23NC0465 CPUC Energy Efficiency Group B Oversight

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Energy Division is seeking a Prime Contractor to provide program evaluation and related studies for the Group B Sectors, which include Market Support, Equity, Codes & Standards Development and Adoption, and Community Choice Aggregators, Regional Energy Networks and Local Government Partnerships. The four-year contract, with a total proposal cost not to exceed $16,000,000, will require the successful proposer to develop Research Sector Work Plans, conduct market studies, equity program evaluations, codes and standards impact and process evaluations, and assessments of Community Choice Aggregators and Local Government Partnerships. The contractor will also be responsible for project management, stakeholder engagement, and other supporting activities. Key deliverables include data collection and storage plans, multiple evaluation reports per year, and additional portfolio/market-level and policy analysis studies. The evaluation and scoring criteria focus on the proposer's qualifications, expertise, and skills in complex project management, stakeholder communications, regulatory knowledge, and a variety of energy program evaluation methodologies.

The RFP is open to all qualified bidders, with no specific set-asides mentioned. Opinion Dynamics is the incumbent vendor for the Group B oversight contract. The total available budget for this four-year agreement is $16,000,000, with a maximum of $250,000 allowable for unanticipated tasks over the lifetime of the contract. Bidders may submit responses for both the Group A and Group B contracts, but the Proposer selected for the Group A contract will become ineligible for the Group B contract.