Operational Energy Management System
Funding energy innovation that improves DoD’s operational effectiveness via targeted investments aligned with DoD’s Operational Energy Strategy
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The OE-I public website can be accessed at oeinnovation.mil
TMaF Overview/Training
See the video from our virtual overview/training TMaF session on 17 November 2025: TMaF Video
FY26 Proposal Evaluation UPDATE
OECIF Proposal Evaluation Board (PEB) scheduled 21-24 October 2025 is cancelled
OEPF PEB scheduled 27-30 October 2025 IS CANCELLED.
Due to the ongoing government shutdown and the resulting furlough of critical personnel, the OECIF PEB (21-24 October 2025) and the OEPF PEB (27-30 October 2025) are canceled. OECIF and OEPF Project selections will be made by the Operational Energy – Innovation (OE-I) Director based on consideration from the Service Energy Offices, SAFiRE scoring, and OE-I portfolio lead and tranche lead input.
This alternative approach represents the most effective strategy to maintain forward momentum under these unique circumstances. Executing timely decisions on project selections will allow us to meet our collective goals of rapidly delivering cutting-edge OE-I innovations to the Warfighter. Your designated OE-I Point of Contact (Portfolio Lead or Tranche Lead) will provide updated guidance and information as it becomes available. We are committed to communicating proactively and transparently throughout this period. Please note however, the overall timeline for the proposal evaluation remains uncertain and is contingent on the resolution of the government shutdown.
Thank you for your understanding and commitment to the OE-I mission. Please direct any questions to your OE-I Point of Contact.
FY26 Call For Proposals
The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy Resilience and Optimization (ODASD(ER&O)), Operational Energy – Innovation (OE-I) is now soliciting Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 proposals for the Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund (OECIF) and Operational Energy Prototyping Fund (OEPF). The FY26 OEPF and OECIF proposal submission process will be executed in two stages:
- Stage 1: proposers will ONLY submit an initial proposal Quad Chart in the format prescribed in the SAFiRE™ online submission portal
- Development and submission of the Proposal Quad Chart only, via SAFiRE™, commences on 9 June 2025 and closes at 1700 Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 20 Jun 2025
- OE-I will inform Stage 1 proposers of their down select for Stage 2 by 1700 (5:00 PM EST) on 28 Jul 2025
- Stage 2: proposers will be asked to submit a full proposal using the SAFiRE™ online submission portal. All Stage 2 proposals will be presented and reviewed at the OE-I PEB
- Development and submission of a full proposal, via SAFiRE™, commences 1 Aug 25 and closes at 1700 (5:00 PM EST) on 30 Aug 2025
- OE-I Proposal Evaluation Board (PEB)
- OECIF: 22-24 Oct 2025
- OEPF: 27-29 Oct 2025
- SAFiRE™ Proposal Submission Portal
- New account signup: SAFiRE™ New Account
- Existing account holders: SAFiRE™
- Proposal submission support: support@pavconllc.com
Call for Proposals and Supplemental Documents
- FY26 OECIF and OEPF Call for Proposals
- Executive summary of process changes for the FY 26 call for proposals
- SAFiRE User Guide: quad chart questions, example quad, and full proposal questions
- Enterprise-wide Energy Visibility and Decision Making (EWEV&DM) supplemental information
- Transition maturity framework (TMaF) supplemental information
- Letter of intent to POM and transition instructions/template
- FY26 OE-I proposal scoring criteria and definitions
- Government Proposer Checklist
- OPTIONAL Template - Expanded Project Proposal Spend Plan
- SAFiRE User Guide 2025
Operational Energy Management System (OEMS)
Interim Authority to Test and Train (IATT)
As of May 2021, OEMS is operational in Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud, managed by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD) Acquisition & Sustainment (A&S)/Energy Resilience and Optimization (ER&O)/Operational Energy-Innovation (OE-I). OEMS is operating under an Interim Authority to Test and Train (IATT) following Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) requirements as it progresses through a full Authority to Operate (ATO) process determination.
The IATT, as well as the ATO, achieve DoD Impact Level 4 (IL4). The IL4 allows hosting of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) information up to moderate confidentiality and moderate integrity, including export-controlled (ITAR/EAR) and privacy (PII) information. Through the IATT, OE-I is allowing OEMS to process and store unclassified information to include CUI for all Distribution levels except Distro B and E. If you have any questions, please contact the OE-I representative, Lauren Bowler, at lauren.bowler@noblis.org
For more information, please refer to Section 3.7 of the DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide.
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