Industry Day Presentation - Marcia Fultz - 12-18-2025 rev2.pptx

Paducah Industry Day RFO Logistics Marcia Fultz PPPO Procurement Director December 18, 2025

Portsmouth Paducah Project Office www.energy.gov/PPPO www.energy.gov/PPPO Request For Offer Information Request for Offer (RFO) Number: DE-FOA-0000000 Not a FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation) based contractual RFO DOE’s RFO intention is to potentially lease property and enter lease negotiations www.energy.gov/PPPO RFO Schedule RFO Issue Date: October 31, 2025 RFO Questions Deadline: November 14, 2025 Industry Day: December 18, 2025 Offer Submittal: January 30, 2026 Selection: No firm date due to several factors How many offers DOE receives Review and evaluation time DOE consideration of potential offers www.energy.gov/PPPO Instructions To Offerors To receive eligibility, register at:

www.SAM.gov and FedConnect Important to begin www.SAM.gov process immediately Only individuals listed as points of contact in www.SAM.gov can create a FedConnect company account DOE will not pay for any costs incurred during the application process DOE is not obligated to purchase any services or products developed as a result of project General RFO questions: marcia.fultz@pppo.gov www.energy.gov/PPPO Sam.Gov: Can take up to 30 days to receive Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and activate account; Must stay active throughout the entire project term.

FedConnect: 2-3 days; Make sure to "Register to Receive Notifications" for this specific opportunity

How To Submit Offers must be received no later than Friday, January 30, 2026 at 4:00 pm EST Offers can be submitted electronically to marcia.fultz@pppo.gov Offers may be physically mail to:

U.S. Department of Energy C/O Marcia Fultz 1017 Majestic Drive Suite 200 Lexington, KY 40513-1870 All offers must be received electronically or physically received by the 4:00 p.m. EST deadline www.energy.gov/PPPO Key Points Transparency of Foreign Connections Complete and submit a disclosure form detailing any foreign connections Specific details depend on entity type and must provide updated information to DOE within 15 business days if circumstances change post-submission Due Diligence Review for Research, Technology and Economic Security Every proposal receives a mandatory national security check to prevent foreign influence Separate from the standard technical review If security check finds major risks that can't be resolved, DOE can opt to remove entities from consideration or cancel the lease www.energy.gov/PPPO Key Points Application Data Only include sensitive business information if essential Follow “Notice of Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data” Information not marked properly may be publicly disclosed www.energy.gov/PPPO Application Technical Adequacy Characteristics Priority based on how well proposed solution addresses the technical adequacy characteristics below

The Application Technical Adequacy Characteristics evaluated equally, with no single category receiving greater weight than another in the overall assessment of the proposed solution's technical adequacy

www.energy.gov/PPPO Funding & Selection Process DOE does not intend to provide any funding for offers DOE will provide reimbursable site services DOE may choose one, multiple, or no offers Determination made based on offers received www.energy.gov/PPPO Updates Locate RFO at www.sam.gov and search “Paducah” Click “Commercial AI & Energy Generation Infrastructure Program Request For Offer” Updates regarding the RFO will be posted at www.sam.gov

QUESTIONS?

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