Specifications include, but are not limited to: Through this Request for Proposal (RFP) th e Office of Purchasing &Contracting (hereinafter the “State”) is seeking to establish contracts with one or more companies thatcan provide investment-grade energy audits. The objective of these energy audits is to identify performance and capital improvements to cost effectively reduce facility energy use and operating costs while maintaining safe conditions and optimal indoor environmental quality for Vermont State Buildings. The scope of work is highly dependent on each individual building, BGS is looking for, at a minimum, an ASHRAE Level II energy audit (energy survey and analysis) with additional focus on developing investment-grade numbers. BGS may require an ASHRAE Level III energy audit equivalency in some situations; any subsequent work at the facility will be contracted separately.