ESBD_375919_1725889675492_RFI 907-25-1903AH Home Energy Rebate Community Input.pdf

907-25-1903AH

RFI 907-25-1903AH– State Energy Conservation Office

GLENN HEGAR

TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Request for Information (RFI) for

Home Energy Rebate Community Input

RFI No. 907-25-1903AH

September 09, 2024

Schedule of Events

Sept 9, 2024 Issuance of RFI

Oct 18, 2024 Deadline for Submission of Responses (2:00 p.m. CT) Late Responses will not be considered

A. Summary

1. Type of Document: Request for Information (RFI)

2. Deadline for Responding to RFI: Oct. 18, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m., Central Time (CT) Respondents are solely responsible for ensuring receipt of their Responses at the emails addresses specified in Section A.4 on or before the specified deadline; late Responses will not be considered.

3. CPA Point of Contact for this RFI: Alexander Hupp, CTCD/CTCM Email: SECO.Rebates@CPA.Texas.Gov

4. Method of Submitting Responses: Responses must be submitted via the survey links provided in Section C of this RFI

5. RFI Addenda: CPA will post any amendments to this RFI as addenda on the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) located at http://www.txsmartbuy.com/esbd. It is the responsibility of an interested party to periodically check the ESBD for updates to the RFI prior to submitting a RFI Response.

B. Introduction

The State Energy Conservation Office (SECO), operated by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA), is the administering state entity for the federal Home Energy Rebate programs aimed to deliver innovative efficiency and electrification programs to households across Texas. The overarching goal of the Home Energy Rebate programs is to accelerate the transition to more affordable, efficient, resilient, and low carbon homes.

SECO has issued two surveys to ilicit critical feedback from key stakeholders and end-users. The stakeholder survey is aimed at potential program administrators, community organization leaders, and other partners to gather input to inform efficient program design and implementation processes. The end-user survey is aimed at individual community members to gather input to ensure the rebates are effectively serving the needs of Texas upon program launch. Survey results will be analyzed during the application process and utilized in making decisions regarding state-specific needs during the Implementation Blueprint design phase.

Desired respondents include, but are not limited to: homeowners, renters, installers, aggregators, industry experts, and potential program partners. Responses to the RFI should only be submitted through the survey links provided below.

C. Location of the Surveys

1. The link for the community member survey is:

a. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/community-members-survey

2. The link for the Program Administrator Partner survey is:

a. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/program-admin-partners-survey

D. No Award Results from this RFI

This RFI is issued solely for the purpose of obtaining information that may assist CPA in determining grant activities that may be requested in a future solicitation, and no grant will be awarded in connection with this RFI. CPA and the SECO are under no obligation to issue a solicitation. Respondent’s submission of a Response is voluntary and failure to respond will have no impact on the evaluation of responses to any subsequent solicitation.

E. No Compensation or Cost Recovery

CPA shall pay no costs, expenses, or any other amounts to any entity that are incurred under or related to this RFI.

F. Ownership of Responses, Copyright, Public Nature of Responses

Responses to this RFI will be the property of CPA. CPA, in its sole discretion, may consider or disregard any information submitted in a Response to this RFI. Responses to this RFI will not be returned to Respondents.

Responses will be public information and available for public inspection without redaction. Consequently, a Respondent should not submit any information in its Response that is asserted by Respondent to be confidential or proprietary.

A response with a copyright notice or marked as “Confidential or Proprietary” is not acceptable and will be rejected by CPA as non-responsive to the RFI.