Procurement Summary
Country : USA
Summary : Maintenance of Accreditation Program for Guidelines Home Energy Professionals Project
Deadline : 26 Mar 2025
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Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 115471007
Document Ref. No. : RFP-2025-10206
Competition : ICB
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
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Description
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is a national laboratory owned bythe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). NREL is the only federal laboratory dedicated toresearch, development, commercialization, and deployment of renewable energy andenergy efficiency technologies. NREL is managed and operated for DOE-s Office ofEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by The Alliance for Sustainable Energy(Alliance), the “M&O Contractor”.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)reduces energy costs for low-income households by increasing the energy efficiency oftheir homes, while ensuring their health and safety. To support WAP, the Guidelines forHome Energy Professionals (GHEP) was established, which includes Standard WorkSpecifications for Home Energy Upgrades (SWS), Home Energy Professional (HEP)certifications, and accreditation of energy-efficiency training programs.
Training and certifications for workers in the residential building retrofit market haveexperienced rapid growth in recent years. The competencies gained by workers whocomplete training and the scope and depth of training curriculum varies widely, leadingto uncertainty in the marketplace as to 1) what competencies are necessary for a personto adequately perform a specific job, and 2) which trainers and training programs arequalified according to those competency requirements.
Due to these market challenges, DOE tasked the National Renewable EnergyLaboratory (NREL) with developing and maintaining GHEP resources including the SWSand accrediting HEP Energy Auditor (EA) certification to the International StandardsOrganization (ISO) 17024:2012 standard. NREL has also been tasked with leading thedevelopment and maintenance of Job Task Analyses (JTA) for all HEP schemes whichinclude single-family Crew Leader, Energy Auditor, Quality Control Inspector (QCI), andMultifamily EA and QCI. JTAs are used to analyze and identify tasks within a job roleand fo...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : RFP-2025-10206
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier : ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF
Office: ALLIANCE SUSTAINABLE ENRGY-DOECONTR
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation (Original)
Original Published Date: Feb 26, 2025 06:36 am MST
Original Date Offers Due: Mar 26, 2025 05:00 pm MDT
Inactive Policy: Manual
Original Inactive Date: Mar 27, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: R410 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PROGRAM EVALUATION/REVIEW/DEVELOPMENT
NAICS Code: 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
Place of Performance: CO 80401 USA
Documents
Tender Notice
Request-for-Proposal-RFP-2025-10206.pdf
Attachment-1-to-RFP-2025-10206.pdf
Attachment-2-to-RFP-2025-10206.pdf