RFX-2024-10000-amendment-3.pdf

RFP No. RFX- 2024-10000

Amendment 3

January 30, 2024

OFFERORS:

SUBJECT: Amendment No. 3 to Request for Proposal (RFP) No. RFX-2024-10000, “Heliostat Technology

Advancement”

Amendment No. 3 is being issued to provide questions and answers to Offerors.

Question: We plan to submit a response to the above-referenced recent HelioCon RFP. We are at the stage where we would be moving our draft over into the Word template, as referenced in

Section 9 (page 14) of the solicitation. However, when we go to the HelioCon website, and also look at Appendix C of the solicitation, all of that is in PDF, not DOC or DOCX, format.

Is there a link to a DOC/DOCX formatted document anywhere, or should we just work to port the PDF template into Word in some way?

Answer: If the Offeror finds it necessary to convert the Intellectual Property Provisions Appendix C to

Word, then they may port the PDF template into Word.

Question: Section 9 of the RFP “Proposal Response Content and Form” notes that there is a

“current/pending” requirement. However, that is the only reference in the RFP. Are current and pending documents required? If so, is NSF format acceptable? If so, is the NSF certification okay, or do you want the

DOE separate document with the DOE assurances?

Answer: Please disregard the current/pending document requirement as that was an error.

Question: 1) Technical Volume Maximum Page Count Question:

In the summary table within the RFP, the maximum page count for the technical volume (which includes the

Cover Page, Project Overview, Technical Description/Innovation/Impact, Project Work Plan, and Project

Team and Resources sections) is listed as 15.

Section 9.1 of the RFP also states that the technical volume section is a total of 15 pages maximum.

However, within the template for the proposal, there is a note in red font following the Technical Volume title that reads "10 pages max".

Could you clarify the acceptable length for the technical volume (Cover Page + Project Overview +

Technical Description/Innovation/Impact + Project Work Plan + Project Team and Resources sections)?

Answer: The maximum page count for the technical volume is 15 as listed on Page 14 of the RFP. We apologize for the inconsistency.

Question: Task and Deliverables Table Questions:

RFP No. RFX- 2024-10000

Amendment 3

Within the Technical Volume template, there is a subsection under Project Work Plan titled "Tasks and

Deliverables Table". Section 9.2.4 of the RFP discusses the requirement for a Tasks and Deliverables section for each Offeror and provides an example table. However, this section is under the Additional Supporting

Documentation section in the RFP, which is not included in the maximum page limit of the Technical

Volume.

Could you clarify whether there are two required Task and Deliverables sections (i.e., one within the

Technical Volume and a second supporting document)? If there are two required sections, are they both supposed to be presented in table format?

Answer: There is only one Task and Deliverables section required and it falls under Additional Supporting

Documentation.

Except as otherwise stated in this RFP amendment, all other terms and conditions of the subject RFP remain unchanged.

Your organization’s proposal is due not later than February 16, 2024, 4:00 p.m. MT

Should questions arise, please contact HelioCon.RFP@nrel.gov

Sincerely, Sincerely, Bill Peters

Senior Subcontract Administrator

Acquisition Services | OCFO

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

15013 Denver West Parkway

Golden, CO 80401 mailto:HelioCon.RFP@nrel.gov