Current Solicitations for the California Energy Commission's
Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program

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PIER Contractors' General Information.


Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) Program



Energy Technology Systems Integration

Program Opportunity Notice (PON-12-505)
Pipeline Integrity Technology Demonstration Grant

Notice of Proposed Award

Date Released: November 2, 2012.

Deadline to Submit Applications: December 12, 2012, by 3:00 p.m. December 17, 2012, by 3:00 p.m.



Buildings End-Use Energy Efficiency

Program Opportunity Notice (PON-12-503)
Building Energy Efficiency Research and Technology Grant Program

Notice of Proposed Award (PDF file posted March 15, 2013)



Renewable Energy Research Area

Program Opportunity Notice PON-12-502
Community Scale Renewable Energy Development, Deployment and Integration

Revised Notice of Proposed Award - Posted May 9, 2013

There will be two Pre-Application Workshops:

October 26, 2012, 10 a.m. in Sacramento and via webcast.
October 30, 2012, 10 a.m. in San Diego and via webcast.

Deadline to Submit Applications - December 18, 2012, by 3 p.m.



Transportation Research Area

Program area description


Program Opportunity Notice PON-12-506:
Renewable Natural Gas Transportation Fuel Production Systems with Value Added Co-Products/Benefits

Date released: December 17, 2012.

Notice of Proposed Award

Deadline to Submit Applications: February 1, 2013 by 3:00 p.m.




Program Opportunity Notice PON-12-504: Advanced Natural Gas Engine Research and Development for Class 3 through Class 7 Applications

Date released: December 4, 2012.

Revised Notice of Proposed Award

Deadline to Submit Applications: January 22, 2013 by 3:00 p.m.

  • Solicitation Files (PDF, MS Word and Excel files).
  • Addendum 01. Posted December 10, 2012. (PDF file)
    • Corrects the Pre-Application workshop start time to 10 a.m.
    • Corrects date to distribute Questions/Answers to December 21, 2012.
    • Replaces Scope of Work (SOW) template, Attachment #3
    • Replaces the budget template, Attachment #5

  • Addendum 02. Posted December 21, 2012. (PDF file)
    • Notifies potential applicants of the revised deadline on page 1 of the solicitation manual to submit applications.
    • Revises the PON solicitation, page 18, to clarify that the Commission will not accept or retain any applications that contain confidential information. The PON solicitation is revised and attached.
    • Posts the questions and answers presented at the Pre-Application Workshop and received in writing.
  • Pre-Application Workshop: December 11, 2012
  • Pre-Application Workshop WebEx Recording

  • Questions and Answers
  • List of Workshop Participants



Program Opportunity Notice PON-12-501: Solicitation to Address High Purchase Costs and Disposal Impacts of PEV Battery Packs

Date released: October 25, 2012.

Notice of Proposed Awards. Posted February 25, 2013. (PDF file)

Deadline to Submit Applications: December 17, 2012 by 3:00 p.m.

  • Solicitation Files. (PDF, MS Word and Excel files).
  • Addendum 01. Posted December 7, 2012. (PDF file)
    • Extends the deadline due date for submitting applications to December 17, 2012.
    • Revises PON Solicitation file

  • Addendum 02. Posted December 10, 2012. (PDF file)
    • Application Manual
      • Page 1 – Key Activities Dates
        Correct the deadline date for written questions
      • Page 3 – California-Based Entity
        Correct the definition of California-based entity
      • Page 4 – California Economic Investment
        Clarify the California Economic Investment Requirement
      • Page 5 – Match Funding
        Clarify language on expenditure of Match Funding
      • Page 5 – Pre-Application Workshop
        Correct the start time for the Pre-Application Workshop
      • Page 7 – Question
        Remove incorrect language and dates
      • Page 21 – Grounds to Reject An Application
        Update language on grounds to reject
    • Application Form (Attachment 1)
      • Page 2 – California-Based Entity and California Economic Investment Requirements
        Add a "California-Based Entity and California Economic Investment Requirements" box
    • Budget (Attachment 7)
      • Revise the budget instructions for Attachment B-2 to clarify the economic investment in California requirement
      • Revise Attachments B-2, B-3, and B-7 (new rows for the California-based entity and economic investment in California requirements, corrected formulas)
    • California-Based Entity Form (Attachment 10)
      • Correct the definition of California-based entity
    • Scope of Work Template (Attachment 3)
      • Replace the Scope of Work (SOW) template with the PIER SOW template (includes a Data Collection and Analysis task, Technology Transfer Activities task, a Production Readiness Plan task, and corrected language in the Data Collection task) (pages 10, 11, and 12)
  • Pre-Application Workshop: November 15, 2012
  • WebEx Recording

  • Questions and Answers. Posted December 6, 2012.

  • Presentation from the Workshop.

  • List of Workshop Participants.




PIER Contractors' General Information


PIER Project Report Style Manual

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PIER Program Sole / Single Source Contract Procedures

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