Resources for Assessing Project Risk and Responsibility in ESPCs

FEMP created the following resources to help agencies recognize and assign energy savings performance contract (ESPC) risks and responsibilities using the RRP Matrix.

Federal Energy Management Program

July 17, 2025
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FEMP created the following resources to help agencies recognize and assign energy savings performance contract (ESPC) risks and responsibilities using the risk, responsibility, and performance matrix, also known as RRP Matrix.

Generation 4 Contract Matrix

Editable document to be used with the DOE ESPC Gen4 IDIQ contract (2023).

DOE ESPC Gen4 IDIQ Contract (2023) Risk, Responsibility, and Performance Matrix

Guide details how to use the Gen4 Contract Matrix.

Prior Versions

Generation 3 Contract Matrix

DOE ESPC Gen3 IDIQ Contract (2017) Recognizing and Assigning ESPC Risks and Responsibilities Using the Risk, Responsibility, and Performance Matrix

Explains how task order terms allocate ESPC risks and responsibilities. 

Generation 2 Contract Matrix

DOE ESPC Gen2 IDIQ Contract (2008) Recognizing and Assigning ESPC Risks and Responsibilities Using the Risk, Responsibility, and Performance Matrix

Explains how task order terms allocate ESPC risks and responsibilities.