Curtailment Service Provider for PJM Demand Response Program

1.1 Scope: The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities, is receiving proposals until October 2, 2024 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time for professional services for the Curtailment Service Provider for PJM Demand Response Programs project. Proposals are to be submitted only through Bonfire at https://columbus.bonfirehub.com/login. Hard copies or emails will not be accepted. All questions concerning this RFP are to reference the project number and the project name and be sent to contact@example.gov. No phone calls concerning questions about the RFP will be accepted. The last day to submit questions will be specified in the RFP. Responses will be posted on Bonfire at https://columbus.bonfirehub.com/login as an addendum. A pre-proposal meeting will not be held. Notice of published addenda will be posted on the City’s Vendor Services website and the addenda will be posted on Bonfire at https://columbus.bonfirehub.com/login. The selected Consultant will attend a scope meeting anticipated to be held on/about two weeks after proposals are due. The projected scope meeting date will be specified in the RFP. If the Consultant’s Project Manager is not available for the scope meeting, the Consultant is to designate an alternate to attend in their place. 1.2 Classification: All proposal documents (Request for Proposal, reference documents, addenda, etc.) will be available for review and download on Bonfire at https://columbus.bonfirehub.com/login after the RFP is advertised. Firms must meet the mandatory requirements stated in the RFP for a proposal to be considered for contract award. 1.3 Bonfire: If you do not have an account with Bonfire and you would like to review project information or submit a proposal, you will need to register for an account. Go to https://columbus.bonfirehub.com/login in order to sign up. There is no charge to establish an account with Bonfire or to submit proposals on City of Columbus projects through Bonfire. 1.4 City of Columbus MBE/WBE Program: This project is not subject to the requirements of the City’s MBE/WBE Program. The MBE/WBE goal assigned to this project is 0.0%. The following are the evaluation criteria that will be used for this RFP: • Local Workforce (Maximum 10 points) • Anticipated Project Team (Maximum 40 points) • Past Performance (Maximum 15 points) • Understanding of Project/Project Approach (Maximum 30 points) • Environmentally Preferable Consultant (Maximum 5 points) City certified MBE/WBE firms that submit a proposal may be eligible to receive an incentive credit of 5% of the total maximum available evaluation points on this RFP. To be eligible for the incentive credit, the firm must: • Be the prime consultant. • Be certified by the City’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion as an MBE/WBE capable of providing the type of professional services sought by the City at the time of the proposal due date. • Be a member of the ethnic and gender groups determined by the City’s 2019 Disparity Study to have a statistically significant disparity in the awarding of City professional services contracts. (The eligible groups for Professional Services RFP’s are City certified African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Caucasian Females.) • Submit a completed Bid Discount/Proposal Incentive Request Form with the proposal. Refer to the City of Columbus Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise and Small Local Business Enterprise Program Manual at https://new.columbus.gov/Government/Mayors-Office/Diversity-Inclusion for details on the program. A debriefing session is available to all professional services prime consultants who are unsuccessful in responding to this RFP. A request for a debriefing session must be submitted via email to contact@example.gov within thirty days following the contract award.