Building America Subject Matter Expert Technical Support
This solicitation funds subject matter expert technical assistance, analysis, knowledge transfer, and support for DOE’s Building America program on new construction and building-envelope retrofit topics for industry stakeholders.
⚑ Federal contract solicitation administered by DOE contractor (Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC), not a grant. · Applicant restrictions apply under federal contracting rules; public universities are not direct applicants here. · Work emphasizes technical assistance, research support, dissemination, and market scaling rather than investigator-initiated research.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 15 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
Description
**Please see Amendment 2 dated 10/30/2026.** **Please see Amendment 1 dated 10/15/2026.** NLR seeks to engage leading technical subject matter experts (SMEs) to help buildings industry stakeholders scale up and meet demand for lower-cost, high-quality buildings. SMEs will support DOE’s Building America program, both its just-launched new construction support program and existing support programs for building envelope retrofits. The new construction support program will provide technical assistance to help partners erect high-quality buildings faster and at lower cost, ultimately delivering savings to everyday Americans. NLR seeks leading subject matter experts (SMEs) in research, field validation, analysis, dissemination, and technical support efforts to help builders, manufacturers, contractors, and other industry stakeholders scale up and meet demand. This work will focus on factory optimization, product design and materials innovation, and digital tools and modeling. For envelope retrofits, this work will help reduce first costs and lower utility bills in existing homes by focusing on technical topics including, but not limited to, addressing moisture, humidity, and infiltration through envelope upgrades and whole-home solutions. Across both areas, SMEs will also conduct modeling and analysis, data collection, industry analysis, and market scaling support. This work will include knowledge transfer to provide actionable guidance and information to industry stakeholders. For over 30 years, DOE’s Building America Program has been a source of innovations and best practices needed to deliver affordable and efficient homes. NLR supports DOE’s Building America Program through scientific leadership and building science expertise to ensure high-quality, impactful results from Building America’s research efforts.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: No Set aside used. Notice type: Solicitation. Organization: ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF / ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF / ALLIANCE FOR ENERGY INNOVATION, LLC - DOE CONTRACTOR.
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