# 2026 Distributed Wind Turbine Competitiveness Improvement Project

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/rfx202610008

- Solicitation number: RFX-2026-10008
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Open. Offers due November 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST
- Department: Department of Energy
- Contracting office: Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC - DOE Contractor (899060)
- NAICS: 54171 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Product or service code: AJ12 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Applied Research
- Place of performance: Colorado
- County: Jefferson County (FIPS 08059). https://abierto.us/counties/jefferson-county-co-08059
- First posted: September 30, 2026
- Last posted: October 26, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5a8505fd29d446f698e250a1d5b3220b/view

## Description

10/26/26 Amendment No. 1 posted in reponsonse to questions.

The 2026 Distributed Wind Turbine Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP) is comprised of thirteen (13)

different topic areas, as specified in the Statement of Work (Attachment 1), dated September 14, 2026:

Wind turbine development topic areas

1. Prototype Design Development

2. Prototype Manufacture

3. Prototype Installation and Testing

4. Component Innovation

5. System Optimization

6. Small Turbine Certification and/or Listing

7. Type Certification and Listing

Power electronics development topic areas

8. Power Electronics Development

9. Power Electronics Pre-Testing

10. Power Electronics Listing

Topics areas common to turbine and power electronics development

11. Manufacturing Process Innovation

12. Technology Commercialization

13. Field Validation

## Attachments

- [Attachment 4 - Figure of Merit - Cost of Energy 2026.pdf](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/29198bb7238c48a3a42e42253080d9cd/download)

## Open now in the same industry

6 open in NAICS 54171.

- Pipeline Safety Research and Development (R&D) - Research Announcement 12 (693JK326RA001), due November 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/693jk326ra001
- System Vicarious Calibration (SVC) of the NASA Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) Using HyperNAV (NASA-SVC-PACE-OCI), due November 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/nasasvcpaceoci
- AFRL/RX Functional Materials Open BAA (FA8650-22-S-5002), due October 26, 2028 at 3:00 PM EDT. https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa865022s5002

## Publications

- September 30, 2026: Solicitation, due November 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice d541a412a2684da29da7ec1111586067. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d541a412a2684da29da7ec1111586067/view
- October 26, 2026: Solicitation, due November 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice 5a8505fd29d446f698e250a1d5b3220b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5a8505fd29d446f698e250a1d5b3220b/view

## Points of contact

- Kyndall Jackson, Kyndall.Jackson@nlr.gov

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