Small Business Utility Advocates (SBUA) would like to share an upcoming bid opportunity with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). Please see details below.
Opportunity Announcement Type: RFA (Request for Abstract)
Title: Local Government Partnership Energy Efficiency Programs
Deadline: 5/22/2019
Description:
In accordance with Decision (“D.”) 18-01-004 – Decision Addressing Third-Party Solicitation Process for Energy Efficiency (“EE”) programs, PG&E is issuing a Request for Abstracts (“RFA”) soliciting abstracts from third-party EE program implementers to design, propose and ultimately implement EE programs. In this solicitation, PG&E is seeking non-resource Local Government Partnership (“LGP”) EE program Abstracts which focus on the Public customer sector and Hard to Reach (“HTR”) and Disadvantaged Community (“DAC”) customer groups throughout PG&E’s service territory.
This is a two-stage solicitation process where PG&E will first collect program Abstracts prior to collecting full program proposals in a subsequent Request for Proposals (“RFP”). The Abstracts are intended to be a high-level summary of program design, innovation, and Bidder’s experience and capabilities. A detailed assessment of program viability, alignment with PG&E’s energy efficiency portfolio goals, applicable California legislative drivers and CPUC regulatory policies will be reviewed in the following RFP. Only Bidders selected through this RFA process will be eligible to submit a full program proposal in response to the RFP.
This is a targeted solicitation for non-resource LGP Programs and is limited to Bidders who fit at least one of the following eligibility criteria:
- Existing lead local partners (“LLPs”) of current LGP Programs
- Local governments
- Entities who have an existing relationship with local government(s) and who can leverage local government expertise, access and infrastructure to implement energy efficiency programs
Bidders who do not meet at least one of these criteria will not be scored.
This solicitation will open on May 23, 2019. All RFA related documents will be posted on the PG&E EE Solicitations website and available within PowerAdvocate once the solicitation has been opened. Information provided to Bidders will include:
- Bid submission forms
- Bidders conference registration instructions
- Instructions on how to submit an Abstract
- Solicitation timeline and important dates
- References to relevant regulatory decisions
- Tools and trainings
PG&E will host a Bidder’s conference online via WebEx on June 5, 2019 from 9:00am – 12:00am PST to review the RFA structure and the abstract submission process. Please note that this event will be online only and not in-person. Please save the date accordingly.
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Interested bidders must register with PowerAdvocate at this link: https://www.poweradvocate.com/pR.do?okey=92333&pubEvent=true. Interested bidders should contact PowerAdvocate for technical issues with registration. PowerAdvocate can be reached at (857) 453-5800 or support@poweradvocate.com.
PG&E EE Solicitations website: https://www.pge.com/eesolicitations
