Venice Forbes

Venice Forbes serves as Assistant Contract Manager at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), supporting the agency’s mission to accelerate clean energy adoption across New York. In this secondary procurement role, she assists in the lifecycle management of complex contracts related to energy efficiency, renewable power infrastructure, and building decarbonization initiatives. Her responsibilities include coordinating solicitation documentation, ensuring regulatory compliance, and facilitating interdepartmental alignment on acquisition strategies. She primarily supports the procurement of technical services and capital equipment critical to NYSERDA’s clean energy goals, working closely with senior contracting officers to ensure timely and transparent award processes. While no primary contractor relationships are currently identified in the dataset, Venice collaborates with a diverse ecosystem of vendors, including manufacturers of heating and cooling systems, electric power generation developers, and financial services firms supporting energy financing programs. Her working relationships emphasize technical precision and regulatory adherence, often engaging firms with specialized expertise in building performance, grid-integrated renewables, and consumer energy lending solutions. She fosters collaborative vendor engagement grounded in NYSERDA’s commitment to innovation and equitable access. Venice’s procurement activities reflect a strict preference for open competition, with 100% of acquisitions classified as “No Set-Aside.” This signals a focus on technical merit and market competitiveness rather than socioeconomic set-asides, though she remains attentive to small business participation where it aligns with performance and innovation goals. Her approach prioritizes value-driven outcomes over socioeconomic categorization, while still ensuring compliance with federal and state procurement equity frameworks. Her core industry focus centers on NAICS 236116 (multifamily housing construction), 221118 (electric power generation), 333415 (HVAC and refrigeration equipment manufacturing), 523940 (portfolio management), and 522291 (consumer lending). This reflects NYSERDA’s integrated strategy—procuring not only physical infrastructure but also financial mechanisms and technical services that enable scalable, equitable clean energy transitions across residential and commercial sectors.