# Resilience and Durability Assessment Chamber

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/rfq2024022454

- Solicitation number: RFQ_2024022454
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was April 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Energy
- Contracting office: Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC - DOE Contractor (899060)
- NAICS: 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 3419 Miscellaneous Machine Tools
- 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: December 4, 2024
- Last posted: April 4, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7e312335272b4507a4f2d37f0cab27eb/view

## Description

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been at the forefront of durability research for advanced building envelope technologies since the 1990s. The need for an upgraded Differential Climate Chamber, is to address need for researching durability and resiliency of newer building envelope technologies. It also arises from the limitations of existing equipment, which is often overutilized, leading to delays in research progress.

Current facilities cannot adequately support the expanding scope of work, especially as NREL engages in new standards for durability assessment of technologies like vacuum insulating glass (VIG) and other emerging building materials and systems. This chamber will replace aging equipment that no longer meets the rigorous demands of current and future research.

Acquiring a new Differential Climate Chamber is to enhance NREL’s capability to evaluate the durability and resilience of various building envelope technologies under a controlled environment. By implementing this advanced chamber, NREL aims to conduct comprehensive research that addresses current gaps in durability assessment protocols, specifically for innovative materials developed under DOE programs.

The upgrade will provide essential data for benchmarking newer technologies, leading to improved standards and performance metrics for the industry. It will also help to research and evaluate resiliency of these material.

**Amendment 1:** Add safety requirement. Posted 12/13/24.

**Amendment 2:** Extend Question deadline to 1/2/25.

**Posted 12/18/24 Amendment 3:** Q&A's.

**Posted 1/3/25 Amendment 4:** Extend due date, revised RFQ, Specs, Payment schedule.

**2/12/25 Amendment 5:** Extend due date. posted 3/19/25

## Publications

- December 4, 2024: Solicitation, due January 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST. Notice cdb889a02b9b4af48bc9bfbb890c92d7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cdb889a02b9b4af48bc9bfbb890c92d7/view
- December 13, 2024: Solicitation, due January 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST. Notice 1daa949df9c8441b88dae4cc6cb7f1ef. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1daa949df9c8441b88dae4cc6cb7f1ef/view
- December 18, 2024: Solicitation, due January 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST. Notice 234356080a18417a875b1308e6ce032b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/234356080a18417a875b1308e6ce032b/view
- January 3, 2025: Solicitation, due January 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST. Notice a36ab601928e4ad9b036500e35802d40. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a36ab601928e4ad9b036500e35802d40/view
- February 12, 2025: Solicitation, due March 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST. Notice 7a629d192ccd4deea583522b5e39e3c3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7a629d192ccd4deea583522b5e39e3c3/view
- February 12, 2025: Solicitation, due March 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST. Notice 99bb373781f34787aa91048e016e20e4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/99bb373781f34787aa91048e016e20e4/view
- March 19, 2025: Solicitation, due April 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT. Notice 6151b6f2772a48419860c4f90b1f8dec. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6151b6f2772a48419860c4f90b1f8dec/view
- March 19, 2025: Solicitation, due April 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT. Notice a0b89b804d254b9484407dc70a8e7931. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a0b89b804d254b9484407dc70a8e7931/view
- April 4, 2025: Solicitation, due April 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT. Notice 58be2ddbce044037a6d9ee43814f0cf5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/58be2ddbce044037a6d9ee43814f0cf5/view
- April 4, 2025: Solicitation, due April 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT. Notice 7e312335272b4507a4f2d37f0cab27eb. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7e312335272b4507a4f2d37f0cab27eb/view

## Points of contact

- Janelle DiGregorio, Janelle.DiGregorio@nrel.gov

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