RFP/Bidding

Thank you for your interest.

Below are the current opportunities for bidding on work with NHSaves’ utility partners.

Request for Proposal Notice – Quality Assurance/Quality Control Inspection Services

To be Issued by National Grid, on behalf of the New Hampshire Program Administrators

The Massachusetts Gas & Electric Program Administrators (PAs), which include Berkshire Gas, Cape Light Compact, Eversource, Liberty Utilities, National Grid, and Unitil are soliciting request for proposal (RFP) from qualified bidders to provide third party quality assurance/quality control (“QA/QC”) inspection services in support of the statewide Mass Save® Energy Efficiency Residential and Commercial & Industrial Initiatives.

Connecticut PA, Eversource, will require inspection services in support of several of the Energize Connecticut Energy Efficiency Residential and Commercial & Industrial Programs.

New Hampshire PAs, Eversource, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, and Unitil will require inspection services in support of the NHSaves Energy Efficiency Residential and Commercial & Industrial Programs.

Bidders may submit proposals for one or more of the program options below:

• Option 1 (MA Only): Residential New Homes & Major Renovation and Commercial Turnkey (Small Business)
• Option 2 (MA Only): Residential Coordinated Delivery and Residential Coordinated Delivery – Income Eligible
• Option 3 (CT, MA, & NH): Commercial Midstream Lighting and Downstream Lighting
• Option 4 (CT, MA, & NH): Residential and Commercial Midstream Foodservice, Lab Equipment, HVAC, & WH and Residential and Commercial Downstream HVAC & WH, Weatherization, Other

Options 3 and 4 may be bid on and awarded by state. Preference will be given to bidders who are capable of supporting multiple program options.

Please note, if the awarded bidder(s) are currently providing implementation services for one of the listed programs within an option(s) or would like to be considered as an implementation vendor for a specific program in the future, they cannot also be the inspection vendor for the programs in a given option or set of options.

National Grid will be conducting this RFP on behalf of the Program Administrators through an ARIBA e-sourcing platform. If you would like to participate, please email EEProcurement@eversource.com by April 24, 2023 to be sent an invitation.

In ARIBA, you will find all the information necessary to navigate through the tool and respond to the RFP. The RFP timeline and assessment process are stated below:

RFP issued to Vendors: April 27, 2023
Deadline to Ask Questions via the ARIBA: May 17, 2023
Final Proposal Submission: May 24, 2023

Please note that all questions relating to this RFP must be submitted through the ARIBA Sourcing tool using the Messages function to ensure accurate information is provided to all project team members and suppliers, as well as to ensure process consistency. National Grid will ONLY provide information

Request for Proposal Notice – NHSaves® Statewide Marketing

To be Issued by Eversource, on behalf of the New Hampshire Program Administrators

This Request for Proposals (“RFP”) is being released on behalf of the New Hampshire electric and natural gas utilities and program administrators who administer energy efficiency programs, collectively (the “Program Administrators” or “PAs”). The NHSaves Statewide Marketing and Outreach Working Group (Sponsors Utility Partners), requests proposals to provide marketing, website and awareness services in support of the New Hampshire utilities’ three-year energy efficiency plan

NHSaves is the brand used by the NH utilities to jointly promote statewide energy efficiency programs in New Hampshire. The utility partners are: Eversource, Liberty, the New Hampshire Electric Co-Op and Unitil. The utility partners, also known as The Program Administrators, seek to develop and implement a marketing and awareness campaign for energy efficiency programs across New Hampshire. The objective is to:

• Increase consumer awareness of energy efficiency and its benefits (“Consumers” include residential, Income-qualified, commercial, industrial and municipal customer sectors as well as trade/industry professionals).
• Encourage and facilitate consumers’ subsequent participation in energy efficiency programs.
• Foster behavioral changes that lead to energy savings, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and monetary savings.
• Apply evaluation results from the Statewide Evaluation, Measurement and Verification (EM&V) framework to better understand the unique drivers, demographics, economic parameters, and behavioral differences among residential customers and among various key subsectors of non-residential customers, then design and deliver messaging accordingly.

An effective statewide marketing and awareness plan is central to the statewide three-year plan, and will help transform markets for energy efficiency. The table below lays out the market size for this campaign:

Eversource will be conducting this RFP on behalf of the Program Administrators through an ARIBA e-sourcing platform. If you would like to participate, please email EEProcurement@eversource.com by May 26, 2023 to be sent an invitation.

In ARIBA, you will find all the information necessary to navigate through the tool and respond to the RFP. The RFP timeline and assessment process are stated below:

RFP issued to Vendors: May 26, 2023
Deadline to Ask Questions via the ARIBA: June 14, 2023
Final Proposal Submission: June 23, 2023

Please note that all questions relating to this RFP must be submitted through the ARIBA Sourcing tool using the Messages function to ensure accurate information is provided to all project team members and suppliers, as well as to ensure process consistency. Eversource will ONLY provide information related to this RFP via the Message function. No other communication vehicles will be allowed.