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Executive Summary

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Write this section when a solicitation asks for executive summary content, or when the RFP's own outline has a slot in this position. Observed in 28.9% of proposals, at roughly position 0.041 of the document, which is where reviewers look for it.

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Evidence

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Introduction and Summary Through a Request for Proposal August 21, 2015, FirstEnergy is seeking a contractor to perform evaluation, measurement and verification (EM&V) services for the energy efficiency and demand response (EE & DR) programs to be implemented in Phase III of Act 129.

Source: [F000554, paragraph:55]

  1. Executive Summary Under Request for Proposals No. RFP-PUC-18-01 dated February 9, 2018, the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Hawaii (the Commission) is seeking an EM&V Contractor who will assist the Commission in providing some or all of the following services:  Impact evaluation of Hawaii Energy program performance for Program Years 2017 and 2018, and to identify improvements that can increase Hawaii Energy program effectiveness.

Source: [F003255, page:7:line:1]

Executive Summary 1 1.1.2. GDS Associates, Inc. GDS Associates, Inc. (GDS) will be responsible for performing activities relating to the potential study and the baseline study. GDS is a multi-service consulting and engineering firm formed in 1986 and now employs a staff of more than 170 in seven locations across the U.S.

Source: [F003255, page:7:line:43]

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