RFQ-25-401 - Energy Code Compliance Evaluation Support

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RFQ-25-401 - Energy Code Compliance Evaluation Support

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Solicitation TypeRequest for Qualification

Solicitation NumberRFQ-25-401

Solicitation StatusActive

DivisionEfficiency

ProgramBuilding Energy Efficiency Standards

Release DateMay 05, 2026

Submission DeadlineJuly 14, 2026, 11:59 pm

Questions DeadlineMay 19, 2026, 5:00 pm

Important: For this solicitation, applications will be submitted using the Grant Solicitation System (GSS)(link is external)"). For assistance, please see How to Apply using GSS. Purpose

The purpose of this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is to select a Prime Contractor to lead a team of professional architectural and engineering consultants to provide technical support for: The California Energy Code compliance evaluation program, including the design and execution of methodologically defensible evaluations to address critical statewide data gaps and improve the CEC’s understanding of both process-based and energy-based compliance. Improving the State’s intelligence regarding Energy Code compliance through evidence-based identification of systemic challenges, regional variations, and root causes of noncompliance, informed by empirical field data rather than program attribution or advocacy-focused analyses. Establishing a technical foundation for future statewide Energy Code compliance rates analyses, including the development and validation of evaluation methodologies, sampling frameworks, data collection instruments, and analytical approaches that can be replicated and scaled in subsequent studies. Supporting implementation of recommendations from the “California Energy Code Compliance Gap Analysis” staff report by providing technical evaluation, feasibility assessment, and empirical evidence to inform enforcement strategies, compliance improvement priorities, and future policy development. Conducting comprehensive field studies across defined building categories and compliance definitions, recognizing the performance-based nature of the Energy Code, the existence of multiple compliance pathways, construction-phase access limitations, and the inherent complexity of evaluating energy-based outcomes at scale. Identifying and supporting technically grounded compliance implementation solutions, including evaluation-informed recommendations, pilot concepts, workforce-related technical assistance, and implementation-ready tools or frameworks that enable State, regional, and local partners to improve Energy Code compliance outcomes based on documented findings from the evaluation activities. Web Team uses the purpose paragraph on the web page and Listserv email announcement to specify the solicitation's purpose Additional Information Pre-Application Workshop Presentation (See Solicitation Files) Pre-Application Workshop Event Recording (See Event Page) Addendum 1 (See Solicitation Files) Addendum 2 (See Solicitation Files) Addendum 3 (See Solicitation Files) Questions and Answers (See Solicitation Files) Solicitation…

Topic areas: Energy and Environment, Public Policy and Governance.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

RFQ-25-401 - Energy Code Compliance Evaluation Support is administered by California Energy Commission (CEC), listed via California Energy Commission.