The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) is seeking proposals for a pilot program to provide technical assistance to 20-30 small and medium commercial buildings (10,****,000 sq ft) for energy efficiency and decarbonization projects. The program aims to support planning, design, financing, and funding navigation, and to create a replicable model. Key activities include stakeholder outreach, participant discovery and application, technical assistance delivery, program evaluation, and development of a financial navigation toolkit and program blueprint. Proposals are due by September 2, 2026. The maximum budget is $350,000.
All proposals must be submitted no later than 5:00 PM Mountain Time on September 2, 2026. The final report is due at least 10 days before the contract termination.
Payments shall be made based on satisfactory progress of the work as laid out in the final contract. Invoices shall be submitted monthly with the progress report.
The award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined to be the most advantageous to the state, taking into consideration price and evaluation factors such as demonstrated experience and capabilities, acceptance of accessibility requirements, technical proposal, and cost proposal.
Offerors must demonstrate over five years of experience in technical assistance to commercial buildings, scoping/designing/implementing energy efficiency projects, outreach and marketing, and securing financing for energy efficiency projects. Personnel must also have demonstrable experience in technical assistance and building energy efficiency.
Misrepresentation or omission in the response or subsequent discussions may be deemed sufficient cause for refusal to execute a contract or grounds for cancellation of an existing contract.
The document does not explicitly mention mandatory or optional site visits for offerors. However, it does mention visiting interested building owners on site for program information sessions as part of outreach.
Written inquiries must be submitted no later than August 10, 2026.
Failure to sign and return the offeror response signature page, initiating contact with anyone other than the sole point of contact, or misrepresentation in the response may lead to disqualification.
The maximum budget for this project is $350,000.
