Southern California Edison Company (“SCE”) is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, and the largest subsidiary of Edison International. SCE would like to invite your company to participate in the Energy Savings Assistance Program (“ESA”) solicitations. SCE is seeking innovative program proposals that focus on providing deeper electric energy savings and a customer needs-based targeted approach for customers having difficulty balancing their energy needs and household cost to effectively serve SCE’s income-qualified customers. To meet this goal, various ESA solicitations as listed below for program elements are planned and may be subject to change. SCE will select the best programs and services for its income-qualified customers through an open, competitive Request for Proposals (“RFP”) and /or Request for Quote (“RFQ”) process.
The RFP/RFQ process for all ESA Program solicitations is estimated to take between 8 to 12 months.
Schedule of Active and Upcoming ESA Solicitations
Active
- RFP Release: 6/30/2022
- RFP Bidders' Conference: 7/13/2022
- Deadline for Bidders to Submit Proposals: 7/28/2022
- RFP Release: 5/24/2022
- RFP Bidders' Conference: 6/7/2022
- Deadline for Bidders to Submit Quotes/Proposals: 7/7/2022
- RFP Release: 3/23/2022
- RFP Bidders' Conference: 4/12/2022
- Deadline for Bidders to Submit Proposals: 5/12/2022
- ESA Building Electrification Pilot (BE Pilot)
- RFP Release: 11/30/2021
- RFP Bidders' Conference: 12/8/2021
- Deadline for Bidders to Submit Proposals: 1/28/2022
- ESA New Construction BE Pilot (Clean Energy Homes)
- RFP Release: 12/20/2021
- RFP Bidders' Conference: 1/10/2022
- Deadline for Bidders to Submit Proposals: 2/15/2022
- Joint SCE and SoCalGas ESA Pilot Plus/Pilot Deep Implementation
- RFP Release: 2/1/2022
- RFP Bidders' Conference: 2/8/2022
- Deadline for Bidders to Submit Proposals: 3/9/2022
- Joint SCE and SoCalGas ESA Pilot Plus/Pilot Deep Evaluation
- RFP Release: 2/16/2022
- RFP Bidders' Conference: 2/24/2022
- Deadline for Bidders to Submit Proposals: 3/24/2022
- ESA Building Electrification (BE) and Clean Energy Homes (CEH) Pilot Evaluations
- RFP Release: 3/10/2022
- RFP Bidders' Conference: 3/17/2022
- Deadline for Bidders to Submit Proposals: 4/14/2022
Upcoming
- RFP Release: (TBD)
- RFP Bidders' Conference:
- Deadline for Bidders to Submit Proposals:
- ESA Interactive Energy Education
- RFP Release: (TBD)
- RFP Bidders' Conference:
- Deadline for Bidders to Submit Proposals:
Registration Instructions
Companies (bidders) interested in receiving notifications and to be included in the bid lists for the referenced solicitation opportunities from SCE’s Supply Management group are required to self-register their company information prior to a solicitation release on this Proposal Evaluation & Proposal Management Application (PEPMA) website.
SCE will be using SAP® Ariba® (the Platform) for the actual ESA solicitation RFP/RFQ posting of bid documents and related information, as well as accepting bid submissions. Therefore, bidders that do not yet have an existing Platform account must register to create a username/password with the Platform as well.
For additional information on Platform self-registration, please visit the SCE Ariba Registration website at http://sce.supplier.ariba.com/register and refer to the “Ariba Supplier Self Registration Guide” and “Supplier Registration FAQ.”
Ariba Support
For any questions with registration, contact Ariba Helpline for Suppliers at 866-218-2155, option #2, or go to the Ariba Support website for network assistance.
http://www.ariba.com/help/ariba-answers
SCE Support
If you have any questions or concerns about this communication, please submit via electronic communication to:
Aribainfo1@sce.com
SAP® Ariba® Registration Guide and FAQs
ESA Solicitation Process Timeline
Pre-solicitation Release:
- RFP Development
- Solicitation Bidder Training*
Solicitation Release:
- RFP/RFQ Package Released on Ariba® (Includes: Instructions/bid submission requirements, Work Specifications/Technical requirements, Commercial requirements (Master Consultant Terms & Conditions (MCSA) and Cost), etc.
- Bidder Questions and SCE Provides Answers (Q&A) Period Begins
- Bidders’ Conference**
- Q&A Period Ends
- Scoring and Evaluating RFP Responses
- Bidder Selection (Short Listing of Bids)
- Contract Negotiations (Statement of Work (SOW) and Commercial Terms)
- Contract Award and Purchase Order (PO) Issuance
*Bidder Workshop/Vendor Outreach and Training
SCE will hold a series of web-based RFP/RFQ pre-solicitation release conferences and training workshops to provide prospective bidders with SCE’s general solicitation information such as proposal requirements (technical &commercial), cybersecurity, contractor safety requirements, customer data, and privacy requirements, diverse business enterprises (DBEs), and other basic qualifications (e.g., what constitutes an acceptable bid, qualification process, etc.). The training will also include an overview of income-qualified program-related resources and where to locate them (e.g., recent Commission decisions, etc.). In some instances, the training will be recorded and posted on SCE’s website and/or the PEPMA website, so the information can be accessed at any time by all prospective bidders.
Dates, times, and links to the online Bidder Workshop/Vendor Outreach and Training:
Date: October 13, 2021
Time: 9am – 11am
Location/Links: SCE Solicitation Workshop Training 10.13.21
Date: October 21, 2021
Time: 9am – 11am
Location/Links: SCE Solicitation Workshop Training 10.21.21
Date: October 27, 2021
Time: 9am – 11am
Location/Links: SCE Solicitation Workshop Training 10.27.21
ESA Solicitation Workshop Training Q&A, Presentation Deck, and Recording (MP4) will be posted by the close of business (COB) on 11/01/2021 above in the "Document" section.
**Bidders’ Conference
The Bidders’ Conference provides an opportunity for prospective bidders to ask questions and get clarification of the requirements for submitting an ESA solicitation proposal. SCE will host bidders’ conferences and respond to questions from third parties to provide information that will enable them to successfully respond to the solicitation opportunities. The Bidders’ Conference is usually held online, via the Microsoft Teams online application as an online seminar. All questions submitted by solicitation participants and SCE’s corresponding responses will be posted publicly on the Ariba® message board for the corresponding solicitation, so all respondents have equal access to ESA solicitation information provided by SCE.
Dates, times, and links to the online Bidders' Conferences will be provided in individual ESA solicitation bid invitations.
Bidder Interest Form
SCE is providing a “Bidder Interest form” to gauge bidder interest in specific ESA solicitation participation across the multiple ESA solicitations. SCE strongly encourages all potential bidders to complete and click “submit” to complete the form.
SCE Bidder Interest Form
Please note, completing this form does not register your company for ESA solicitation notifications or access to bid information. See “Registration Instructions” above.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
No FAQs posted at this time
Regulatory Information/Resources
California Public Utilities Commission
387107687.PDF(ca.gov)
Low Income Oversight Board (LIOB)/Resources
LIOB | Low Income Oversight Board (ca.gov)