RFP# 109962 Statewide MarketTransformation Administrator

Bid Number: 109962

Lead IOU: PG&E

Bid Name: MarketTransformation Administrator - Request for Proposal  # 109962

Bid Manager: Paula Paschal

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IOU Service Areas: Statewide

Budget: TBD

Program Description:

In accordance with CaliforniaPublic Utilities Commission Decision19-12-021 – “Decision Regarding Frameworksfor Energy Efficiency Regional Energy Networks and Market Transformation”,PG&E is issuing a Request for Proposal(RFP) soliciting proposals fromqualified third-parties to serve as California’s independent, statewide MarketTransformation Administrator(MTA).  PG&E will serve as the contractingand fiscal agent for the program. 

• This is a single-stage solicitation process through which PG&E will receive and evaluate proposals from qualified parties interested in serving as the MTA. 
• There are no specific minimum requirements to bid on this solicitation; however, bidders will be required to demonstrate their capabilities to administer a large, complex program.
• Individual bidders will be limited to participation in only one submitted bid (for example, a bidder organization cannot be included as a subcontractor in multiple bids). 
• The MTA will be responsible for administering a portfolio of market transformation initiatives (MTIs), which will be assessed based on, among other things, cost effectiveness. 
• All RFP-related documents will be posted on the PG&E EE Solicitations website and available within PowerAdvocate (PG&E’s online bidding platform) once the solicitation is open. 
• Information provided to Bidders will include:
• Bid submission forms
• Bidders conference registration instructions
• Instructions on how to submit a Proposal
• Solicitation timeline and important dates
• References to relevant regulatory decisions

• Interested bidders must register with PowerAdvocate at this link:  https://www.poweradvocate.com/pR.do?okey=109962&pubEvent=true

• PG&E’s EE Solicitations website: https://www.pge.com/eesolicitations

As part of SDG&E’s solicitation schedule and to comply with D.18-01-004, SDG&E will be requesting abstracts that will serve the local Public Sector – Local Government market segment. This is the first stage of the solicitation process beginning in January 2021. The Public Sector- Local Government program includes customers who are tax-payer funded, have political mandates, and must go through a public budgeting and decision making process. Within Public Sector includes a segment of Local Governments which consist of cities, and county(including hospitals and correctional facilities), specialty districts, solid waste facilities, and water/wastewater facilities. The potential for savings is great for this market and the Company is looking for an innovative, resource-focused energy efficiency and comprehensive solution that reliably captures and documents cost-effective energy (kWh, kW, and/or therm) savings applicable to these customers which will also provide a path to Zero Net Energy (ZNE) for these customers. If the bidder submits a successful abstract, the bidder will be invited to participate in the RFP.

Additional details are provided in the attached Overview document