Attachment 1: Statement of Work dated

APPENDIX A

STATEMENT OF WORK

"Building America Subject Matter Expert Technical Support" 10/08/2026

1. BACKGROUND

The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) is the U.S. Department of Energy’s primary national laboratory for energy systems research and development. As the energy systems laboratory, NLR’s unique strength lies in developing and integrating a broad array of energy technologies into robust, resilient systems - bridging foundational research with practical applications to lower energy costs, drive economic growth, bolster national security, and deliver abundant and reliable energy.
The Building Technologies Office (BTO) is part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI). NLR provides technical support to BTO to advance and expand building technologies that empower Americans to make affordable energy choices, enhance U.S. global competitiveness, and support energy reliability.

2. OBJECTIVE

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 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.

3. SCOPE OF WORK

To meet the objective, the scope of the work the Subcontractor shall perform entails the following.
The Subcontractor shall be responsible for providing specific technical assistance and