NIGP 96131: Energy Comprehensive Performance Services (A Complete Conservation Program)

NIGP 96131 Energy Comprehensive Performance Services (A Complete Conservation Program), an Item code, encompasses guaranteed energy savings performance contracts, energy audits, conservation measure design and installation, measurement and verification protocols, and related facility optimization services that state and local governments procure to reduce utility costs and achieve decarbonization goals. Recent solicitations show public agencies buying ESPC administration and management services (New Jersey Board of Public Utilities), energy analysis and engineering design support (Oregon Department of Energy prequalification for energy analysts and Energy Service Companies), energy consulting for multi-facility districts (Manatee County Schools across 8.5 million square feet), and specialized performance contract support roles including commissioning and owner's representative services on large infrastructure retrofits (Georgia World Congress Center Authority). Issuing bodies span school districts, state energy departments, county governments, municipal water and wastewater utilities, and independent authorities, with state-level energy departments and large urban school systems appearing as repeat buyers. Utilities, building owners, and facility managers increasingly structure these procurements as performance-based contracts with guaranteed savings and twenty-year terms, shifting procurement focus toward measurement and verification frameworks, AI-enabled optimization platforms, and integrated water-energy-wastewater solutions.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Florida, Oregon, Washington, and New Jersey. The Oregon Department of Energy posted an RFQ on October 6, 2026 (due November 3, 2026) for ESCO prequalification requiring three successfully completed performance contracts with M&V phases, registration with Oregon's Construction Contractors Board for five years, audited financials, and demonstrated experience in technical energy audits, project development, and M&V under IPMVP or ASHRAE Guideline 14 standards. Atlanta Public Schools and Fulton County, Georgia are each soliciting GESPC energy conservation consultants with proposals due November 23–24, 2026 and pre-proposal conferences scheduled for October 19, 2026. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities posted an extended solicitation (Bid Amendment #4, due October 7, 2026) for statewide Clean Energy Program administration covering solar, energy efficiency, emerging programs, and call-center management across seven utility territories under a five-year contract. The School District of Manatee County, Florida issued an RFP (due March 25, 2026) for energy consulting services supporting 61 facilities, and the City of North Miami Beach posted a Notice of Intent in August 2026 for a performance-based twenty-year SmartFlow AI-enabled utility management system. The Georgia World Congress Center Authority issued concurrent RFQs in May 2026 for GESPC II commissioning and owner's representative services, both due June 15, 2026, covering major BAS, central plant, and HVAC infrastructure retrofits running June 2026 through June 2028.