A heat pump and a gas furnace can share the job of warming a house. Whether that combination saves energy, changes bills or helps the electricity system is a question for evidence. Energy Trust’s pilot reached 62 homes in 2024 and 2025; its second evaluation phase now asks what those installations actually changed.

The expected budget is approximately $175,000 for work paid by time and materials under a negotiated cost ceiling. Researchers must build comparable groups of homes, adjust billing analysis for weather, examine hourly demand and estimate emissions. The task is a specialist energy study, with data security, a relevant past report and a clear explanation of any AI use among the response requirements.

Email the stated intent and any questions by October 16. Proposals are due November 9 at 5 p.m. Pacific. No hour is given for the early date. The cover and current listing identify an October 7, 2026 issue date; one schedule line mistakenly prints 2025.

Buying efficient equipment and achieving the expected saving are different events. Energy Trust reports lower-than-expected heat-pump savings and wants researchers to examine installation and operating practices in its Oregon home-retrofit program. This first phase will recommend an improved installation specification and a plan for testing it.

About $250,000 is the expected study budget, with time-and-materials pricing and a negotiated ceiling. The work combines program records, energy analysis and field research. Published answers exclude small multifamily projects and clarify that the installation specification remains a recommendation through the research phases. They also confirm there is no extra scoring bonus for including a certified procurement partner.

Prepared teams have until October 16 at 5 p.m. Pacific to email proposals. The earlier intent date needs caution: the cover and schedule say September 25, while the submission paragraph says September 16. Both dates have passed. Readers who did not state intent should confirm their position with the buyer; the approaching proposal date does not resolve that conflict.

A useful lesson needs more than a finished slide deck. Someone has to turn it into accessible courseware, organize the learning platform and help people complete it. Energy Trust expects about 20 training modules alongside implementation and administration of its learning management system.

Current answers make the $300,000 ceiling clearer: it covers the full 2027–2028 services term. Optional extensions have separate budgets, and platform licensing is funded separately. Bidders should not propose an LMS or hosting package. Energy Trust supplies subject expertise; the contractor brings instructional design and administration, including migration of about 15 existing course modules.

Proposals and the signed cover letter must go through the online application by October 30 at 5 p.m. PDT. That answer resolves the PDF-email wording in the RFP. Remote work is allowed on a Pacific schedule, with permission needed for work or data access outside North America. The September 29 intent date has passed; the answers do not settle whether missing it disqualifies a bidder.

Heating choices can become complicated before a customer ever compares prices. Energy Trust’s HVAC Advocate pilot offers personalized help with sizing, home improvements and contractor bids. The evaluation asks which parts of that support leave customers better informed and more confident in their decisions.

The expected budget is approximately $115,000. Researchers will design and conduct customer, installer and staff interviews, combine them with participation records, and report lessons for improving the pilot. This is a process evaluation, with a similar past report required as a work sample. The buyer expects a draft report by May 31, 2027 and a public presentation of findings.

Proposals are due October 30 at 5 p.m. Pacific, but October 13 intent and questions have passed. The RFP requires those communications by that date without expressly stating that missing intent bars a proposal. Confirm your position before committing effort. A certified partner is encouraged, with a possible scoring bonus for a genuine share of work; certification is not an entry requirement.

A power outage can make a community’s essential places suddenly difficult to use. Energy Trust seeks contractors to help Oregon communities identify critical facilities, discuss priorities and move energy-resilience ideas toward practical projects. The work is planning and coordination with communities, emergency managers and technical specialists.

About $1.1 million is available for the FEMA-backed pathway, with up to $500,000 for a separate Energy Trust pathway. These form an approximately $1.6 million aggregate, with awards potentially split by region, tasks or program. The contractor coordinates feasibility work and organizes funding materials; conducting feasibility studies and writing or submitting grant applications are excluded.

Proposals are due November 6 at 5 p.m. Pacific. The October 13 question window has passed. Contractors and proposed partners need timely on-the-ground support in Oregon, relevant Oregon experience and the ability to track the two funding streams separately. An outside-Oregon lead should not assume local partners automatically satisfy every qualification. The pending October 27 answers may clarify that point; no guaranteed single award is promised.

A research pool does not require one firm to be good at everything. Energy Trust allows consultants to submit qualifications for one or several areas: qualitative research, quantitative research, engineering and measure analysis, or resource assessment and planning. An interview specialist can stay an interview specialist.

The buyer expects to use the pool for smaller projects below $100,000 each. Larger work usually receives a separate public competition. Admission guarantees neither an assignment nor funding, and software or IT vendors are outside this qualifications route. A response needs relevant experience, work examples, three references, staff and rates, diversity information, conflict disclosure and the signed cover sheet.

Applications remain open through December 31 at 5 p.m. PST, with acceptance notices normally within 30 days of a complete submission. Future tasks still require a scope and a bid. Pick a preparation reminder that suits your team rather than waiting for the last day: this older, ongoing call offers time to assemble evidence, not a promise that the phone will ring.

A foster caregiver can need practical guidance at the moment a new placement begins. UW’s CaRES mentor route seeks people who know that work from sustained experience and can connect families with local support. The linked qualifications document describes regional calls, follow-up, resource navigation and possible support-group facilitation.

Applicants must be currently licensed Washington foster caregivers with a license in good standing, no founded allegations and at least five years of fostering. Local community connections and knowledge of DCYF processes matter. Caregiver Core Training can be completed after hiring. The described commitment is 10–25 hours a month, including a mandatory one-hour monthly team meeting, with no published pay figure or guaranteed assignment.

The live UW page keeps intake open and ongoing, but the document needs clarification. The page says 22-0038; both linked filenames say 22-0039. Its initial service term also ends June 20, 2024, with possible extensions. Confirm the current term and correct reference before sending the license, references, checklist and sample caregiver reply.