Environmental Chamber for Large Component Reliability Testing Level 1
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- RFQ_2025025450
- Agency
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Office of Science
Department of Energy
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334515 Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
- Place of performance
- Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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About this opportunity
The National Laboratory of the Rockies, operating under the Department of Energy Office of Science, is seeking quotes for an Environmental Chamber for Large Component Reliability Testing (Level 1) designed to support photovoltaic reliability research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. The chamber must accommodate contemporary large-format solar modules up to 1.5 m x 3 m with a capacity to hold 8 full-size solar panels, maintain humidity control from 10-95% RH, operate across a temperature range of -40°C to 85°C, and maintain temperature uniformity within 2°C. Vendors must demonstrate a minimum of five successful installations of comparable equipment within the past five years for research laboratories or equivalent institutions and provide written warranties with guaranteed on-site response times and service maintenance agreements covering a 7-year lifecycle. Award will be made using a Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable selection methodology to the lowest-priced offer that meets all baseline technical and vendor performance requirements. The proposal due date is April 15, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time, with technical questions required by April 1, 2026, and quotes must remain valid for 90 days.
This is an unset-aside procurement with no identified incumbent contractors. The solicitation does not specify a budget range or award value, though the anticipated lead time is nine months with an expected delivery date of December 4, 2026, and a project milestone completion date of June 30, 2027. The equipment must fit through an 8-foot-wide by 10-foot-tall loading dock door, operate within strict utility constraints including electrical consumption below 160 kW and cooling water energy below 239,000 BTU/hour, and conform to installation space requirements with a maximum height of 12 feet within 3 feet of facility walls and up to 18 feet 11 inches in the interior while maintaining a minimum 36-inch-wide egress pathway. The applicable NAICS code is 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing) with a 600-employee small business size standard, and all quotes must be submitted electronically to Maurice Nelson at Maurice.Nelson@nlr.gov at the National Laboratory of the Rockies, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401.
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Update #6 · Latest ·
Request for Quote for the purchase of Environmental Chamber for Large Component Reliability Testing (Level 1).
Amendment 1 posted 7/24/25: Q&As, Due Date, POC.
Amendment 2 posted 2/4/26: Attachment 3 - Facilities and Vendor performance Requirements
Amendment 3 posted 2/9/26: RFQ POC change.
Amendment 4 posted 3/25/26: Due Dates and Attachment 3 update.
Amendment 5 posted 4/8/26: Q&As.
Update #5 ·
Request for Quote for the purchase of Environmental Chamber for Large Component Reliability Testing (Level 1).
Amendment 1 posted 7/24/25: Q&As, Due Date, POC.
Amendment 2 posted 2/4/26: Attachment 3 - Facilities and Vendor performance Requirements
Amendment 3 posted 2/9/26: RFQ POC change.
Amendment 4 posted 3/25/26: Due Dates and Attachment 3 update.
Update #4 ·
Request for Quote for the purchase of Environmental Chamber for Large Component Reliability Testing (Level 1).
Amendment 1 posted 7/24/25: Q&As, Due Date, POC.
Amendment 2 posted 2/4/26: Attachment 3 - Facilities and Vendor performance Requirements
Amendment 3 posted 2/9/26: RFQ POC change.
Update #3 ·
Request for Quote for the purchase of Environmental Chamber for Large Component Reliability Testing (Level 1).
Amendment 1 posted 7/24/25: Q&As, Due Date, POC.
Amendment 2 posted 2/4/26: Attachment 3 - Facilities and Vendor performance Requirements
Update #2 ·
Request for Quote for the purchase of Environmental Chamber for Large Component Reliability Testing (Level 1).
Amendment 1 posted 7/24/25: Q&As, Due Date, POC.
Update #1 ·
Request for Quote for the purchase of Environmental Chamber for Large Component Reliability Testing (Level 1).
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