# California eProcure #0000040813

California HOMES Pay for Performance Statewide Program Implementer

**Posted:** October 29, 2026
**Respond By:** January 23, 2027
**Identifier:** 0000040813
**NAICS:** 541611, 541690, 541990, 541512, 561990

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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