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["INSTRUCTIONS"]
[1,"All questions pertaining to this Request For Information (RFI) should be emailed To  btolabcall@hq.doe.gov"]
[2,"All questions pertaining to EERE Exchange should be emailed to EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov. Include FOA name and number in subject line."]
[3,"All questions and answers pertaining to this RFI will be posted on EERE Exchange within this spreadsheet."]
[4,"DOE will attempt to respond to a question within 3 business days, unless a similar question and answer has already been posted in this spreadsheet. "]
[5,"All questions should be submitted not later than 3 business days prior to the RFI due date. Questions submitted after this date will not be answered."]
[6,"Questions are assigned a number in accordance with when they are reviewed by DOE.  "]
[7,"Questions are assigned a topic area by DOE when reviewed."]
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["TIPS"]
[1,"You may sort questions and answers in the question tabs of this spreadhseet by selecting the drop-down box arrow on the column headers and selecting any of the listed attributes."]
[2,"You may search for questions and/or keywords by holding CTRL+F on the keyboard and typing in a phrase or keyword."]

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["ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTION AND ANSWER LOG"]
["Request for Information (DE-LC000L095) on the Building Technologies Office’s “EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES\""]
["Question #","Date Submitted","Topic","Question","Answer"]
[1,"2022-02-17","Due Dates","The Exchange indicates that the submission deadline is 3/28/2022 5:00 ET. On page 4 of the Lab Call it says 3/28/2022 11:59 ET, and on page 29 it says 3/23/2022 11:59 ET. Please confirm the submission deadline. Thank you.","The due date is 3/28/2022 by 11:59 PM ET"]
[2,"2022-02-18","Technical Topics","Does the proposal require a solution for both residential, multi-family and commercial building construction? Is it allowable to select one segment and focus on it, rather than trying to address the whole window market?","“DOE seeks proposals to address both the residential and commercial markets. Multi-family is more challenging with split incentives and the private sector tools can be expanded in the future. This work is focused on facilitating the private sector to offer enhanced tools rather than DOE provided tools.  Work on each sector can be concurrent or in-series over the 18 month to three year timeframe. DOE will consider all proposals even if they only address one sector.”"]
[3,"2022-02-22","Eligibility","Can you confirm whether sub-awards to non-lab entities are allowed?  \nThe document mentions and encourages participation by industry and other organizations but we wanted to confirm that they can also receive funding as a sub contractor. ","Yes, sub-awards/sub-contractors are allowed."]
[4,"2022-02-22","Cost Sharing","I have a question about Topic 3A \"Fully Documenting the Value Proposition of Window Upgrades\". The topic is divided into three major components: \n•\tAssessment\n•\tPartnership Development/Analysis\n•\tImplementation\n\nUnder Partnership Development/Analysis the call states \"At lease 1/3 of the funding and preferably half should be provided to private entities/partners as part of this effort.\" \n\nIs this statement intended to mean 1/3-1/2 of the entire project award or of this particular component?"," “It is intended for the entire project and not any particular component. DOE sees this project as advising and guiding industry to provide tools, rather than DOE developed tools.”"]
[5,"2022-02-22","Other","For budget and milestones, when should projects be assumed to start? In particular the energy modeling projects are currently funded through AOPs until the end of FY22. Shall we assume the new funds start on Oct 1 for 3.5 years, or do we need to assume the last quarter of FY22 (July, August, September) is from the new funds, which looks very ambitious if awards are issued sometime in June 2022.","Project timelines and durations have been updated in Modification 0001."]
[6,"2022-02-23","Technical Topics","\"In Topic 1D, what is meant by a \"hybrid\" system? Is this a heating/DHW combination? Is it a heat pump together with another for of heat (fossil fuel or electric resistance)?\"","It’s a heat pump together with another form of heat (fossil only)."]
[7,"2022-02-23","Foreign Entities/Work","If we partner with a Canadian entity can we have a subcontract with them, e.g. to build a prototype?","Partnering with a foreign entity is allowed under this Lab Call. For the Foreign Entity to work on the project a Foreign Work Waiver will need to be submitted with the application. This section has been added to the Lab Call Document along with guidance on what needs to be included in Appendix A."]
[8,"2022-02-23","Cost Sharing","Can we count cost share from a  Canadian entity as a project contribution?","Cost share from a foreign entity may be allowable with the approval of a foreign work waiver, the Prime will need to be cognizant of applicable exchange rates at the time of the contribution."]
[9,"2022-02-25","Technical Topics","Topic 4A suggests addressing three areas for ML-based controls: 1) cost-effective solutions to be integrated with market-available products, 2) implementation in practice, and 3) solutions for small and medium sized buildings. Small/Medium commercial buildings typically use packaged HVAC units that are dramatically simpler than built-up systems commonly used in large buildings. The challenges in developing cost-effective ML-controls for built-up HVAC systems (large commercial) are fundamentally different from the ones for packaged units (small/medium commercial). \nIs the focus of topic 4A to develop advanced ML-based control algorithms just for small and medium-sized buildings? \nTo what extent does the proposal need to address the installation and maintenance cost barriers to getting controls into <100ksf that is mentioned in the Topic 4 description?","The three areas of specific interest in topic 4A are separate and individual applications do not need to address all of them."]
[10,"2022-02-28","Application Content/Format","1. What is the proposal submission process for a multi-Lab Topic 2 Consortia proposal with National Labs having equal participation? \n2. Does Topic 2 also have the 15-page limit for the Technical Volume? ","1. There is no special proposal submission process for Topic 2. Any multi-lab proposal would need to pick a main applicant for submission purposes.\n2. The page limit for proposals under Topic 2 only has been increased to 25 pages."]
[11,"2022-03-03","Application Content/Format","On page 38.  Criterion 4: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Weight: 10%). The third bullet says, “See Section II.A for more information on the contents on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Implementation Plan.” Should it be Section III.A instead of II.A? ","Reference has been updated with Modification 0002. "]
[12,"2022-02-27","Application Content/Format","Topic 1B requests formation of a single partnership, but expects 4 awards. When submitting a multi-lab proposal to topic 1B, should each lab submit a separate proposal, or should one lab submit on behalf of all?","Topic Area 1B number of expected awards has been updated with Modification 0002 to show that one award is expected. One multi-lab partnership application is expected to be submitted on behalf of all partner labs."]
[13,"2022-03-11","Technical Topics","1)\tFor Topic 1D, is DOE seeking solutions that address a particular market segment?  For example, residential / small-medium commercial markets and/or large-commercial / central plant systems? ","Residential/light commercial markets"]
[14,"2022-03-12","Application Content/Format","2)\tFor the Topic 1D text in the FOA, are the items 1), 2), and 3) in the \"Description\" meant to correspond respectively to the three projects explained in the \"Explanation of Need\" section?  Is DOE seeking proposed projects that would focus on one of these items individually and/or proposed projects that would address multiple items at once ","It was meant to   apply to individual items. However, if a project proposed addressing more than one area, it would be of greater value. But that would be weighed with the overall project cost, i.e., If a project addressed two areas but it was twice the cost of a single project, it may not be beneficial. However, if it was 50% higher, that would be more favorable."]
[15,"2022-03-18","Technical Topics","“I have a clarification question on Topic 2A Stor4Build Building Energy Storage Consortium. In Figure 3 on Page 18, is this DOE’s intent to have non-lab external organization to lead the Market and Policy pillar in this structure? National lab has capabilities to lead the workforce development, training, codes and standards, policy, market adoption and transformation assessment and development.”","It is important to note that Figure 3 only depicts a notional structure for the Stor4Build Consortium. Applicants should define an organizational structure that most effectively and efficiently accelerates materials and systems development, systems integration, and market adoption and deployment. The intent of the organizational structure of the Stor4Build Consortium and its members is to ensure inclusive input and involvement of a wider community, including various non-government entities, to have a broader context of energy storage RDD&D that extends to different levels of the built environment. National Labs have expertise on multiple fronts. Market transformation efforts and eliminating market barriers to widespread adoption of building energy storage technologies will be critical to the success of Stor4Build. External, non-lab organizations may be best suited and positioned to drive this market transformation and deployment thrust area, closely supported by complementary capabilities of the National Labs."]
[16,"2022-05-02","Due Dates","The Lab Call says that reviewer comments are available, but there are no reviewer comments shown. Please advise.","reviewer's comments will be accessible starting May 3rd, and applicants will be notified at that time. The reply to reviewer comments will be due 72hrs after they are made available."]

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["Pick List"]
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["Registration Requirements"]
["Webinar"]
["Concept Paper"]
["Eligibility"]
["Labs/FFRDCs"]
["Foreign Entities/Work"]
["Cost Sharing"]
["Due Dates"]
["Application Content/Format"]
["Intellectual Property"]
["Data Management"]
["Other"]
["U.S. Manufacturing Plan"]
["Application Reviews"]
["Technical Topics"]
["Teaming Partner List"]
["Responding To RFI"]
["Measurement & Verification"]