Welcome to the California Energy Commission

Current Solicitations Related to
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

About California Energy Commission Programs and California Economic Recovery.



State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Request for Proposals RFP # 400-09-404



American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 Cost Share for Selected Federal Funding Opportunity Announcements

Grant Solicitation and Application PON-09-002

Public Interest Energy Research (PIER)
Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Program

Grant Solicitation Files and Details



Request for Qualifications
RFQ-600-09-601
California Energy Commission ARRA:
Measurement, Verification, Evaluation, and Reporting

  • Solicitation Files (PDF, Word, Excel)
    Date released: December 7, 2009.
    Deadline to Submit Proposals: January 12, 2010, 3 p.m. PST
  • Addendum # 1

    1. Cover Letter
    2. Pre-Bid Conference Attendees
    3. Pre-Bid Conference Presentation
  • Addendum # 2

    1. Cover Letter
    2. RFQ 600-09-601 Manual
    3. Attachment 6, Sample Standard Agreement
    4. Attachment 10, NEPA Compliance/Certification Form
    5. Attachment 17, NEPA Questionnaire Form
    6. Questions and Answers
  • Notice of Proposed Selection


Request For Proposals #150-09-101
Federal Economic Recovery Program American Reinvestment And Recovery Act Program Support Services

  • Solicitation Files (PDF, Word, Excel)
    Date released: November 24, 2009.
    Deadline to Submit Proposals : January 12, January 15, 2010, by 3:00 p.m.
  • December 4, 2009 - Pre-Bid Conference
  • Addendum # 1 (PDF, Word, Excel)
    Date posted: December 4, 2009.

    1. Cover Letter
    2. Replacement for Page 2
    3. Replacement for Page 22
    4. Attachment 18 - Schedule and Budget
    5. Pre-Bid Conference Presentation Slides
    6. Pre-Bid Attendees List
  • Addendum # 2 (PDF, Word, Excel)
    Date posted: December 15, 2009.

    1. Cover Letter
    2. ARRA Program Support Addendum 2
    3. Attachment 01 - Contractor Status Form
    4. Attachment 11 - NEPA Compliance Certification Form
  • Addendum # 3 (PDF files)
    Date posted: December 21, 2009.

    1. Cover Letter
    2. RFP 150-09-101 as of Addendum #3, Page 10
    3. Attachment 6, Sample Contract, Addendum #3
    4. Questions and Answers
      a. IT Attachment
      b. BCP Attachments
  • Addendum # 4 (PDF)
    Date Released: December 29, 2009.

    1. Cover Letter
    2. Attachment 6 - General Terms and Conditions
    3. Question and Answer for Addendum #4
  • Addendum # 5 (PDF)
    Date Released: January 12, 2010.

    1. Cover Letter
    2. Page 2 of RFP 150-09-101
  • Notice of Proposed Award
    Posted February 3, 2010



Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Grant Solicitation - Program Opportunity Notice # PON-09-001

About the program.



State Energy Program (SEP) Solicitations

The California Energy Commission is releasing requests for proposals (RFP) for there program areas under the State Energy Program (SEP): Municipal Financing Program, California Comprehensive Residential Building Retrofit Program, and Municipal and Commercial Building Targeted Measure Retrofit Program. The solicitations were released on October 8, 2009. Pre-bid conferences for the solicitations are scheduled for October 20, 2009. (Click here for pre-bid conference notice.)

Municipal Financing Program

  • PROGRAM OPPORTUNITY NOTICE - PON # 400-09-401 (PDF file, 57 pages, 2082 kb)
    Date released: October 8, 2009. Due date: November 30, 2009, December 21, 2009, 5 p.m.
  • Attachments to PON (MS Word, PDF, Excel)
    Date released: October 8, 2009
  • Addendum 1 - Attachment 4, Sample Standard Agreement, dated October 22, 2009, is hereby amended and attached (PDF file)
    Date released: October 23, 2009
  • October 20, 2009 Pre-bid Conference Notice.
  • Addendum 2, Pre-Bid Conference Questions and Answers: PON 400-09-401, RFPs 400-09-402 and 400-09-403. Released: November 6, 2009. Posted: November 6, 2009. (PDF file, 42 pages, 470 kb)
  • Addendum 3, PON 400-09-401. Released: November 19, 2009. Posted: November 19, 2009. (PDF files)
  • Addendum 4, PON 400-09-401. Released: December 10, 2009. (PDF files)
  • Addendum 5, PON 400-09-401. Page 3 replacement. Released: December 17, 2009. Posted: December 21, 2009. (PDF file, 2 pages, 36 kb)

Municipal and Commercial Building Targeted Measure Retrofit Program

  • REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - RFP # 400-09-402 (PDF file, 56 pages, 192 kb)
    Date released: October 8, 2009. Due date: November 30, 2009, December 21, 2009, 5 p.m.
  • Attachments to RFP (MS Word, PDF, Excel)
    Date released: October 8, 2009
  • Addendum 1 - Attachment 6, Sample Standard Agreement, is attached and made a part of this RFP (PDF file)
    Date released: October 23, 2009
  • October 20, 2009 Pre-bid Conference Notice.
  • Addendum 2, Pre-Bid Conference Questions and Answers: PON 400-09-401, RFPs 400-09-402 and 400-09-403. Released: November 6, 2009. Posted: November 6, 2009. (PDF file, 42 pages, 470 kb)
  • Addendum 3, RFP 400-09-402. Released: November 19, 2009. Posted: November 19, 2009. (PDF files)
  • Addendum 4, RFP 400-09-402. Released: November 24, 2009. Posted: November 24, 2009. (PDF file, 3pgs, 53 kb)
  • Addendum 5, RFP 400-09-402. Released: December 10, 2009. (PDF file, 91 pgs, 388 kb)
  • Addendum 6, RFP 400-09-402. Page 3 replacement. Released: December 17, 2009. Posted: December 21, 2009. (PDF file, 2 pages, 40 kb)

California Comprehensive Residential Building Retrofit Program

  • REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - RFP # 400-09-403 (PDF file, 66 pages, 224 kb)
    Date released: October 8, 2009.
    Due date: November 30, 2009, December 21, 2009, 5 p.m.
  • Attachments to RFP (MS Word, PDF, Excel)
    Date released: October 8, 2009
  • Addendum 1 - Attachment 6, Sample Standard Agreement, is attached and made a part of this RFP (PDF file)
    Date released: October 23, 2009
  • October 20, 2009 Pre-bid Conference Notice.
  • Addendum 2, Pre-Bid Conference Questions and Answers: PON 400-09-401, RFPs 400-09-402 and 400-09-403. Released: November 6, 2009. Posted: November 6, 2009. (PDF file, 42 pages, 470 kb)
  • Addendum 3, RFP 400-09-403. Released: November 19, 2009. Posted: November 19, 2009. (PDF & XLS files)
  • Addendum 4, RFP 400-09-403. Released: December 10, 2009. Posted: (PDF file, 91 pages, 388 kb)
  • Addendum 5, RFP 400-09-403. Page 3 replacement. Released: December 17, 2009. Posted: December 21 (PDF file, 2 pages, 24 kb)

Pre-Bid Conference Presentations

Presentations (PDF)
Posted: October 22, 2009

Pre-Bid Conference Attendee Lists

Conference Sign-in List (PDF)
Posted: October 23, 2009

WebEx Attendee List (PDF)
Posted: October 23, 2009

WebEx Recordings of Pre-Bid Conference

NOTE: Any verbal communication with an Energy Commission employee concerning these solicitations is not binding on the State and shall in no way alter a specification, term, or condition of the RFP.

Morning Session

Afternoon Session



American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 Cost Share with Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program

Grant Solicitation and Application PON-08-011
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Cost Share

Grant Solicitation Files and Details - Including Application Manual, Questions and Answers, Addendums and
List of Federal Opportunity Announcements included under this PON.



Implementation of AB 118

Program Opportunity Notice
(PON-08-010)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Cost Share:
Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program

Solicitation Files

  1. Questions and Answers Release 1
  2. Questions and Answers Release 2
  3. Questions and Answers Release 3

Release date: 4/22/09

Due date: PLEASE NOTE: All deadlines have passed except for Cost Share with ARPA-E DE-FOA-0000065, which has an indeterminate closing date. See addendum 11.

Applicants Workshop
April 27, 2009

Workshop presentations are posted with the
workshop documents

If you are interested in the detailed Request For Proposals (RFP) or other printed solicitation documents, copies may be obtained by writing or calling:

Contracts Office, MS-18
California Energy Commission
1516 Ninth Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: 916-654-4392
FAX: 916-654-4423