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R-5 Windows Volume Purchase The U.S. Department of Energy's Building Technologies Program (BTP) is coordinating a volume purchase of R-5 windows, and low-e storm windows, to expand the market of these high efficiency products. Price is the principal barrier to more widespread market commercialization. The aim of this volume purchase initiative is to work with industry and potential buyers to make highly insulated windows more affordable. RFP Released The Volume Purchase RFP letter can be found here (PDF 1.0 MB) (Download Adobe Reader) along with a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) (PDF 72 KB). Please follow these instructions to enter the program and read the final specifications (PDF 211 KB) for the final requirements for acceptance. The bid and reporting forms are available here (XLS 75 KB). We have also created several FAQ documents, including a pre-RFP FAQ (PDF 179 KB) - December 16, 2009) and a post-RFP FAQ (PDF 151 KB) - January 22, 2010) which will hopefully answer many of your questions. As stated in the RFP, the deadline for submitting to the program is February 19, 2010. If you have any questions, please contact Terry Mapes using the following information: Terry Mapes 509-371-6745 Either of the following links will also lead to all of the documents needed to begin submitting proposals to the volume purchase program: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory The entire R-5 Program team would like to express their most sincere appreciation for all of the participants who have donated their time and expertise in the last few months in the form of suggestions and advice to help us reach this stage of the program. We are extremely excited about the upcoming year and the opportunity to work with all of you in propagating the use of highly insulating windows and storm windows throughout North America. For Residential Buyers First time home buyers today can take advantage of a tax credit of up to $8,000 for purchasing a principal residence on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009. Unlike the tax credit enacted in 2008, the new credit does not have to be repaid. Home buyers can then purchase highly-insulating windows for home energy and cost savings and receive up to a $1,500 tax credit for those purchases (applicable to ENERGY STAR® windows).
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