What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe City of Austin seeks an experienced Strategic Energy Management program provider to coordinate with the Austin Energy program team. The selected provider will deliver its existing statistical- and behavioral-focused energy management services to large institutional and commercial property portfolios in Austin. The City will host a pre-offer conference via Microsoft Teams on October 1, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. Prospective applicants must submit questions by email only no later than October 23, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Offers are due on November 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., with offer opening scheduled for 3:00 p.m. the same day. Applicants must complete and return the Price Sheet, Offer and Certifications, Exhibit D, and Addenda 1 through 10, with solicitation documents available online or in hardcopy at Austin Financial Services-Central Procurement.
Scope of work
- Coordinate with the Austin Energy program team
- Provide large institutional and commercial property portfolios with statistical- and behavioral-focused energy management services
- Engage with Customers to establish data-driven energy optimization
- Administer SEM programs and ASHARE Level 2-compliant audits
- Deliver customer proposals, Audit reports, Estimated vs Actual Savings Reports, and Progress reports
Minimum qualifications
- Experienced Strategic Energy Management program provider
- Two to four current relevant SEM project experience case studies completed between 2021 and 2026
- Relevant corporate and individual experience from 2021 or later for personnel actively participating more than 40 hours
- At least three verifiable professional references for similar scope of SEM services
- Experience administering successful SEM programs and ASHARE Level 2-compliant audits in the business community
Documents to include with your response
- Price Sheet - Complete and return V1
- Offer and Certifications
- Exhibit D – Project Approach and Expected Outcomes
- Addenda 1 through 10
- Project team chart and personnel descriptions
- Two to four SEM project experience case studies
- List of at least three verifiable professional references
- Up to ten pages of sample deliverables from similar SEM programs
- Responses to three evaluated Scenarios
- Project Approach, Implementation, and Expected Outcome narrative
How to submit
- Method
- Competitive Sealed Proposals
- Instructions
- Questions due via Email Only. Proposals must follow page limits for Scenarios (2 to 3 pages) and Project Approach narrative (up to 10 pages excluding Exhibit D) using minimum 12-point font.