# New York State Contract Reporter #2140767

NYSERDA seeks an administrator for university-industry clean-energy research partnerships

**Posted:** November 12, 2026
**Respond By:** January 06, 2027
**Identifier:** 2140767
**NAICS:** 541715

NYSERDA is seeking a program administrator to connect New York universities with industry partners for clean-energy research and innovation.
- **Government buyer:** New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), Contract Management division, through its Innovation Partnerships program.
- **Program:** New York Business-Research Innovation & Development Growth Exchange (NY BRIDGE).
- **Requested service:** Administer the program, convene universities and energy-focused businesses, identify research partnership opportunities, and support funding programs and grant awards that advance clean-energy technologies.
- **Experience requirements:** At least two years facilitating industry-academic innovation convenings or conferences, and at least three years managing and awarding government-agency grants.
- **Eligibility:** For-profit corporations and not-for-profit organizations may apply; colleges and universities are ineligible.
- **OEMs, vendors, and products:** No product manufacturers, vendor companies, part numbers, or product quantities are identified. NYSERDA is the government buyer, not an OEM.
- **Term:** Two years, with an option for NYSERDA to renew for an additional two years.

### Description

NYSERDA’s NY BRIDGE Program seeks to accelerate clean energy innovation by facilitating research partnerships between New York State universities and industry partners. The selected proposer will support opportunities for universities and energy-focused businesses to identify research partnerships and projects that advance adoption of innovative energy technologies and products. Eligible applicants are for-profit corporations and not-for-profit organizations with specified experience convening stakeholders and administering funding programs; colleges and universities are ineligible. The contract term is two years, with an option for NYSERDA to renew for an additional two years.

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