NIGP 92534: Energy Management Engineering

NIGP 92534 Energy Management Engineering, an Item code, encompasses consulting services and technical studies that help state and local governments evaluate, plan, and implement energy efficiency improvements, utility optimization strategies, and renewable energy alternatives to reduce operational costs and environmental impact. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers contracting for energy audits, feasibility studies comparing municipalization or renewable deployment options, energy performance contract support through guaranteed energy savings programs, and strategic rate and load optimization analysis.

Issuing bodies span school districts (Atlanta Public Schools, Manatee County Schools, Roseburg School District), county governments (Fulton County Georgia, Chatham County Georgia, Madison County Georgia, Orange County Florida, Eastern Municipal Water District), cities (St. Petersburg Florida, Austin Texas, Decatur Georgia, Dalton Georgia, Social Circle Georgia), state energy departments and authorities (Oregon Department of Energy, Georgia World Congress Center Authority, Washington State Department of Commerce), airport authorities (Melbourne Airport Authority, Santa Fe Regional Airport), and special-purpose districts (West Basin Municipal Water District). Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Florida, Oregon, California, and Texas. Representative recent solicitations include Atlanta Public Schools and Fulton County Georgia both issuing RFPs for Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contracts with responses due in late November 2026; the Oregon Department of Energy posting an RFQ on October 6, 2026 for prequalification of Energy Service Companies to conduct energy audits, design conservation measures, and perform measurement and verification under three-year ESCO agreements; the City of Austin issuing an RFP on September 7, 2026 for Strategic Energy Management Services targeting institutional and commercial property portfolios with a maximum contract value of $250,000 per year; and the City of St. Petersburg issuing an RFP on July 7, 2026 for Energy Management Software to centralize utility account monitoring with estimated first-year costs of $50,000.