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Solicitation Type Request for Qualification Solicitation Number RFQ-25-401 Solicitation Status Active Division Efficiency Program Building Energy Efficiency Standards Release Date May 05, 2026 Submission Deadline July 14, 2026, 11:59 pm Questions Deadline May 19, 2026, 5:00 pm Important: For this solicitation, applications will be submitted using the Grant Solicitation System (GSS). For assistance, please see How to Apply using GSS. Purpose The purpose of this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is to select a Prime Contractor to lead a team of professional architectural and engineering consultants to provide technical support for:The California Energy Code compliance evaluation program, including the design and execution of methodologically defensible evaluations to address critical statewide data gaps and improve the CEC’s understanding of both process-based and energy-based compliance.Improving the State’s intelligence regarding Energy Code compliance through evidence-based identification of systemic challenges, regional variations, and root causes of noncompliance, informed by empirical field data rather than program attribution or advocacy-focused analyses.Establishing a technical foundation for future statewide Energy Code compliance rates analyses, including the development and validation of evaluation methodologies, sampling frameworks, data collection instruments, and analytical approaches that can be replicated and scaled in subsequent studies.Supporting implementation of recommendations from the “California Energy Code Compliance Gap Analysis” staff report by providing technical evaluation, feasibility assessment, and empirical evidence to inform enforcement strategies, compliance improvement priorities, and future policy development.Conducting comprehensive field studies across defined building categories and compliance definitions, recognizing the performance-based nature of the Energy Code, the existence of multiple compliance pathways, construction-phase access limitations, and the inherent complexity of evaluating energy-based outcomes at scale.Identifying and supporting technically grounded compliance implementation solutions, including evaluation-informed recommendations, pilot concepts, workforce-related technical assistance, and implementation-ready tools or frameworks that enable State, regional, and local partners to improve Energy Code compliance outcomes based on documented findings from the evaluation activities. Web Team uses the purpose paragraph on the web page and Listserv email announcement to specify the solicitation's purpose Additional Information Pre-Application Workshop Presentation (See Solicitation Files)Pre-Application Workshop Event Recording (See Event Page)Addendum 1 (See Solicitation Files)Addendum 2 (See Solicitation Files)Addendum 3 (See Solicitation Files)Questions and Answers (See Solicitation Files) Solicitation Files File 00_RFQ-25-401_Solicitation_Manual_Addendum_03_ada.docx File 01_RFQ-25-401_Att_01_Contractor_Status_Form_ada.docx File 02_RFQ-25-401_Att_02_Darfur_Contracting_Act_ada.docx File 03_RFQ-25-401_Att_03_DVBE_std_843.pdf File 04_RFQ-25-401_Att_04_DVBE_Bidder_Declaration.pdf File 05_RFQ-25-401_Att_05_Contractor_Certification_Clauses_ada.docx File 06_RFQ-25-401_Att_06_Standard_Agreement_Example_Addendum_01_ada.pdf File 07_RFQ-25-401_Att_07_Client_References_ada.docx File 08_RFQ-25-401_Att_08_Iran_Contracting_Act_ada.docx File 09_RFQ-25-401_Att_09_CA_Civil_Rights_Certification_ada.docx File 10_RFQ-25-401_Att_10_General_Prevailing_Wage_Determination_for_Northern_California_Addendum_03_ada.pdf File 11_RFQ-25-401_Att_11_General_Prevailing_Wage_Determination_for_Southern_California_Addendum_03_ada.pdf File RFQ-25-401_Pre-Bid_Conference_Presentation_ada.pdf File RFQ-25-401_Addendum_01_Cover_Letter_ada.docx File RFQ-25-401_Addendum_02_Cover_Letter_ada.docx File RFQ-25-401_Cover_Letter_Addendum_03_ada.docx File RFQ-25-401_Questions_and_Answers_ada_0.docx Solicitation Events May 19

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