Michigan Home Energy Efficiency Rebates Sec. 50121 HER

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is procuring planning and program design services for the Home Energy Efficiency Rebates (HER) program under Inflation Reduction Act Section 50121 through Request for Proposal 240000000759. The procurement encompasses Grand Traverse County and multiple Lansing City jurisdictions. The selected contractor will serve as the federal HER program expert and develop a comprehensive implementation plan including stakeholder engagement (minimum 6 regional in-person sessions and at least 2 virtual sessions completed by April 30, 2024), program design elements, and supporting materials such as a Community Benefits Plan, Education and Outreach Strategy, Consumer Protection Plan, Utility Data Access Plan, Privacy and Security Risk Assessment, and Market Transformation Plan. Additional deliverables include identification of complementary funding programs, development of contracting materials for third-party implementors, routine progress meetings and reports, and a final federal HER program application by June 2024. The contractor must possess minimum qualifications of at least three years of experience administering similar rebate and incentive programs and at least two years managing federal funds with associated compliance and reporting requirements. The RFP evaluation process employs a 100-point technical scoring system with four equally weighted criteria (25 points each): Vendor Questions Worksheet, Statement of Work Requirements, Staffing, and Project Management; proposals must score 80 or more points to advance to pricing evaluation. The proposal deadline is February 1, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern, with bidder questions due by January 10, 2024, and answers posted by January 16, 2024. The anticipated contract effective date is February 27, 2024, with an initial two-year term through February 26, 2026, and one optional one-year renewal at the State's discretion.

No incumbent contractor has been identified for this procurement, and there are no specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting organizational types from responding. The contractor selected for this Section 50121 HER program will be prohibited from applying as a third-party implementor but may subcontract with future implementation vendors; EGLE intends to award separate contracts to two different vendors—one for the Section 50121 program and one for the Section 50122 program—to ensure diversity, dedicated vendor focus, and separate fund accounting. Pricing must be submitted as firm, fixed pricing for the entire contract period using Schedule B as provided in the RFP, though alternate pricing structures may be submitted alongside the standard schedule. All costs including personnel, fringe benefits, subcontractor fees, supplies, materials, travel, and indirect costs (capped at 10 percent de minimis or an approved Federally Negotiated Indirect Rate) must be included in the proposal, with travel expenses and overtime and holiday pay excluded from compensation. The contract will be funded entirely through the federal Department of Energy's Section 50121 Home Energy Rebate Program, and Michigan was awarded the full amount of early planning administrative funds for this work. Specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the available RFP documentation.