Offers Due by March 11, 2019
For complete RFP and instructions on how to apply, please see Joint CCA Resource Adequacy Portfolio Management Services RFP.
RFP Overview
East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP), Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE), San Jose Clean Energy (SJCE), and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE), (collectively, the “Joint CCAs”), are requesting proposals from service providers to provide Joint CCA RA Portfolio Management Services for annual and monthly Resource Adequacy (RA) procurement. The Joint CCAs are seeking this Joint CCA RA Portfolio Management Services to obtain economies of scale by aggregating each CCA’s RA obligations, minimizing market inefficiencies and eliminating the extraordinary amount of time spent by each CCA on satisfying their year-ahead and month-ahead RA obligations.
RFP Schedule
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| February 15, 2019 | RFP Issued |
| March 1, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. PPT | Bidder’s Conference Call |
| March 1, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. PPT | Deadline to submit questions |
| March 5, 2019 | MBCP posts responses to questions |
| March 11, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. PPT | Electronic proposals received by date |
| March 18, 2019 | Finalists alerted |
| March 25, 2019 | Interviews |
| March 29, 2019 | Project awarded |
| April, 2019 | Contract Negotiations |
Desired Project Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 1, 2019 to May 15, 2019 | Create Joint CCA Portfolio |
| May, 2019 | Issue first multi-year RFO |
| August, 2019 | Issue 2020 RFO after CPUC identifies needs |
| August 2019 to October 2019 | Continue discussions with counterparties until all needsare met or supply is exhausted |