# Vendor Portal

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/ss2024009731

- Solicitation number: SS-2024009731
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was March 22, 2024 at 7:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Energy
- Contracting office: Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC - DOE Contractor (899060)
- NAICS: 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- 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: February 15, 2024
- Last posted: March 12, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/40cacf56f60d479e8d0879d0fd458cce/view

## Description

**Amendment 2:** Extend the due date to 03/22/2024 5:00 PM MST. See attachment - Amendment No. 1 to SS-2024009731.

**Amendment 1:**

**Reference Sources Sought Notice:** SS-2024009732 (Contract Writing System). See updated SS-2024009731 - Vendor Portal attachment with submission titling correction. At present, the Lab’s process for interacting with vendors is both decentralized and non-systematized. This environment of discontinuity has led to increased inefficiency and potential for compliance risk.

For example, proposals for complex procurements are often emailed directly to the Acquisition Services Professional which has, at times, been problematic when the size of the submission exceeds the limitations of NREL’s Outlook standards and can lead to complications when Acquisition Services managers do not have access to individual Outlook accounts.

Additionally, electronic deliverables for subcontracts and purchase orders are often emailed directly to the NREL Technical Monitor overseeing the efforts of the subcontract. However, size constraints and enterprise accessibility to individual outlook accounts have presented concerns relating to deliverable submission, access, and retention as well.

The lack of a system by which prospective and actual subcontractors/vendors can securely upload proposals, vendor information, and electronic deliverables has led to increased inefficiency and compliance risk. With this in mind, it is clear that a consolidated location in which vendor activity and information is stored is a necessity for the Lab’s continued smooth operation and growth.

To better serve the Lab’s needs, this SSN aims to identify vendors qualified and capable of providing existing software that meets the need or identifying vendors able to cost effectively develop a system/software that meets NREL’s need for a Vendor Portal. Additionally, this SSN serves to explore what additional functionality may exist to collaborate more maturely, securely, efficiently, and compliantly with NREL’s vendor/subcontractor community.

## Publications

- February 15, 2024: Sources sought, due March 15, 2024 at 7:00 PM EDT. Notice 5f97cb47fa0945758bd3f8185ef0acd9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5f97cb47fa0945758bd3f8185ef0acd9/view
- February 15, 2024: Sources sought, due March 15, 2024 at 7:00 PM EDT. Notice 933e2f60616c47a8b01c91f09d46f474. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/933e2f60616c47a8b01c91f09d46f474/view
- March 12, 2024: Sources sought, due March 22, 2024 at 7:00 PM EDT. Notice 16affbca1e764bfd9e12453bd66478d1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/16affbca1e764bfd9e12453bd66478d1/view
- March 12, 2024: Sources sought, due March 22, 2024 at 7:00 PM EDT. Notice 40cacf56f60d479e8d0879d0fd458cce. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/40cacf56f60d479e8d0879d0fd458cce/view

## Points of contact

- Chris Sloneker, ASP.Responses@nrel.gov

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