Amendment_No._1_to_RFC-5-52014.pdf

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Request for Proposals Number RFC-5-52014

AMENDMENT NO. 1

"Distributed Wind Turbine Competitiveness Improvement Project – Turbine Certification (<200m2)”

Amendment Issue Date: 1/20/15 New Due Date for Proposals: 2/25/15 Time Due: 2:00pm Mountain Time

1. Solicitation Type Best Value Selection Fixed Price with Price Participation

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2. NREL RFP Contact Maurice Nelson, Senior Subcontract Administrator National Renewable Energy Laboratory 15013 Denver West Parkway, MS RSF 030 Golden, CO 80401 Phone: (303) 384-7029 Fax: (303) 630-2109 Email: maurice.nelson@nrel.gov

Amendment No. 1 is hereby issued in response to questions received regarding the subject Request for Proposals (RFP) No. RFC-5-52014. The proposal due date has also been extended to 2/25/15. Please note that some questions may have been edited to address duplicate questions or to protect business-sensitive information provided in the original questions. The essences of the original questions are not affected. Questions are in no particular order.

Question #1: Is there an incumbent contract number? If not, is this a new requirement?

Answer #1: There is no incumbent contract number. If selected for award, NREL will issue a Subcontract Number that will be assigned to the awardee.

Question #2: Will NREL consider, for a US company looking to expand their market into Europe and possible Japan, could this funding cover non US Certifications, such as CSA and IEC?

Answer #2: As indicated in Task 4.1 of the Statement of Work, the intention of this RFP is to support turbine certification to the AWEA 9.1 Standard or IEC 61400-2.

Question #3: Are all three tasks required to be included in the funded scope of work, or if adequate testing has already been conducted can the funds be focused primarily on task 3, “ensure the turbine is certified”?

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Answer #3: The proposal may include work that has already been completed but is not funded under this RFP. In any case, a review of the design review will conducted as part of the subcontracted activities, per Task 4.1.

Question #4: Can certifications in addition to AWEA and IEC, such as CSA and ClassNK intended to open export markets for US OEMs, be funded?

Answer #4: As indicated in Task 4.1 of the Statement of Work, the intention of this RFP is to support turbine certification to the AWEA 9.1 Standard or IEC 61400-2.

Question #5: Under deliverable 6.1, can non-NREL services be funded? How much time would an NREL review and go/no go decision be expected to take after the documentation is provided?

Answer #5: Yes, non-NREL services can be covered. NREL review would take approximately 4 weeks once all required documentation is received.

Question 6: Can company funds spent on related work after the proposal is submitted, but before a subcontract is issued, be counted as matching funds?

Answer #6: No. A company funds spent on related work after the proposal is submitted, but before a subcontract is issued cannot be counted as matching funds.

Question 7: Can a sample completed Figure of Merit be provided?

Answer #7: No, there are none available.

Question 8: Can a product development plan include tasks previously conducted?

Answer #8: Yes, however note that previously completed work cannot be funded as part of this RFP. See section 10c in the RFP.

As a reminder, each proposal must be submitted in an original hard copy and four (4) copies delivered to NREL via USPS, UPS, FedEx or an official carrier by 2:00pm MST on 2/25/15. Also a PDF file of the proposal shall also be sent to maurice.nelson@nrel.gov by the new deadline date of 2/25/15. The proposal receipt date and time are based on the receipt of the original hard copies and not the email submission.

Due to facility access requirements, hand delivered proposals will not be accepted.

If your company submits an offer, please include confirmation of receipt and acceptance of this Amendment in your cover letter. Thank you for your interest in this project. We look forward to receiving your proposal!

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