120003 O5 Intent to Award.docx

This is a Notice of Intent to Award issued by the State of Nebraska Department of Administrative Services (DAS) State Purchasing Bureau for Solicitation Number 120003 O5, Home Energy Rebates. The solicitation sought a qualified vendor to design and implement the Home Energy Efficiency Rebates (IRA Section 50121) and Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (IRA Section 50122) programs. The Request for Proposals opened on January 21, 2025, at 2:00 PM Central Time, with proposals due at that same time. The Intent to Award was posted on October 7, 2025. The contract term will span six years from execution through September 30, 2031, with potential extensions available. Key deliverables include creating point-of-sale rebate systems, developing application support mechanisms, establishing stakeholder engagement strategies, implementing consumer protection protocols, and developing comprehensive program infrastructure to administer federal energy rebates for homeowner energy efficiency and electrification upgrades across single-family and multifamily project scenarios.

The State of Nebraska intends to award the contract to Deloitte & Touche LLP. The evaluation criteria allocated 25 points for Corporate Overview, 65 points for Technical Approach, and 10 points for Cost Sheet. The program targets disadvantaged and low-income communities, specifically households below 80% Area Median Income (AMI) and moderate-income households between 80-150% AMI. Total federal funding allocation is $8.8 billion, split between Home Efficiency Rebates ($4.3 billion) and Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates ($4.5 billion), with states permitted to use up to 20% of grant funds for planning, administration, and technical assistance. Funding will be released in four performance-based tranches with no required state cost match. The contractor is responsible for comprehensive program design, application development, implementation, training programs for participating contractors, and compliance with DOE reporting and data management requirements, including monthly reporting of rebate transactions and programmatic data.