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

NIGP 96131 Energy Comprehensive Performance Services (A Complete Conservation Program), an Item code, encompasses facilitation and advisory services for state and local decarbonization initiatives, energy auditing and analysis, commissioning oversight, measurement and verification (M&V) reporting, and owner's representative coordination on energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) and comprehensive energy retrofits. State and local governments are actively procuring these services to meet carbon reduction targets, optimize facility operations, and structure guaranteed energy savings agreements; the work spans policy coordination at the state level down to facility-by-facility implementation.

Recent solicitations come from state energy departments, municipal and county facilities management offices, public housing authorities, and independent school districts. The Washington State Department of Commerce posted an RFP in July 2026 seeking facilitation and policy analysis services for a District Energy Campus Upgrades Committee with a not-to-exceed amount of $630,500 and a response deadline of August 6, 2026. The Oregon Department of Energy established prequalified lists for energy analysts (RFQ 26-099 SEED, due July 23, 2026) and commissioning firms (RFQ 26-007, due May 18, 2026) supporting school building efficiency projects. The Georgia World Congress Center Authority issued dual RFQs in May 2026 for Commissioning Authority and Owner's Representative services on the GESPC II Project, a major campus infrastructure upgrade. Atlanta Public Schools and the School District of Manatee County, Florida both solicited energy conservation consultants through RFPs in February and March 2026. The City of Winder, Georgia sought ESCO qualifications for municipal facilities retrofit under an RFQ due March 10, 2026, while the State of Oregon prequalified ESCOs for comprehensive energy performance contracts across state and local agencies (RFQ 26-002, due March 18, 2026). Opportunity Home San Antonio procured M&V and energy services through an RFP due May 4, 2026 covering public housing units with Section 3 and small/women/minority business enterprise utilization requirements. Geographic activity clusters in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon) and Southeast (Georgia, Florida) with additional recent solicitations in Arizona, Ohio, and Texas. Most solicitations weight technical qualifications and project methodology heavily, with many requiring Professional Engineer licensure, NAESCO certification for ESCOs, or specific commissioning professional credentials; several impose disadvantaged business outreach plans or set-asides as non-scored compliance requirements.