Building America Subject Matter Expert Technical Support

Due
November 16, 2026
8 days left
Location
Colorado
Buyer
Department of Energy
Alliance For Energy Innovation Llc Doe Contractor
NAICS
541715
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Notice ID
RFP-2026-10245()
Posted November 3, 2026

Please quote expert technical support for the Building America program in Golden, Colorado 80401.

  • New construction: Help improve factory operations, product design, materials, digital tools, and modeling so buildings can be built faster and at lower cost.
  • Existing homes: Help reduce upgrade costs and utility bills by addressing moisture, humidity, and air leaks.
  • Research: Conduct research, testing in actual use, modeling, data collection, and industry analysis.
  • Guidance: Provide practical guidance to builders, manufacturers, contractors, and other building industry groups.

Please confirm availability and send your quote by November 16, 2026.

The original documents

Deadline: November 16, 2026

  • Attachment 1 PDF · 1 page
  • Attachment 2 PDF · 1 page
  • Attachment 3 PDF · 7 pages
  • Attachment 4 PDF · 9 pages
  • Attachment 5 PDF · 9 pages
  • Attachment 6 PDF · 2 pages
  • Attachment 7 PDF · 15 pages

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What they need

**Please see Amendment 4 dated 11/03/2026.** **Please see Amendment 3 dated 11/02/2026.** **Please see Amendment 2 dated 10/30/2026.** **Please see Amendment 1 dated 10/15/2026.** NLR seeks to engage leading technical subject matter experts (SMEs) to help buildings industry stakeholders scale up and meet demand for lower-cost, high-quality buildings. SMEs will support DOE�s Building America program, both its just-launched new construction support program and existing support programs for building envelope retrofits. The new construction support program will provide technical assistance to help partners erect high-quality buildings faster and at lower cost, ultimately delivering savings to everyday Americans.

NLR seeks leading subject matter experts (SMEs) in research, field validation, analysis, dissemination, and technical support efforts to help builders, manufacturers, contractors, and other industry stakeholders scale up and meet demand. This work will focus on factory optimization, product design and materials innovation, and digital tools and modeling. For envelope retrofits, this work will help reduce first costs and lower utility bills in existing homes by focusing on technical topics including, but not limited to, addressing moisture, humidity, and infiltration through envelope upgrades and whole-home solutions.

Across both areas, SMEs will also conduct modeling and an

  • The workProvide Building America subject matter expert technical support to NLR and the DOE Building Technologies Office.Source: Attachment 3, page 1
  • Provide specific technical assistance and development tasks to support NLR and BTO.Source: Attachment 3, page 1
  • Support new construction work on factory optimization, product design and materials innovation, and digital tools and modeling.Source: Attachment 3, page 1
  • Support envelope retrofits for existing homes, including moisture, humidity and infiltration.Source: Attachment 3, page 1
  • Conduct modeling and analysis, data collection, industry analysis and market scaling support, with knowledge transfer to industry stakeholders.Source: Attachment 3, page 1
  • How long12-month Basic Period plus four 12-month options, with annual funding of about $100,000.00 and a 5-year ceiling of $500,000.00.Source: Attachment 5, page 2

What you have to submit

Pulled from the 7 solicitation documents (44 pages). Each item links to the page it came from. Check the originals and any amendments before you bid.

1How and where to submit

  • Submit the electronic PDF files by email to the NLR RFP contact named in section 2 of the RFP.Source: Attachment 4, page 7

2Deadline

3Questions deadline

  • Technical questions must be received in writing no later than 10/26/2026.Source: Attachment 5, page 1

4Pricing format

  • Firm fixed price subcontract with a work order process. Work orders list fixed hourly rates by labor category, a travel not-to-exceed amount, other direct costs and a payment schedule.Source: Attachment 3, page 6
  • Offerors propose rates under their own accounting practices. NLR will consider rate escalation only if economic factors support the proposed increase.Source: Attachment 4, page 4

Past history: who won Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) work in Colorado

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