ESA Main Impact and Process Evaluation Request for Proposal – Open to All Potential Bidders
Target to release – October 17, 2025 (Subject to Change)
Introduction
Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) administers a comprehensive Energy Efficiency(EE) program portfolio directed at a large, diverse customer base spread over a vast 24,000 square mile service territory throughout Central and Southern California.
The ESA Main program is a ratepayer-funded program administered by the IOU's to income-qualified customers. ESA Main uses a direct-install approach to provide a variety of “measures” including home weatherization, energy-efficient appliances, and energy education services at no cost to qualified customers. ESA Main is intended to provide California’s low-income population with an energy resource that assists customers in lowering energy costs, reduce the financial burden of energy bills, and improve quality of life in terms of issues related to physical health, comfort, and safety (HCS). Each IOU is mandated to provide the ESA Main program to their customers. SoCalGas encourages new entrants and smaller firms, including Diverse and Small Business Enterprises, to participate in these third-party solicitations as potential prime contractors or subcontractors.
SoCalGas will carry out the solicitation as follows:
· Request for Proposal (RFP): Respondents prepare a detailed technical proposal. SoCalGas will evaluate all proposals according to the RFP requirements to determine which will advance to contract negotiations.
· Optional Bidder Interview: An opportunity for the bidder to answer clarifying questions on their submitted proposal, as needed.
Purpose and Objectives
The RFP welcomes qualified Bidders to submit a proposal to conduct an impact and process evaluation of the ESA Main Program.
Ariba Sourcing Platform
SoCalGas will manage this event through the SAP Ariba sourcing platform. Interested bidders must register, complete, and submit the contact form in this SoCalGas ESAMain Impact and Process Evaluation RFP - Contact Form or by scanning this QR code by 5:00 PM(PST) no later than the end of the day on October 15, 2025
SoCalGas will send invitations in advance to the sourcing event starting on October 16,2025. Invitations will come from the Ariba sourcing platform to the email address provided in the contact form.
Upon receipt of your invitation, you must create a username and password to participate in this event by following this link https://service.ariba.comand choosing the Supplier option.
Once the event has launched, SoCalGas will handle all communications through the Ariba sourcing platform.
SAP Ariba Support
SAP publishes pre-recorded webinars to assist suppliers in using their SAP Ariba Supplier account with topics such as Introduction to SAP Ariba Discovery, Participating in an RFI/RFP, etc. Click here to access these recordings.
If you need further assistance with the contact form, please email StrategicSourcing@semprautilities.com
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