Solicitation Manual



GFO-20-301Addendum 2September 22, 2020BRIDGE 2020: Bringing Rapid Innovation Development to Green EnergyThe purpose of this addendum is to revise the language for Attachment 14 – Previous Project Form, match funding requirement, contingent private investment, eligible private investment, CalSEED eligibility, application submissions, Previous Project Performance Award form, and an updated date for Round 1 Submission Deadline. The addendum includes the following revisions to the Solicitation Manual. Added language appears in bold underlined font and deleted language appears in strikethrough.Solicitation Manual (Grant Funding Opportunity) Page 2-3, Section I.A under Purpose of SolicitationAmended to read:Prior Funding Requirement: Projects must have previously received a funding award from the CEC or an eligible U.S. federal agency within five years of the application due date (please see Section II.A.1. for the full list of federal agencies).Letter of Investment Requirement: Applicants must provide proof, in the form of a commitment letter, that they have received private investment of at least 50% of the requested grant funds from an eligible entity. The private investment must have been made within 18 months of the solicitation release date. [application due date for the application round the applicant is applying for.] See Section I. D. for more detail list of eligible investment entities.Page 8, Section I.A under Purpose of SolicitationAmended to read:What technical and commercialization milestones have been realized since the technology innovation components of the previous CEC (including CalSEED Concept Awards) or U.S. federal agency awardees completed. [or near-completion?] Examples include the following:Independent performance testing conducted. Cost modeling completed.Acceptance into an incubator or accelerator program.Page 9, Section I.D.2. under Match Funding RequirementAmended to read:Match funding contingent upon receiving a BRIDGE 2020 award is not allowed.Page 9-10, Section I.C.3. under Letter of Private Investment RequirementAmended to read:Applicants must provide proof, in the form of a commitment letter, that they have received private investment of at least 50% of the requested grant funds from one of the following entities. The private investment must have been made within 18 months of the solicitation release date. [application due date for the application round they are applying for.]Eligible Private Investment Sources:Angel InvestmentCorporate Strategic InvestmentFoundation InvestmentVenture Capital InvestmentInvestment should be a properly documented funding agreement between the applicant and a legal person who is not family member of the applicant that meets the standards of a financial security. Private investment contingent upon receiving a BRIDGE 2020 award is allowable, however the applicant must furnish proof of receipt of the private investment before an award is approved at a Business Meeting.Applicants may count private investment as match funding if the private investment is not contingent on receiving a BRIDGE 2020 award, and the funds are available to be spent during the term of the agreement.Page 11, Section I.E under Key Activities ScheduleAmended to read:Applicants may only submit one application?that addresses?only one technology topic or energy application?per?Solicitation?round.Updated dates:ACTIVITYDATETIME Solicitation ReleaseJuly 24, 2020Pre-Application WorkshopJuly 30, 20201:00 p.m.Deadline for Written QuestionsAugust 7, 20205:00 p.m.Anticipated Distribution of Questions and AnswersWeek of August 31, 20201st Round Deadline to Submit Applications[October 9,] October 30, 20205:00 p.m.2nd Round Deadline to Submit ApplicationsFebruary 5, 20215:00 p.m.3rd Round Deadline to Submit ApplicationsJune 11, 20215:00 p.m.4th Round Deadline to Submit ApplicationsOctober 8, 20215:00 p.m.Anticipated Notice of Proposed Award Posting Date 30 days after each proposal submittal deadlineAnticipated California Energy Commission Business Meeting Date45 days after each NOPAAnticipated Agreement Start Date45 days after the business meetingAnticipated Agreement End Date Four years after the applicable application deadlinePage 18-19, Section I.K under Match FundingAmended to read:Match funding contingent upon receiving a BRIDGE 2020 award is not allowed.Applicants may count private investment as match funding if the private investment is not contingent on receiving a BRIDGE 2020 award, and the funds are available to be spent during the term of the agreement.The CEC reserves the right to make a final judgement on whether the match fund requirements have been met.[Match funding for this solicitation must be fulfilled with “cash-in-hand”, “equipment”, or “materials”.] “Match funds” includes cash or in-kind (non cash) contributions provided by the applicant, subcontractors, or other parties including pilot testing, demonstration, and/or deployment sites (e.g., test site staff services) that will be used in performance of the proposed project. “Match funds” do not include: [“In-kind” match or services], CEC awards, EPIC funds received from other sources, [travel,] the cost or value of the project work site, or the cost or value of structures or other improvements affixed to the project work site permanently or for an indefinite period of time (e.g., photovoltaic systems). Page 9, Section II.A.1 under EligibilityAmended to read:[Companies that have completed their CalSEED concept award are eligible for this solicitation.] Alternatively, projects that do not meet the previous funding requirement listed above but have substantially completed all requirements for their CalSEED concept award are eligible for this solicitation. Substantial completion of all requirements means that the first three milestones of the CalSEED award have been completed by the awardee and have been submitted to the contractor implementing the CalSEED program as of the deadline date for each BRIDGE 2020 application round.Match funding is required in the amount of at least 50% of the requested EPIC project funds. [Match funds must be “cash-in-hand”, “equipment”, or “materials” only.]Applicants must provide proof, in the form of a commitment letter, that they have received private investment of at least 50% of the requested grant funds from one of the following entities. The private investment must have been made within 18 months of the solicitation release date. [application due date for the application round they are applying for.]Eligible Private Investment Sources:Angel InvestmentCorporate Strategic InvestmentFoundation InvestmentVenture Capital InvestmentInvestment should be a properly documented funding agreement between the applicant and a legal person who is not family member of the applicant that meets the standards of a financial securityPrivate investment contingent upon receiving a BRIDGE 2020 award is allowable, however the applicant must furnish proof of receipt of the private investment before an award is approved at a Business Meeting.Applicants may count private investment as match funding if the private investment is not contingent on receiving a BRIDGE 2020 award, and the funds are available to be spent during the term of the agreement.Page 34, Section III.D.14 under Previous Project Performance Award (Attachment 14)Amended to read:Applicants may submit multiple Previous Project Performance Award forms to highlight the results of different projects. Page 39, Section IV.E under Stage One: Application ScreeningAmended to read:The Applicant has only submitted one Application that addresses only one technology topic or energy application per Solicitation round.[If the Applicant has submitted more than one Application for the same project group, each application is for a distinct project (i.e., no overlap with respect to the tasks described in the Scope of Work, Attachment 5).] [If the projects are not distinct and the applications were submitted at the same time, only the first application screened by the CEC will be eligible for funding. If the applications were submitted separately, only the first application received by the CEC will be eligible for funding.] FORMCHECKBOX Pass FORMCHECKBOX FailAmended to read:The Application includes one or more match funding Commitment Letters that total a minimum 50% [of in match share] of the total requested CEC funds. FORMCHECKBOX Pass FORMCHECKBOX FailAmended to readThe Application includes proof of private investment that total a minimum 50% [of in match share] of the total requested CEC funds. FORMCHECKBOX Pass FORMCHECKBOX FailPrevious Project Evaluation (Attachment 14) Page 1 Amended to read:It is the responsibility of the BRIDGE applicant to ensure that the project performance metrics submitted in this form is verified either by a publicly available Final Project Report or the emailed confirmation (follow the instructions of Section 4) of the government project manager. Applications for which the CEC has not received a completed and verified questionnaire by the application due date will be disqualified.Page 6, Section 3 – Applicant Signature Added checkbox:? I understand that if I cannot provide a Final Report file or URL link that I must send this completed form to a staff person of the funding agency that provided the prior award for their signature verification. Added informational lines:Click here to enter text.GFO-20-301 Prime Applicant Organization NameClick here to enter text.GFO-20-301 Project TitlePage 7, Section 4 – Funding Agency Representative Signature (if needed) Added section to read:Section 4 – Funding Agency Representative Signature (if needed)This section should be left blank unless the applicant is unable to provide a Final Project Report file or URL link that verifies the results of the project. In that case, the Applicant must complete Sections 1, 2, and 3 and supply this form to the funding agency of the previously funded project. ?I verify that the Performance Metric information stated in the sections above is correct to the best of my knowledge.?I understand that for the Applicant’s application to GFO-20-301 to be eligible, I must complete, sign Section 4 and email this form to bridge@energy.. Click here to enter text.Name, title, and organization of funding agency staff member that is familiar with the projectClick here to enter text.Funding agency staff member signatureClick here to enter text.DateThe CEC may have waived the requirement for a signature on application materials for this solicitation. If a notice regarding CEC’s waiver of the signature requirement appears here: , the waiver applies to this solicitation. In the event of a conflict between the notice and any language in this solicitation regarding signatures, the notice will govern.Angela Hockaday, Commission Agreement Officer ................
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