Requests for Proposals
Review open Requests for Proposals (RFPs) from the ComEd Customer Innovation team.
February 25, 2026 Update: For information about the BE Pilot RFPs, please visit the BE Pilots page.
RFP Administration
The BrightLine Group, E Source, and Swift Strategy team is the Administrator for the ComEd Customer Innovation initiative (Customer
Innovation Admin team). This team will support ComEd in the review, scoring and selection of proposals. BrightLine is the Prime contractor to ComEd. As BrightLine’s subcontractor, E Source’s primary responsibility is subcontracting to organizations selected to run pilots. Accordingly, E Source, on behalf of BrightLine and ComEd, will hold the contract with the selected vendor. Terms and Conditions for subcontracts are provided by request.
RFP Process
Each RFP will outline the details, requirements, and schedule. All RFPs will require interested parties to submit an intent to bid by a date specified in the schedule along with any questions they have on the RFP. All submitted proposals will be reviewed and scored by a group of team members and subject matter experts from Customer Innovation Admin and ComEd Clean Energy Solutions. Established scoring criteria will be used to score each proposal based on the specific requirements outlined in the RFP.
Open RFPs
Submissions Due
December 9
2026
Trusted Messenger Community Resilience
- Release Date: November 4, 2026
- Submissions Due: December 9, 2026
The Brightline Group, on behalf of the Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) Community of the Future (COF) team in partnership with the City of Chicago, is seeking proposal submissions to design and implement the Energy Partnership Framework (EPF) Trusted Messenger Community Resilience Pilot, as part of a broader effort to support communities in extreme weather event resilience. Through this pilot, ComEd and the City of Chicago will support the development of neighborhood resilience that includes community-level emergency preparedness, response, and recovery strategies.