Ciarra Rowe

Ciarra Rowe serves as a secondary contracting contact for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), supporting the agency’s mission to advance clean energy transition through strategic procurement. In this role, she assists in the administration and coordination of acquisition processes focused on educational and technical support services that align with NYSERDA’s goals in energy efficiency, decarbonization, and workforce development. Her responsibilities include facilitating contract documentation, ensuring compliance with state and federal procurement regulations, and coordinating with primary contracting officers to execute solicitations that advance clean energy education and training initiatives. While no primary contractor relationships are currently identified in the procurement record, Rowe collaborates with a diverse range of vendors delivering educational programming, technical training, and curriculum development services. Her working patterns suggest a preference for established institutional partners with demonstrated capacity in energy-related workforce development, including universities, community colleges, and nonprofit educational support organizations. She plays a key role in ensuring that procurement actions align with NYSERDA’s broader equity and innovation objectives. Rowe’s procurement activity reflects a 100% focus on non-set-aside acquisitions, indicating a preference for open competition without socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB designations. This approach prioritizes technical capability and institutional capacity over socioeconomic criteria, consistent with NYSERDA’s emphasis on scalable, high-impact solutions in energy education and workforce training. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 611310 (Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools) and 611710 (Educational Support Services), reflecting a specialization in contracting for energy literacy programs, workforce certification curricula, and technical training infrastructure. She routinely supports acquisitions for curriculum design, instructor services, digital learning platforms, and energy modeling training—domain areas critical to building a skilled clean energy workforce across New York State.