NM Energy$mart 2027-2032 Multifamily RFP
New Mexico Energy$mart 2027-2032 Multifamily Request for Proposals
Introduction/Description
New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (Housing New Mexico | MFA) (“Housing New Mexico”) is releasing an RFP for the procurement of a provider of weatherization services for multifamily housing units. The purpose of this Request for Proposals (“RFP”), issued pursuant to Housing New Mexico’s Procurement Policy, is to solicit proposals from qualified Offerors capable of providing multifamily weatherization services from 2027-2032. Housing New Mexico is the direct grantee for DOE WAP funding, which will be allocated through a competitive process to eligible Offerors. Housing New Mexico will enter a weatherization contract for the Program Year (“PY”) 2026-2027 for training purposes and PY 2027-2028 for multifamily weatherization implementation with the successful Offeror. During the Offeror’s training process, units are allowed to be completed within PY 2026-2027. Any remaining funding and associated units to be completed will be carried over into PY 2027-2028.
Housing New Mexico operates the NM Energy$mart Program (“NME$ Program”), a Weatherization Assistance Program (“WAP”) funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) and other funding sources through which Service Providers weatherize homes for income-eligible homeowners and renters, residing in either a single-family unit or a multi-family complex. The mission of the WAP program is to reduce energy costs for low-income families, particularly for the elderly, people with disabilities, and families with young children by improving the energy efficiency of their homes while ensuring their health and safety. The Program uses the most advanced technologies and testing protocols available in the housing weatherization industry. In addition to the comfort, health benefits, and energy savings for the household, energy conservation resulting from the efforts of state and local agencies helps our country reduce its dependence on foreign oil and our carbon footprint.
All interested Offerors may attend a tentative RFP training session in person or virtually. The training is scheduled for October 20, 2026, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in Housing New Mexico’s boardroom located at 7425 Jefferson St. NE Albuquerque, NM 87109. The meeting will be recorded for offerors that cannot attend in person. The date is posted on Housing New Mexico’s website and is also located in Section 9, Timeline of this proposal. Pre-registration is required. To pre-register, visit https://housingnm.org/funding-opportunities/rfps-rfqs or contact Dimitri Florez at dflorez@housingnm.org.
Timeline
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Housing New Mexico to Publish RFP | 9/21/2026 |
| RFP Training | 10/20/2026 |
| RFP FAQs on Website | 10/1/2026 through 11/16/2026 |
| Deadline for receipt of RFP responses | 11/20/2026 |
| Deficiency Correction Period begins | 11/30/2026 |
| Deficiency Correction Period ends | 12/4/2026 |
| Preliminary Award Notice sent to offerors | 12/22/2026 |
| Protest Period begins | 12/22/2026 |
| Protest Period ends | 1/5/2027 |
| Present Award Recommendations to Housing New Mexico Board of Directors | 1/20/2027 |
| Final Notification of Awards upon Housing New Mexico Board Approval | 1/20/2027 |
| Final award letters will be sent to selected Offeror(s) | 1/20/2027 |
Documents
New Mexico Energy$mart 2027-2032 Multifamily RFP
Multifamily RFP Training Video Recording
Recap: NM Energy$mart Multifamily RFP Training Tuesday, October 20 | Meeting | Microsoft Teams
Questions
Communicating out the RFP
Email blast and social media have already been completed.
FAQs
The training must come from an IREC accredited institution. In Section 10, page 10 of the RFP, it states,
“Must have at least one staff member that is certified as a Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor (EA) and Quality Control Inspector (QCI). If the agency does not have one staff member that is certified as a QCI, the agency must demonstrate that at least two staff members have completed an Energy Auditor/QCI class by the Santa Fe Community College or an Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) Accredited Institution and have enrolled in the online training for exam practice. In addition, the agency must prove through online preexam scores that the candidate(s) are on track to successfully pass the HEP QCI exam by December 1, 2027.”
EA/QCI must be from an IREC accredited institute and is BPI.
TREAT is acceptable to start, but must assist us obtaining DOE approval for the use of MULTEA.
Charitable Solicitation Registration system. Most states handle this through either their Attorney General (AG) or Secretary of State (SOS). The IRS or State Taxation offices are other options for charitable organization registration in your state.
EA QUIP is not approved for NM to use, however, this does not exclude you from applying. You can still learn and start with the approved software that NM is approved to use which is either TREAT for MF or NEAT for fourplex and duplex.
There is a DOE HUD list that is on their website; we do not house one separately.
No. Most of the units that we see are individually heated and cooled.
Yes. Partnering with another entity is permissible if the local entity meets all minimum qualifications spelled out in the RFP. Otherwise, the prospective partner would need to be considered as a contractor as part of your agency’s procurement for services.
This would be considered a subrecipient award. Housing New Mexico is procuring for a multifamily service provider to implement weatherization services to multifamily properties.
Housing New Mexico is not requesting training from Offerors to implement as part of this; however, training requested/required is based off the Offeror's needs. For example, if the Offeror does not have an Energy Auditor or a QCI, then the Offeror will need to obtain those certifications or subcontract out with a certified agency.
The trainees can include staff from the Offerors agency, subcontractors, or partnering agencies.
The successful Offeror/Subgrantee will receive 10 percent administration costs of the total grant award. Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) is also offered as a portion of the award and is estimated to be 5-10% of the total award for any given year.
The recording will be provided on the Housing New Mexico website this week at https://housingnm.org/nm-energymart-2027-2032-multifamily-rfp.
(continued) as meeting the three-consecutive-year requirement? If not, is there another way an organization formed in 2025 can qualify, and is this item eligible for correction during the Deficiency Correction Period?
Three years of registration with the New Mexico Charitable Organization Online System is required to ensure that non-profits have shown a record of registration for three consecutive years. Submitting proof of exemption therefrom, allows for out of state non-profits to register within their state charitable solicitation registration or charity registration. Examples of this are through the Secretary of State, Attorney General, and Unified Registration Statement. And organization formed in 2025 will not be able to qualify as an Offeror for this RFP.
Housing New Mexico will accept an audit showing the Offeror has financial resources that are sound and solid. Additionally, Housing New Mexico will accept a bank line of credit letter, a written working-capital commitment, or similar documentation as a demonstration of adequate financial resources. The Offeror must submit the bank line of credit or working capital commitment documentation along with the documents submitted in Section 15. RFP Forms.
The offerors GB-98 license must be in the same legal name as the offeror. The RFP language does not say that the qualifying party must be an employee, officer, owner, or key person of the offeror. If the company has a valid GB-98 license by New Mexico CID, it will be sufficient. Before any work starts, the GB-98 must be transferred over to the successful offeror’s legal name.
No, this award pertains to the annual DOE formula grant for the Weatherization Assistance Program. If the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act (IIJA), previously known as Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), were to be incorporated, then Davis-Bacon requirements and reporting will need to be included in the budget.
The Implementation Plan limit is five (5) pages. The RFP will be corrected for clarity.