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SUMMARY:Software Solution and Technical Assistance to Support Permit Stream
 lining for Heat Pump Equipment RFP | Email complete proposal
DESCRIPTION:The heat pump is ready. The permit is waiting.\nSoftware Soluti
 on and Technical Assistance to Support Permit Streamlining for Heat Pump E
 quipment RFP.\nThe November 6 Q&A explicitly states that no anticipated aw
 ard ceiling is disclosed. Proposers price one or both scopes for an 18-jur
 isdiction scenario\; final spending caps are negotiated. The initial term 
 is two years\, with up to three additional years possible.\nThe technical-
 assistance scope requires a comparable building-permitting\, code-complian
 ce or local-government process-improvement project\; California local-gove
 rnment experience\; heat-pump and applicable code expertise\; training and
  guidance experience\; stakeholder facilitation and ongoing capacity. The 
 software scope requires a comparable deployed government workflow product 
 that has processed at least 500 records\, experience with at least two thi
 rd-party integrations\, security/accessibility and sustained support capac
 ity. Software maintenance and support must continue for at least five year
 s after the agreement expires\, including after any extension\; Ava does n
 ot intend to fund or support that period. Required state licensing and ins
 urance apply. One firm must prime\, with subcontract value at most 20% of 
 the awarded contract.\nQuestions closed November 4. Read the November 6 pu
 blished answers. Email a complete proposal to dbertoldi@avaenergy.org by N
 ovember 23 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Prevailing Time. Firms may choose softwar
 e\, technical assistance or both\; the 20% subcontract cap is mandatory. S
 oftware proposals must provide for at least five years’ support after fi
 nal expiration\, including any extension\; Ava does not intend to fund tha
 t period.\nEmail complete proposal: 23 November 2026 · 11:59 p.m. Pacific
 .\nThe current page labels the deadline PDT. The November 6 official Q&A e
 xplicitly states Pacific Prevailing Time for all dates and times\; calenda
 r exports use America/Los_Angeles and its prevailing offset.\nAva says pub
 lic-works treatment is not anticipated but remains under investigation in 
 Q&A 28. Applicants must resolve their own applicable licensing\, insurance
  and labor requirements before contracting.\nOfficial information: https:/
 /avaenergy.org/solicitation/rfp-for-permit-streamlining/\nApplication: mai
 lto:dbertoldi@avaenergy.org\nSources checked 2026-11-10.\nDiscuss working 
 together: nadia@arkusinnovationstudios.com\nhttps://www.arkusinnovationstu
 dios.com
URL:https://avaenergy.org/solicitation/rfp-for-permit-streamlining/
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