Request for Information for a High-Performance Building Evaluation System and Energy Efficiency Performance Standard for State Agencies and Higher Education Facilities Design and Renovation Projects

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) through its State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input on developing a high-performance building evaluation system and energy efficiency performance standard for state agencies and higher education facilities design and renovation projects. The procurement is specifically focused on gathering expertise and feedback on potentially adopting the International Green Construction Code (IgCC-2024) as the building evaluation system and ASHRAE 90.1-2022 as the energy efficiency performance standard, in compliance with Texas Government Code section 447.004. Targeted respondents include higher education facility managers, state agency facility managers, and industry stakeholder organizations with expertise in high-performance building design, construction, energy efficiency, water efficiency, and sustainable site development. Key submission requirements mandate that responses be submitted through the SECO comment response portal by January 5, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CT, with MS Word or PDF documents using the filename format "RFI 240i-2025 Name". The deadline for submitting initial questions is December 3, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. CT, with answers expected to be posted on the Electronic State Business Daily on or about December 10, 2025.

This RFI explicitly states that it is not a Request for Proposals, purchase solicitation, or a commitment to conduct procurement, and the CPA is under no obligation to issue a solicitation or award any contract as a result of this information gathering. Participation is voluntary, and failure to respond will not disqualify vendors from future contract opportunities. No compensation will be provided to respondents for costs incurred in preparing responses, and all submissions will become the property of CPA and are considered public information. Respondents are cautioned against submitting confidential or proprietary information, as such submissions will be rejected as non-responsive. The CPA may invite qualified respondents to present their responses via WebEx at dates and times to be arranged, with Jonathan Sanchez serving as the primary point of contact. While no specific award value or budget range is mentioned in the RFI, the scope suggests a significant initiative targeting energy efficiency and sustainable design standards for state and higher education facilities across Texas. The primary objective appears to be establishing comprehensive performance standards that can be applied to future design and renovation projects.