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Request for Proposals (RFP)

Federal Compliance Monitoring Services for the State Energy Program: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund Program (RFP No. 240g)

The State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) Request for Proposal (RFP) 240g invites proposals from qualified, independent federal compliance monitoring firms located in the state of Texas to provide Federal Compliance Monitoring services to SECO’s administration of the State Energy Program: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund Program. Potential respondents should specialize in monitoring the administration of federal programs and should have extensive working experience with grant management and program evaluation and auditing.

Proposal Details

  • Maximum contract amount: $750,000.00.
  • Successful respondents will provide a 10 percent match of the contract amount.
    • A successful respondent match must meet the criteria described in 2 CFR § 200.306(e).
    • Any portion of a successful respondent match consisting of volunteer hours must use as a baseline either (a) the firm’s publicly stated rate or (b) a rate at or below the average rate charged for the same professional employee category for the fiscal year.
    • A successful respondent match must be approved by Department of Energy (DOE) prior to full contract execution.
Schedule of Events
Key Deadlines Date
Issuance November 25, 2025
Written Questions Due December 10, 2025
Proposal Submission January 28, 2026 — 2 p.m. CT
Contract Execution April 28, 2026 or thereafter

Questions

Submit questions regarding this RFP using the Written Questions Due link above.