# Building America Subject Matter Expert Technical Support

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/rfp202610245

- Solicitation number: RFP-2026-10245()
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Open. Offers due November 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM EST
- Department: Department of Energy
- Contracting office: Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC - DOE Contractor (899060)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AG41 Energy R&D Services; Energy Information, Policy And Regulation; Basic Research
- Place of performance: Golden, Colorado
- County: Jefferson County (FIPS 08059). https://abierto.us/counties/jefferson-county-co-08059
- City: Golden. https://abierto.us/cities/golden-co-0830835
- First posted: October 12, 2026
- Last posted: October 30, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0acf493df0b24683aa8009dda80e6710/view

## Description

**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 analysis, data collection, industry analysis, and market scaling support. This work will include knowledge transfer to provide actionable guidance and information to industry stakeholders.

For over 30 years, DOE’s Building America Program has been a source of innovations and best practices needed to deliver affordable and efficient homes. NLR supports DOE’s Building America Program through scientific leadership and building science expertise to ensure high-quality, impactful results from Building America’s research efforts.

## Attachments

- [Attachment 2 - Sample Subcontract Schedule.pdf](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/fac6365a71dd408e9552ba72fd3d0fd8/download)

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## Publications

- October 12, 2026: Solicitation, due November 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM EST. Notice 1f4fdf5909e44f5ba721860b49a509b4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1f4fdf5909e44f5ba721860b49a509b4/view
- October 15, 2026: Solicitation, due November 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM EST. Notice b162ed7514e947db9197b144d37c5d73. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b162ed7514e947db9197b144d37c5d73/view
- October 30, 2026: Solicitation, due November 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM EST. Notice 0acf493df0b24683aa8009dda80e6710. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0acf493df0b24683aa8009dda80e6710/view

## Points of contact

- Kim Tangler, Kim.Tangler@nlr.gov
- Service Subcontracts Mailbox, Service.Subcontracts@nlr.gov

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