Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1041-ENE01-ENE01-134960

Massachusetts seeks administration services for its GRIP-funded Power Up New England project

Massachusetts is seeking a contractor to administer its federal GRIP award and the multi-state Power Up New England project. - Government buyer: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Department of Energy Resources (DOER); the project is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). - Requested service: One contractor to manage project administration, governance, partner coordination, subrecipient obligations and deliverables, federal grant compliance, progress evaluation, financial reporting, and reimbursement documentation. - Project participants named: National Grid, Eversource, and Form Energy Inc. Form Energy is an energy-storage manufacturer; these organizations are identified as project participants, not as products being purchased. - Notable requirements: Quarterly performance and financial reports; scientific and technical information submissions; a maintained project management plan; weekly certified payroll reporting through LCPtracker for covered labor; and semiannual Davis-Bacon compliance reporting. The contractor must also review and coordinate subrecipient reimbursement requests, invoices, and supporting records. - Relevant experience: Complex, multi-year energy or infrastructure projects; transmission-level energy work; federal grant compliance and reporting; and grant budgeting and reimbursement administration. - Value and term: Contract value is capped at $750,000 and depends on federal funding availability. The anticipated initial term is two years, with three one-year renewal options, for up to five years.

Description

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources seeks a contractor to assist with administering its U.S. Department of Energy Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) award under Topic Area 2, supporting the multi-state Power Up New England project. Services include project management and governance support, monitoring subrecipient tasks and compliance, managing federal grant reporting, evaluating project progress, and coordinating subrecipient reimbursement requests. The project includes regional electric infrastructure upgrades in southeastern Massachusetts and Connecticut and deployment of a multi-day battery energy storage system in northern Maine. The procurement is estimated not to exceed $750,000, with an initial two-year contract and three one-year renewal options.

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