California eProcure #0000040813

California HOMES Pay for Performance Statewide Program Implementer

The California Energy Commission seeks a statewide administrator for its HOMES Pay for Performance residential rebate program. - Government buyer: State of California, California Energy Commission (CEC), also identified as the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission; Contracts, Grants and Loans Office. The procurement portal categorizes the buyer under Energy Resources Conservation. - Procurement: One statewide implementer for the Inflation Reduction Act-funded HOMES Pay for Performance program, solicitation RFP-26-501. - OEMs and vendors: No product OEMs or named commercial vendors are specified. DOE funding and program rules are referenced; PNNL or a CEC-approved alternative may be used for address checks and rebate-reservation processing. Aggregators and Energy Contractors are program participants the implementer must recruit and support, not named suppliers. - Requested services: Program design and administration; Aggregator and Energy Contractor enrollment, training, oversight, and support; consumer outreach and protection; application and rebate processing; data management and reporting; low-income eligibility verification; project quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC); and energy-savings measurement and verification (M&V), including rebate calculations. - Funding: Up to $16.5 million for administrative services and $90,750,347 for rebates, subject to federal funding and approvals. The agreement example allows amendments for up to an additional $5 million in administrative services and $10 million in rebate funds. - Budgeted service deliverables: Enrollment milestone for three approved Aggregators; QA/QC for up to 14,000 projects; milestones for energy-savings realization rates reaching 80% and 90%; and a rebate-distribution milestone when $85 million has been paid. Additional unit-priced deliverables cover project certificates, low-income verifications, project-address checks, rebate-reservation reviews and application processing, post-installation desktop reviews, and virtual inspections. These additional unit-count estimates are listed as zero in the budget workbook. - Notable requirements: Demonstrated ability to process datasets larger than 10 terabytes securely; 12-month M&V; federal program compliance; consumer protection; and procedures to manage eligibility, fraud risks, and rebate calculations. Eligible upgrades include residential efficiency measures such as building-envelope improvements and electric appliances, including heat pumps. - Term: A multi-year agreement with an optional extension, contingent on CEC approval and the period of performance and availability of the DOE award. See the period-of-performance summary for the stated term details.

Description

The California Energy Commission seeks one Statewide Implementer to carry out the HOMES Pay for Performance (P4P) Program, with CEC oversight. The implementer will support program design and planning; recruit, manage, train, and support Aggregators and Energy Contractors; and manage program operations, including data collection, rebate applications and payments, and reporting. The work also includes measuring and verifying energy savings. The program will deploy over $90 million in homeowner rebates for energy equipment and appliance upgrades.

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