California eProcure #0000040569

California Clean-Energy Provider Pool for State-Owned Properties

The State of California is qualifying providers for future clean-energy projects on State-owned properties. - Government buyer: State of California, Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Sustainability, Clean Energy Unit; located in West Sacramento, Yolo County. - Opportunity: Establishes a qualified provider pool for future, project-specific procurements at State-owned buildings, facilities, and other real property. - Technologies requested: Solar photovoltaic, wind, battery storage, microgrids, and other clean-energy systems. The release lists one line item, Clean Energy Technologies — 1 KWH; no specific equipment, make, or model is identified. - Provider responsibilities: Arrange third-party financing; design, engineer, construct, and install systems; own, operate, and maintain them; and sell electricity to State facilities. Related work includes utility incentive and interconnection administration, metering and monitoring through a secure vendor-maintained portal, and billing. - Commercial and performance requirements: Future projects are expected to use Site Lease Agreements and Power Purchase Agreements. Providers are expected to supply operations and maintenance and performance guarantees. Future pricing is anticipated as a fixed rate per kilowatt-hour, including applicable environmental attributes such as renewable energy credits, and projects must meet applicable California Public Utilities Commission requirements. - Qualifications: Providers are expected to have applicable California licenses, relevant project experience, and the ability to provide financing. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, equipment manufacturers, or vendors are named in the materials; specific systems and equipment will be defined in later project solicitations. - Expected terms: The qualified vendor pool is valid for up to two years and is re-established at least every two years. Future project agreements are expected to run for 20 to 25 years.

Description

The California Department of General Services is seeking vendors for a pool of qualified energy service providers for solar, wind, battery storage, microgrids, and other clean-energy technologies. Selected vendors may design, install, finance, own, operate, and maintain systems at State-owned buildings, facilities, or other State-owned property. Projects are planned under long-term, 20-to-25-year Site Lease Agreements and Power Purchase Agreements, with pool members invited to respond to future project-specific Requests for Proposals. The scope also describes utility interconnection and incentive administration, system monitoring and metering, and billing services.

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