NIGP 91841: Energy Conservation Consulting

NIGP 91841 Energy Conservation Consulting, an Item code, encompasses advisory and feasibility services that state and local governments procure to evaluate, plan, and optimize facility energy performance—including audits, master planning, demand forecasting, emissions reduction scenario modeling, and commissioning support for capital energy projects. The code reflects actual procurement activity across state agencies, counties, municipalities, school districts, and special-purpose authorities pursuing energy efficiency upgrades, decarbonization initiatives, and renewable energy integration, with issuing bodies ranging from single school districts conducting facility audits to multi-state utilities managing utility-scale generation studies to state environmental boards evaluating policy-level greenhouse gas pathways. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying detailed energy audits compliant with ASHRAE standards for schools and public facilities; master planning and feasibility analysis to support energy management programs, guaranteed energy savings performance contracts, and grid resilience improvements; consulting support for net energy metering tariff design and wildfire mitigation compliance oversight; and commissioning services for mechanical systems, building automation upgrades, and central plant efficiency improvements across occupied facilities. Georgia, California, Florida, Colorado, Texas, Maryland, New Mexico, Washington, and Oregon represent the most active recent procurement jurisdictions, with activity concentrated among environmental finance authorities, municipal water and power agencies, school districts, state energy departments, and counties managing capital decarbonization and efficiency programs.

Representative recent opportunities include the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority's qualifications-based procurement for utility grid resiliency support across three electric utilities (RFQ PE92800RFQC2027000000015, due August 10, 2026), the City of Cedartown's RFQ for NAESCO-approved Energy Services Companies to develop comprehensive city-wide energy management programs under Georgia's energy services statute (PE71551NONST2027000000015, due August 31, 2026), the Maryland Public Service Commission's two-year study to design successor net energy metering tariff frameworks (RFP 25-1011, fixed-unit-price indefinite quantity contract, due March 6, 2026), the Washington State Department of Commerce's facilitation and technical analysis of state campus energy decarbonization and energy-as-a-service barriers (RFP 9570201, not-to-exceed $630,500, due August 6, 2026), the California High-Speed Rail Authority's partnership development for corridor-wide energy resiliency and asset commercialization projects requiring $15 billion+ assets under management (RFQ HSR26-20, due August 17, 2026), and the Clarke County School District's facility energy audit services under ASHRAE 211 standard (RFP 26-0519, due May 19, 2026). Activity remains brisk across municipal, county, and state procurement channels; this code represents sustained investment in energy transition planning and performance verification tied to climate goals, utility infrastructure modernization, and operational cost reduction.