Montana Department of Environmental Quality DEQ-RFP-2024-0162

Grid Resilience Subaward Call for Applications

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is the government buyer responsible for awarding multiple subawards under the solicitation titled 'Grid Resilience Subaward Call for Applications' (Solicitation Number: DEQ-RFP-2024-0162). The procurement officer is Rebecca Gregg. The awards are granted to several Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and vendors including Montana Dakota Utilities, Marias River Electric Cooperative, Ravalli Electric Cooperative, Northern Lights Inc., City of Troy, McCone Electric Cooperative, NorthWestern Energy, Southeast Electric Cooperative, Beartooth Electric Cooperative, Sun River Electric Cooperative, Big Horn County Electric Cooperative, and Park County Electric Cooperative. Awarded projects include transmission line rebuilds, substation circuit breaker replacements, fire mitigation projects, line upgrades, smart grid installations, and area resiliency improvements across various locations in Montana such as Poplar, Shelby, Ravalli/Pinedale, Troy, Mosby, Missoula, Great Falls, Billings, Bozeman, Crow Agency, Soap Creek, Yellow Tail, Wyola, and East Fork Mill Creek. Notable contract requirements include compliance with Montana Procurement Act sections 18-4-303 and 304, a public comment period of seven days following the Notice of Intent to Award, and confidentiality protections under Montana's Uniform Trade Secrets Act. The solicitation also includes a scoring matrix for evaluation. The award does not specify quantities or part numbers for products or services. The period of performance details are not explicitly stated in the document.

Description

The State of Montana, Department of Environmental Quality, issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Grid Resilience and Reliability Grants under solicitation number DEQ-RFP-2024-0162. The project is awarded to multiple applicants for various grid resilience projects across Montana. The awardees include Montana Dakota Utilities, Marias River Electric Cooperative, Ravalli Electric Cooperative, Northern Lights Inc., City of Troy, McCone Electric Cooperative, NorthWestern Energy, Southeast Electric Cooperative, Beartooth Electric Cooperative, Sun River Electric Cooperative, Big Horn County Electric Cooperative, and Park County Electric Cooperative. The total funding requested across all projects is approximately $25,027,115. The projects focus on transmission line rebuilds, substation upgrades, fire mitigation, smart grid installation, and other resilience improvements. The response deadline was July 3, 2024, and the notice of intent to award was posted on September 9, 2024.

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