Rfq/P Sdusd'S Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions

Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District (“SDUSD”, “District”) of San Diego County, California is seeking companies (hereafter referred to as “Firms”) with substantial experience in partnering with a public agency or non-governmental organization to deliver Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS) with Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE). This RFQ/P is the first step in framing a partnership for EVSE deployments at the majority of sites in the District’s property portfolio. The District intends to qualify Firms with substantial experience in partnering with a public agency or non-governmental organization to develop and construct EVCS with EVSE. This RFQ/P is the first step in framing a partnership for District-wide EVCS deployments, and will serve as a pilot test to assist the District in using scalable business models and partnerships for the design, operation, software, networking, accessories, warranties, and ongoing management and maintenance of EVSE. The District reserves the right to award work to one or more qualified Firms.As a pilot test, the District requests proposals to construct twenty-four (24) new EVCS to provide workforce charging at six (6) school sites (e.g.: 4 spaces per site) identified herein. Firms must offer a turnkey solution, including EVSE, software, networking, accessories, warranties, a billing/revenue collection platform, and ongoing management and maintenance. Proposed solutions must be scalable in order to accommodate future additional EVSE and expansion to approximately 200 school sites. The District will consider different ownership and operational scenarios presented by Firms. These may include (but are not limited to) the Firms’ exclusively covering all capital and operational costs; District being responsible for installation and Firms’ being responsible for management and ongoing operational aspects of the systems; shared revenue scenarios, and the like. These are provided simply as examples of possible scenarios and should not limit the Firms’ proposed solutions. Firms may present multiple scenarios as part of their proposal.