NASEO Request Proposals for a Consultant to Complete Resilience Center Research and Report

The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) seeks a consultant to develop comprehensive research and toolkit resources addressing community resilience centers and critical facilities. This project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), aims to support State and Territory Energy Offices in launching resilience center programs that serve communities during extreme weather events and grid disruptions.

The consultant will develop two primary deliverables: (1) a research report examining existing state policies and programs for resilience centers, and (2) a toolkit for creating energy-efficient community resilience centers. The toolkit should address community partnership-building rooted in equity principles, site selection criteria, building code requirements for passive survivability, comparison of new versus retrofit approaches, enabling state policies, key facility features (energy efficiency, distributed energy resources, microgrids), funding mechanisms, and performance metrics. The report should detail how energy efficiency and building codes support resilience functions, examine public safety and health benefits, include three geographically diverse case studies, and discuss complementary technologies such as on-site renewables and energy storage.

Key project dates include a kickoff meeting within 14 days of contract ratification, toolkit outline due 15 days after kickoff, review draft due 60 days after kickoff, final draft due 90 days after kickoff, biweekly status meetings, and a closeout meeting 30 days after toolkit and report acceptance. The period of performance runs from April 30, 2024 to August 15, 2024. Final deliverables include a toolkit not exceeding 10 pages, a research report not exceeding 20 pages (excluding citations), and a presentation slide deck. The consultant must submit monthly invoices with supporting time records and progress reports by the fifteenth of each month.

All work is subject to DOE contract requirements and federal reporting standards. The consultant does not have reproduction or publication rights without NASEO's express written permission. All graphics files must be provided to NASEO in Microsoft Word format for final publication and distribution.