Under the five-year contract worth up to $36.5m, the ICF team will be responsible for providing the US EPA with specification development, research and analysis, sales and marketing strategies, media marketing, software and electronic information development.

The ICF team will also responsible for program integrity support, program evaluation, administration, and management support for the ENERGY STAR program.

ICF will also identify and promote energy-efficient products and residential buildings.

The ENERGY STAR program aims to protect the environment, primarily through reductions in energy use, by identifying and labeling products and residential buildings in the marketplace which are significantly more energy efficient.