NIGP 90627: Energy Management - Architectural

NIGP 90627 Energy Management - Architectural, Item tier, covers the design, planning, and commissioning of building systems and energy infrastructure improvements procured by state and local governments to reduce consumption, enhance efficiency, and integrate renewable generation or storage capacity. State and local buyers under this code solicit architectural and engineering services for energy audits, feasibility studies, performance contracting oversight, building automation system upgrades, solar installations, battery storage, microgrid development, and related capital planning. Recent solicitations show counties, cities, school districts, and special-purpose authorities (water districts, airport authorities, convention centers) engaging consultants for investment-grade energy audits under ASHRAE 211 standards, guaranteed energy savings performance contract (GESPC) administration, building envelope renovations addressing thermal performance and water intrusion, facility condition assessments and master planning, measurement and verification protocols, and owner's representative and commissioning authority services during design and construction phases. The mix of issuing bodies spans state departments (Oregon Department of Energy), county governments (Boulder County, Cobb County, Hillsborough County, Pasco County, Santa Clara County), city procurement offices (St. Petersburg, Cedartown, Winder, Santa Fe, Dallas, Cincinnati, Orlando, Fort Myers), independent school districts (Clarke County, Atlanta Public Schools), transit authorities (ABQ Ride), special-purpose districts (Eastern Municipal Water District, Lower Colorado River Authority), and convention or cultural facilities (Georgia World Congress Center Authority). Representative recent solicitations include Boulder County Parks and Open Space, Colorado (RFP30026, well drilling with solar pump installation and electrical infrastructure, due September 4, 2026); the City of St. Petersburg, Florida (RFP26261, energy management software platform with utility integration, due August 25, 2026, estimated first-year cost $50,000); Hillsborough County, Florida (RPS2600274, professional engineering services for waste-to-energy and resource recovery facility operations and upgrades, five-year term estimated $6 million, due July 24, 2026); and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (two parallel RFQs for commissioning authority and owner's representative services on the GESPC II Project involving large-scale building automation, central plant, and generator peak-shaving upgrades, due June 15, 2026).

Activity under NIGP 90627 is concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida), Southwest (Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas), and Pacific Northwest (Oregon, California), with secondary activity in the Midwest (Ohio). Recent opportunities span energy audits and master planning (Clarke County Schools, RFP #26-0519; Winder, Georgia, RFQ for ESCO services due March 10, 2026), infrastructure commissioning and owner's representation (Georgia World Congress Center GESPC II, June 2026 deadline), equipment and system upgrades including solar canopy design (Cobb County, RFQ due February 26, 2026) and battery storage feasibility analysis (District of Columbia, FY26-RFK PMO Battery Storage Feasibility Analysis, March 30, 2026), performance contracting and ESCO qualification (City of Cedartown, Georgia, RFQ for NAESCO-approved ESCOs, August 31, 2026; Oregon Department of Energy, Agency RFQ #26-002 ESCO prequalification, due March 18, 2026), and professional architectural and engineering services for facility assessment and renovation (City of Dallas, multiple A/E solicitations for water utilities and building envelope work; City of Santa Fe, qualification-based A/E services for airport terminal and rental car facilities). Evaluation typically emphasizes relevant project experience, qualifications of key personnel, technical approach, past performance references, cost proposal, and in many cases local business presence or disadvantaged enterprise participation. Contract structures vary from fixed lump-sum professional fees to task-order arrangements, hourly-rate models, and guaranteed energy savings arrangements where the vendor's compensation is tied to verified savings performance.