Integrated Biorefinery Facility North High Bay Revitalization Custom Equipment

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), an agency within the Department of Energy's Office of Science, is seeking a contractor to design, build, and commission custom process equipment for scale-up piloting experiments in renewable technologies. The solicitation requires a single manufacturer to provide 5-20 modular process unit operation modules with plug-and-play capabilities, prioritizing value engineering, operational flexibility, and process safety for biomass conversion and waste carbon utilization technologies. The evaluation will use a Best Value Selection process, weighted 45% for Technical Approach, 40% for Experience, and 15% for Capability, with technical proposals due by February 7, 2025, and technical questions due by January 17, 2025. Proposing firms must comply with Buy American Act preferences and Section 889 restrictions on Chinese telecommunications equipment. The NAICS code is 334516, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees or fewer.

There is no specific set-aside designation for this contract opportunity. The project will be performed in Golden, Colorado, with an estimated funding range of $9-12 million and a period of performance from contract execution through June 30, 2026. The equipment is designed for a production capacity of approximately one barrel per day, with the goal of supporting NREL's mission of developing renewable technologies for commercial deployment. The subcontract will be managed by The Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, under Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308 with the Department of Energy. Key deliverables include Front End Loading (FEL) II and III reviews, Process Hazard Analysis reports, equipment procurement documentation, factory acceptance testing, equipment delivery, and final commissioning, with interim milestones requiring specific completion dates throughout the project timeline.