Opportunity
Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1042-ENV-ENV01-134205
Massachusetts RFI on Forest Carbon Credit Project Feasibility and Integrity
Posted
October 06, 2026
Respond By
October 30, 2026
Identifier
BD-27-1042-ENV-ENV01-134205
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is gathering market input on whether forest carbon credit projects are feasible and how they could be designed and safeguarded. - Government buyer: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, ENV Executive Office; Boston, Suffolk County. - Opportunity: A Request for Information on forest carbon markets, including potential projects on state-owned and privately owned lands. - Topics include improved forest management, conversion of actively managed forests to passive reserves, and permanent land protection to avoid conversion. - Respondents are asked for insight on project feasibility, revenue potential, credit volumes and pricing, development costs and timelines, project scale, parcel aggregation, and buyer preferences. - The inquiry also covers carbon accounting and standards, monitoring and verification, long-term management, financing and offtake structures, legal arrangements, ecosystem benefits, and risks such as wildfire, pests, disease, and severe weather. - No OEMs or vendors are named, and no products or services are being purchased through this RFI. It is voluntary market research and does not commit the Commonwealth to buy or sell credits; responses may inform a future competitive procurement.
Description
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is seeking information from entities experienced in forest carbon credit markets. The RFI asks about the developer landscape, project feasibility and revenue potential, project and procurement structure, long-term management, and project integrity for forest carbon projects on state-owned and privately owned lands. Responses are intended to help the Commonwealth understand the marketplace and may inform a future competitive procurement; responding is voluntary and does not commit the Commonwealth to procure forest carbon credits. Responses are due electronically through COMMBUYS by October 30, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.