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Montana Energy Infrastructure Resilience Grant Program-Phase 2 Call for Applications This eMACS event is the formal submittal opportunity. Only those applicants that completed Phase I are eligible to participate in this Phase II activity.

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Open 10/29/2026, 2:00 PM MDT Type Request for Information Close 11/12/2026, 2:00 PM MST Number DEQ-RFI2027-0242 Currency US Dollar

Sealed Until 11/12/2026, 2:00 PM MST

Payment Terms 0% 0, Net 30

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Contacts Rebecca Gregg Rebecca.Gregg@mt.gov

Phone +1 406-444-3101

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Commodity Codes Commodity Code Description 2302 Fuel/Energy - Electricity 2114 Forest Related Services - Wildfire Suppression Equipment, Supplies & Services 2308 Fuel/Energy - Services

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Description The State of Montana Department of Environmental Quality is issuing this Phase II Call for Applications for Montana Energy Infrastructure Resilience Grant Program as the formal submittal opportunity for applicants that completed the mandatory Phase I review and feedback session. The information and documents provided in this eMACS event are the official final publications and must be completed as instructed herein.

The State will only accept and review fully completed applications submitted to this event. Anything provided to the State during Phase I will not supplement anything by any applicant who did not include it in their official application(s) submittal. See relevant prerequisites for additional submittal requirements.

Application(s) submitted to this Request for Information (RFI) must comply with the instructions and procedures presented herein, including all documents and answers provided in response to questions submitted to the Q&A Board.

All applicants must submit all questions, comments, clarification requests, etc. exclusively to the Q&A Board by the established date and time. Once that arrives, questions are not accepted and applicants must complete and submit their applications to the best of their ability following the system prompts, answer all prerequisites, answer all questions as instructed, and upload their application(s) as directed. Technical difficulty questions regarding eMACS must be through the eMACS Help Desk as they are solely able to assist.

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Prerequisites Required to Enter Bid

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1. Read and accept the Procurement Officer (Single Point of Contact) information.

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Read and accept Montana's Standard Terms and Conditions. Use the Exceptions Form for all you want the State to consider and submit the Exceptions Form to the Q&A Board by the questions submittal deadline.

Failure to request exceptions during the Q&A period will result in your agreement to them as written and no consideration to negotiate will be granted except for non-material changes, at the State's discretion.

3. Read and accept the General Information document.

4. Read and accept the Federal Special Terms and Conditions (referred to as Attachment D in the Draft Contract). These cannot be altered, so no exceptions will be entertained.

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Read and accept the Draft Contract. Most of the content is required boilerplate, so only limited edits may be considered. Use the Exceptions Form to request any you want the State to consider and submit to the Q&A Board by the questions deadline. The State reserves the right to accept, reject or negotiate changes.

If no exceptions are requested during the Q&A period, the Applicant understands the State will not entertain any requests after the Q&A period closes. The State may make non-material changes, at its discretion during contract refinement.

6. Read and accept the Request for Applications Program information. This provides overview/purpose, projected timeline, scoring criteria, etc.

7. Read and accept Prevailing Wages Requirements information.

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Use this form to request ALL Draft Contract, Montana Standard Terms and Conditions, and General Conditions exceptions you want the State to consider modifying. Only one form is required for all exceptions. Upload to the Q&A Board by the questions submittal deadline. Only requests submitted by that deadline will be considered-the State will not consider any changes at any point after this deadline except for non-material changes at State's discretion. In order for the State to consider the requested changes, the form must be filled out in each column. Requests without all the information will be automatically rejected and the language/section will remain as originally published in this eMACS event. See associated prerequisite for each of the documents eligible for exceptions requests for additional information. The State reserves the right to accept, reject, or negotiate any or all requests and provide response(s) past the anticipated Answer posting deadline if necessary.

9. Read and accept Q&A Certify and Submit information.

10. Read and accept the Warranty information.

11. Read and accept the Registration with Montana Secretary of State information.

12. Read and accept Debarment information.

13. Applicant must certify their ability to submit their application(s) and be legally bound to the RFI Call for Applications and all the State and Federal requirements of the funding if awarded.

14. Read and accept Montana Time Zone and Application(s) Submittal information.

15. Read and accept Responsive and Responsible Definitions information.

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Buyer Attachments There are no Buyer Attachments added to this event.

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Questions Required Questions

Group 1:

Instructions:

1.1 Provide your full company name, address, email, and phone number. In addition, list the contact(s) for your company who can answer questions regarding your submitted response. Include contact(s) name, phone number, and email address.

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Applicant must provide their Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number obtained from SAM.gov as this program is funded with Federal monies. Failure to provide this number or proof it is pending will delay contract until it is received and submitted to the Procurement Officer. If the Applicant is not able to produce this before contract finalization after DOE award approval, the State and DOE reserve the right to withdraw award.

1.3 Download, complete and upload Attachment A-Application Form to this question.

Remember, only one document can be uploaded to this question. Refer to Montana Time Zone and Application(s) Submittal prerequisite for directions on how to upload additional applications.

1.4 Download, complete and upload Attachment B-Environmental Questionnaire to this question. Remember, only one document can be uploaded to this question. Refer to Montana Time Zone and Application(s) Submittal prerequisite for directions on how to upload additional applications.

1.5 Download, complete and upload Attachment C-Cost Match Commitment Letter to this question. Remember, only one document can be uploaded to this question. Refer to Montana Time Zone and Application(s) Submittal prerequisite for directions on how to upload additional applications.

1.6 Download, complete and upload Attachment D-Budget Justification-IIJA 40101d to this question. Remember, only one document can be uploaded to this question. Refer to Montana Time Zone and Application(s) Submittal prerequisite for directions on how to upload additional applications.

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Offeror does not have a practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association during the term of any contract it is awarded under this solicitation; and b. Offeror will not discriminate against a firearm entity or firearm trade association during the term of any contract it is awarded as a result of this solicitation.

1.8 Does your proposal contain confidential information? If you select Yes, another question will generate requiring an upload of your Trade Secret Affidavit. Offerors MUST also upload a redacted copy of their proposal under Supplier Attachments.

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Product Line Items Product Line Items

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Service Line Items Service Line Items

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