Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1041-ENE01-ENE01-134514

Massachusetts municipal decarbonization planning assistance

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources is offering eligible municipalities fully funded help to plan how to decarbonize municipal operations. - Government buyer: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Energy Resources (DOER), Green Communities Division. - Opportunity: Municipal Decarbonization Planning Assistance. DOER funds consulting services delivered by contractors it assigns; municipalities do not receive a direct grant payment for the work. - Available services: - Task 1: Desktop analysis and roadmap development for municipalities with sufficiently complete building and equipment information. - Task 2: Facility condition assessment and roadmap development, including walk-throughs as needed at facilities representing approximately 80% of municipal building emissions. - Potential deliverables: Emissions baseline; analysis of municipal buildings, applicable school facilities, and vehicle fleets; draft and final decarbonization roadmaps; and an implementation, monitoring, and oversight plan. - Important requirements: Applicants must be Massachusetts municipalities that are existing Green Communities in good standing. Applications include municipal leadership commitment, eligibility and committee documentation, available facility and emissions information, and required certifications. Selected municipalities must commit to meeting Climate Leader Community requirements within one year of the technical assistance award. - Decarbonization goal: Roadmaps support eliminating on-site fossil-fuel use in municipal operations by 2050. - OEMs and vendors: No OEM, contractor, or vendor is named. No equipment or other products are requested.

Description

The notice provides municipal decarbonization planning assistance to eligible Massachusetts municipalities that are existing Green Communities in good standing. The assistance supports development of Municipal Decarbonization Roadmaps, including establishing a greenhouse gas emissions baseline and identifying a pathway to eliminate on-site fossil fuel use from municipal operations by 2050. DOER assigns contractors and funds 100% of their consulting services; assistance is provided as technical services rather than direct grant payments. Municipalities may receive desktop analysis and roadmap development, or facility condition assessment and roadmap development, depending on their needs and available facility information.

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