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Presentation, discussion, and possible action on the selection of International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology to administer the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program in El Paso and Hudspeth counties and authorization to re-release a Request for Applications
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
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WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the Department) administers the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) in Texas through a network of 21 subgrantees using Department of Energy (DOE) WAP funds;
WHEREAS, on November 15, 2021, the President of the United States signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (i.e., Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)) into law which provided the Department with an additional $173 million in DOE weatherization funding;
WHEREAS, on December 9, 2021, the Board authorized staff to procure a statewide/regional multifamily BIL DOE WAP provider to assist the current WAP subgrantee network in providing weatherization assistance throughout Texas to assist in effectively expending and utilizing the funding allocated to Texas in the BIL;
WHEREAS, on August 16, 2023, Department staff released a Request for Applications (RFA) seeking qualified organizations to submit an application to administer BIL DOE WAP in the state of Texas and received three responses;
WHEREAS, because the RFA required applicants to demonstrate that they possessed the staff and organizational capacity to deliver the proposed services as well as demonstrate positive past performance with DOE WAP, International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology (ICAST) is the only applicant of the three applicants that is qualified to administer the BIL DOE WAP;
WHEREAS, ICAST has satisfied the threshold requirements and the Previous Participation Review Approval Process and is being recommended for an initial award of approximately $4.1 million to administer BIL DOE WA...
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