NREL MMW RO-DI System, Request A and Request B
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2025026031
- Agency
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Office of Science
Department of Energy
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
- PSC
- 4610 Water Purification Equipment
- Place of performance
- Arvada, Colorado 80007, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), under the Department of Energy Office of Science, is procuring a reverse osmosis (RO) and deionized (DI) water purification system for the Multimegawatt Electrolysis project at the Flatirons Campus in Arvada, Colorado. The system must deliver a minimum of 10 Mohm-cm quality water at 25 gallons per minute and 60 psi to support up to 10 MW of electrolysis capability and provide clean water for experiments over the next 15+ years. The procurement is structured as two separate requests: Request A for the RO-DI water system and Request B for optional containerization within a heated 20-foot ISO Connex container; offerors must submit a quote for Request A to be considered for Request B. The contract will be awarded on a Lowest Price (Cost), Technically Acceptable basis with a Firm Fixed Price structure. The original proposal deadline was September 29, 2025, but has been extended to December 8, 2025, at 5:00 PM Mountain Standard Time following Amendment 3, with technical questions having been due by September 11, 2025, and answers to technical questions provided on September 16, 2025.
No set-aside designation has been applied to this solicitation, and no incumbent contractor is identified in the documents. The contract value has not been disclosed in the available solicitation materials. The RO-DI system will be delivered to NREL's Flatirons Campus in Arvada, Colorado, with a targeted delivery date of March 2026, and NREL will handle on-site installation and testing. The system must be capable of operating in ambient temperatures ranging from -20°F to 110°F and accommodate two water sources: 1 Mohm-cm water delivered by tanker trucks in 6,000-gallon increments and potable water from the NREL Flatirons water treatment plant. Optional capabilities include improving water quality to 17 Mohm-cm and minimizing waste stream, with all electrical components operating above 50 volts required to be NRTL-listed. Amendment 2, posted on November 21, 2025, revised the technical specifications with a reduced scope, with sections no longer required marked with strikethroughs in the revised attachments.
Notice text
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Update #4 · Latest ·
Amendment 3 - Extend Quote Deadline to 12/8/25 5:00PM MST - Attached. Posted 12/3/25.
Amendment 2 - Revised Technical Specs - See Attached "Amendment 2" documents. Posted 11/21/25.
Amendment 1 - Answers to Technical Questions added 9/16/25.
Description: This purchase will secure a new reverse osmosis (RO) and deionized (DI) water purification system for the Multimegawatt (MMW) Electrolysis project at the Flatirons Campus at NREL. This system is required to provide clean water for the electrolyzers that are part of this project. This RO/DI system will be sized to support up to 10 MW of electrolysis capability and will be vital to the production of clean water for this installation and subsequent experiments for the next 15+ years. This system will have multiple operating modes to allow the necessary operational flexibility required at Flatirons. This includes the ability to fill the system directly with tanked in water or treated water from the NREL Flatirons water treatment plant.
This purchase will be bid with two purchases. The first request for bid is titled: NREL MMW RO-DI System Specs (Request A). The second request is titled: NREL MMW RO-DI Container Specs (Request B). Offerors can respond to Request A and provide just a RO-DI water system, or they can respond to Request A and B and provide a RO-DI water system inside of a container. To be considered for Request B, offerors must submit a quote for Request A. Bids submitted only for Request B will not be considered. NREL reserves the right to only select a quote submitted for Request A, regardless of whether an associated Request B is submitted. If NREL selects a quote for Request A from an offeror who did not provide a quote for Request B, the containerization process will be handled separately.
Attachments/Links:
- Request for Quote (RFQ) 2025026031 - NREL MMW RO-DI System, Request A and Request B
- Attachment 1 – Technical Specifications - "NREL MMW RO-DI System Request A and Request B"
- Attachment 2 - RO-DI_SystemSpecs_R2.PDF
- Attachment 3 - RO-DI ContainerSpecs_R2
- Representations and Certifications SAM (Reps and Certs)
Update #3 ·
Amendment 2 - Revised Technical Specs - See Attached "Amendment 2" documents. Posted 11/21/25.
Amendment 1 - Answers to Technical Questions added 9/16/25./
Description: This purchase will secure a new reverse osmosis (RO) and deionized (DI) water purification system for the Multimegawatt (MMW) Electrolysis project at the Flatirons Campus at NREL. This system is required to provide clean water for the electrolyzers that are part of this project. This RO/DI system will be sized to support up to 10 MW of electrolysis capability and will be vital to the production of clean water for this installation and subsequent experiments for the next 15+ years. This system will have multiple operating modes to allow the necessary operational flexibility required at Flatirons. This includes the ability to fill the system directly with tanked in water or treated water from the NREL Flatirons water treatment plant.
This purchase will be bid with two purchases. The first request for bid is titled: NREL MMW RO-DI System Specs (Request A). The second request is titled: NREL MMW RO-DI Container Specs (Request B). Offerors can respond to Request A and provide just a RO-DI water system, or they can respond to Request A and B and provide a RO-DI water system inside of a container. To be considered for Request B, offerors must submit a quote for Request A. Bids submitted only for Request B will not be considered. NREL reserves the right to only select a quote submitted for Request A, regardless of whether an associated Request B is submitted. If NREL selects a quote for Request A from an offeror who did not provide a quote for Request B, the containerization process will be handled separately.
Attachments/Links:
- Request for Quote (RFQ) 2025026031 - NREL MMW RO-DI System, Request A and Request B
- Attachment 1 – Technical Specifications - "NREL MMW RO-DI System Request A and Request B"
- Attachment 2 - RO-DI_SystemSpecs_R2.PDF
- Attachment 3 - RO-DI ContainerSpecs_R2
- Representations and Certifications SAM (Reps and Certs)
Update #2 ·
Amendment 1 - Answers to Technical Questions added 9/16/25.
Description: This purchase will secure a new reverse osmosis (RO) and deionized (DI) water purification system for the Multimegawatt (MMW) Electrolysis project at the Flatirons Campus at NREL. This system is required to provide clean water for the electrolyzers that are part of this project. This RO/DI system will be sized to support up to 10 MW of electrolysis capability and will be vital to the production of clean water for this installation and subsequent experiments for the next 15+ years. This system will have multiple operating modes to allow the necessary operational flexibility required at Flatirons. This includes the ability to fill the system directly with tanked in water or treated water from the NREL Flatirons water treatment plant.
This purchase will be bid with two purchases. The first request for bid is titled: NREL MMW RO-DI System Specs (Request A). The second request is titled: NREL MMW RO-DI Container Specs (Request B). Offerors can respond to Request A and provide just a RO-DI water system, or they can respond to Request A and B and provide a RO-DI water system inside of a container. To be considered for Request B, offerors must submit a quote for Request A. Bids submitted only for Request B will not be considered. NREL reserves the right to only select a quote submitted for Request A, regardless of whether an associated Request B is submitted. If NREL selects a quote for Request A from an offeror who did not provide a quote for Request B, the containerization process will be handled separately.
Attachments/Links:
- Request for Quote (RFQ) 2025026031 - NREL MMW RO-DI System, Request A and Request B
- Attachment 1 – Technical Specifications - "NREL MMW RO-DI System Request A and Request B"
- Attachment 2 - RO-DI_SystemSpecs_R2.PDF
- Attachment 3 - RO-DI ContainerSpecs_R2
- Representations and Certifications SAM (Reps and Certs)
Update #1 ·
Description: This purchase will secure a new reverse osmosis (RO) and deionized (DI) water purification system for the Multimegawatt (MMW) Electrolysis project at the Flatirons Campus at NREL. This system is required to provide clean water for the electrolyzers that are part of this project. This RO/DI system will be sized to support up to 10 MW of electrolysis capability and will be vital to the production of clean water for this installation and subsequent experiments for the next 15+ years. This system will have multiple operating modes to allow the necessary operational flexibility required at Flatirons. This includes the ability to fill the system directly with tanked in water or treated water from the NREL Flatirons water treatment plant.
This purchase will be bid with two purchases. The first request for bid is titled: NREL MMW RO-DI System Specs (Request A). The second request is titled: NREL MMW RO-DI Container Specs (Request B). Offerors can respond to Request A and provide just a RO-DI water system, or they can respond to Request A and B and provide a RO-DI water system inside of a container. To be considered for Request B, offerors must submit a quote for Request A. Bids submitted only for Request B will not be considered. NREL reserves the right to only select a quote submitted for Request A, regardless of whether an associated Request B is submitted. If NREL selects a quote for Request A from an offeror who did not provide a quote for Request B, the containerization process will be handled separately.
Attachments/Links:
- Request for Quote (RFQ) 2025026031 - NREL MMW RO-DI System, Request A and Request B
- Attachment 1 – Technical Specifications - "NREL MMW RO-DI System Request A and Request B"
- Attachment 2 - RO-DI_SystemSpecs_R2.PDF
- Attachment 3 - RO-DI ContainerSpecs_R2
- Representations and Certifications SAM (Reps and Certs)
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