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["ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTION AND ANSWER LOG"]
["DE-FOA0000854 - Clean Energy Supply Chain and Manufacturing Competitiveness Analysis for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies"]
["Question #","Topic","Question","Answer"]
[2,null,"The FOA suggests that awards will be made as Cooperative Agreements in most cases.  It is our understanding that Cooperative Agreements do not permit a recipient or subrecipient to include fee (profit) in invoices.  Is this correct? Given that this is an “Analysis FOA”, and that in conducting the work scope recipients are not likely to develop assets of significant value (such as equipment or intellectual property), we suggest that fee (profit) may be appropriate, and limiting the contracting mechanism to a cooperative agreement would prevent most for-profit entities from proposing.  Would the government consider changing the contract mechanism to an instrument that includes fee (profit) under this FOA?  ","That is correct. Per regulation, a fee is not permitted for a recipient or sub-recipient under a financial assistance Award. The contract mechanism will not be changed under this FOA. "]
[3,null,"This FOA encourages Letters of Intent, which are due by 5:00 Eastern time in the EERE Exchange system.  Are the Principal investigators allowed to submit their own LOI by creating an account in the system and associating themselves with the university, or does an Authorized Representing Official have to submit the LOI?  ","DOE does not dictate who (individuals or positions) can submit a Letter of Intent on behalf of an applicant. It is suggested to coordinate with the University to determine its policy regarding submissions under a Funding Opportunity Announcement. "]
[4,null,"Could you please provide information on accessing the webinar for this FOA?","The webinar will take place on Thursday, June 5th, 2014 from 1:00pm - 2:00pm. You may reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/627799240. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. "]
[5,null,"Does the period of performance for Topic 2 need to be 48 months  (Section II-A Award Overview) or is there flexibility in the proposed duration of performance (e.g. would 36 months be ok for Topic 2)?","The period of performance for Topic 2 is 48 months.  There is not flexibility to alter the proposed duration to more or less than 48 months."]
[6,null,"Can a proposal be developed for only Topic 1 and not Topic 2, or do the applicants have to address both topics? ","Per section I.C. of the FOA, “The appropriate topic must be clearly stated on the cover page of the application. Applicants may not submit an application that covers more than one topic, i.e., separate applications must be submitted for separate topics.”"]
[7,null,"Can I still submit a full application even though I missed the deadline to submit the Letter of Intent?","Yes.  A Letter of Intent is not required to submit a full application. "]
[8,null,"For Topic 2, is there an NREL contact that non-NREL applicants should contact/work with in light of the requirement in the FOA that all applicants must work with NREL's existing competitiveness analysis team on this topic?","No, the applicant does not need to work with NREL beforehand or during the application process.  The only information required was already provided in the FOA including references to the analysis framework used in past CEMI analyses (e.g. solar and wind) – see page 4 of the FOA for specific references to these past analyses.  It is expected that any awardees would coordinate with NREL during the negotiation phase and after selection to develop the analysis in a framework consistent with the prior CEMI analyses."]
[10,null,"Our office is currently helping a team put together a proposal in response to FOA Number DE-FOA-0000854. We noticed the Full Application requirements listed on the EERE Exchange website lists the Statement of Project Objectives (EERE 165) as part of the requirements. However, when we look at the chart on page 21 of the FOA (Section IV. C. 1. \"Full Application Content Requirements\"), the Statement of Project Objectives form is not listed under the \"Components\" column. ","Thank you for pointing out this inconsistency. A Statement of Project Objectives (SOPO) is not required under this FOA. The EERE Exchange website no longer lists the SOPO as a requirement. "]
[11,null,"We (ORNL) are recognized as an FFRDC.  We require review and approval from the DOE/ORNL Site Office (OSO), which is also recognized as the “Authorization for NON-DOE/NNSA or DOE/NNSA FFRDCs” requirement that’s referenced in call.  That letter should be addressed to whom?  From my experience, the letter is normally addressed to a specific Contract Specialist (Name, Address, etc.)?","Letters can be addressed to the Contracting Officer on this FOA, David Welsh. The address is 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401."]
[13,null,"Could you please tell me if we are working with a FFRDC are they required to do the subaward budget justification EERE 159?","Per Section IV. C. 8. Of the FOA,  “BUDGET FOR DOE/NNSA FFRDC (IF APPLICABLE) - If a DOE/NNSA FFRDC contractor is to perform a portion of the work, the Applicant must provide a DOE Field Work Proposal (FWP) in accordance with the requirements in DOE Order 412.1, Work Authorization System. DOE Order 412.1 and DOE O 412.1 (Field Work Proposal form) area available at the following link, under “DOE Budget Forms”: https://www.directives.doe.gov/directives/0412.1-BOrder-a/view. Save the FWP in a single PDF file using the following convention for the title “ControlNumber_LeadOrganization_FWP”."]
[14,null,"The FOA states that the Workplan component is to be uploaded in Word format.  However, there is only one file upload option on the submission website so that both the Technical Volume in a PDF format and the Workplan in a Word format cannot be submitted. \n\nPlease advise on how to proceed.\n","Please use the Additional Files document upload link to submit your workplan in Exchange.  The Additional Files document upload link will allow multiple document uploads and is located at the bottom of the list of Document Upload fields on the Upload and Submit tab of your Full Application."]
[15,null,"Can you advise as to status of awards for the subject application or FOA.  The anticipated notice time was September –October with awards to be made in November- December.  We have not received a notice of any kind.","Due to unforeseen delays, an exact date for announcement of awards under this FOA can't be given at this time. However, it is anticipated the announcement will be made by the end of the calendar year."]

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["TECHNICAL QUESTION AND ANSWER LOG"]
["DE-FOA0000854 - Clean Energy Supply Chain and Manufacturing Competitiveness Analysis for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies"]
["Question #","Topic","Question","Answer"]
[1,null,"The wording of the FOA seems to be a bit unclear.  Early on the FOA says it is directed towards developing domestic supply chain, but in the details, it appeared to me that the announcement was actually directed towards “outreach” and “supply chain and market analysis” type activities toward the objective of enhancing the supply chain, rather than actually developing the domestic supply chain itself. ","The FOA is focused on “outreach” (Topic 1) and “analysis” (Topic 2) type projects.  As noted on page 5 of the FOA regarding Topic 1, “This topic is not intended to be a research and development project for a particular part or component.”  Rather Topic 1 is focused outreach type activities that could facilitate the development and expansion of the entire supply chain of the hydrogen and fuel cell industry.  The “Background” section of the FOA (beginning part) is simply provided to set the stage for the actual Topic areas targeted by this FOA."]
[9,null,"Is the scope of Topic 2, Objective 2 restricted to polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell systems (automotive and stationary) and high pressure (700 bar) hydrogen storage systems? Also, please confirm that this objective does not address non-PEMFC technologies?","Topic 2, Objective 2 is not restricted to PEMFC and 700 bar hydrogen storage systems and it should address non-PEMFC technologies. The purpose of Topic 2, Objective 2 is to provide the DOE a detailed account of the size of the entire fuel cell market for 2014-2017. A detailed measure of the fuel cell market today includes transportation, stationary, and portable power applications. Consequently, the scope of Objective 2 is broader than Objective 1 and is not restricted to PEMFC technologies. In contrast, the goal of Topic 2, Objective 1 is narrowly focused on PEMFC and 700 bar hydrogen storage systems."]
[12,null,"We have read the webinar script and the original \"Financial Assistance Funding Opportunity Announcement\" document for the details on FOA-0000854. However the scope of Topic 1 was not 100% clear for us. Can you clarify if the idea-project/plan you are looking for is a plan of someone who is going to execute activities to develop FC supply chain or a consulting effort that maps the way to assess and develop suppliers; in other words do you want an execution plan or the recipe of how to achieve each task in the execution plan?","Beyond the language included in the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), no additional clarification will be provided.  As written, the FOA is rather general to allow applicants ample room to determine the best approach to facilitate the development of a robust supply chain for hydrogen and fuel cell systems and components.  In short, the Department of Energy is open to any and all approaches which may address the requirements laid out in the FOA and it is up to the applicant to determine the best approach to address the requirements of the Topic area.  The only exception is noted on page 5 of the FOA, which states “this topic is not intended to be a research and development project for a particular part or component.” "]

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["INSTRUCTIONS"]
[1,"All questions pertaining to this funding opportunity announcement should be emailed to FCTOmanufacturing@go.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 FOA will be posted on EERE Exchange within this spreadsheet."]
[4,"Administrative Questions and Answers will be posted within the ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONS tab. "]
[5,"Technical Questions and Answers will be posted within the TECHNICAL QUESTIONS tab. "]
[6,"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. "]
[7,"All questions should be submitted not later than 3 business days prior to the application due date. Questions submitted after this date will not be answered."]
[8,"Questions are assigned a number in accordance with when they are reviewed by DOE.  "]
[9,"Questions are assigned a topic area by DOE when reviewed."]
[]
["TIPS"]
[1,"Applicants 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,"Applicants 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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["Pick List"]
[]
["Registration Requirements"]
["Webinar"]
["Eligibility"]
["Labs/FFRDCs"]
["Foreign Entities/Work"]
["Cost Sharing"]
["Due Dates"]
["Application Content/Format"]
["Intellectual Property"]
["Data Management"]
["U.S. Manufacturing Plan"]
["Application Reviews"]