PUR2627028 Rev. 06/08/2026

INVITATION TO BID

DO NOT SHIP BASED UPON THIS BID

Return this SIGNED form to:

Louisiana Tech University Office of Purchasing PO Box 3157 208 Keeny Circle, RM 408 Ruston, Louisiana 71272

Bid Number: 50012-657-27 Bid Title: Purchase of Natural Gas for the Power Plant

Bid Schedule:

Pre-Bid Conference: Bidder agrees to comply with all conditions below and attached to this request.

N/A

Bid Submission Deadline / Opening: Prices are to be complete and the FOB point is to be Louisiana Tech

University unless otherwise specified.

August 3, 2026 @ 2:00 PM

Bidder Information: (Bidder to provide all required information) (Full Company Name)

(Full Street or Mailing Address)

(City) (State) (Zip)

(Phone) (Email) (Fax)

(Company Quote Number if Applicable)

PRICES MUST BE FIRM FOR AT LEAST 30 DAYS FROM BID OPENING DATE

FAILURE TO SIGN BELOW IN INK SHALL DISQUALIFY BID

Typed or Printed Name / Title Authorized Signature

The Louisiana Tech University Office of Purchasing is seeking SEALED BIDS for the following:

Purchase of Natural Gas for the Power Plant

* No bid bond is required for this solicitation *

** PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS FIRST PAGE AND ATTACHMENT F - BID RESPONSE WORKSHEET SHALL BE COMPLETED AND SIGNED. BIDS

RETURNED WITHOUT SIGNATURES ON BOTH PAGES WILL BE DEEMED AS NON-RESPONSIVE **

**See Attached Bid Specifications for additional details**

ALL BIDS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF PURCHASING VIA MAIL OR IN PERSON.

The Bidder is solely responsible for ensuring that its courier service provider makes inside deliveries to our physical location. Louisiana Tech University is not responsible for any delays caused by the bidder’s chosen means of delivery.

For questions regarding specifications, please contact the Office of Purchasing at 318-257-4205 or purchasing@latech.edu. Please ensure that the above bid number appears on all communications.

IMPORTANT: If bidding other than requested brand and product number (or style), enclose sufficient literature to determine compliance with specifications. Failure to comply with this request may eliminate your bid from consideration. Any manufacturer’s names, trade names, brand names, or catalog numbers used in the specifications are for the purpose of describing and establishing general quality levels. Such references are not intended to be restrictive. Bids will be considered for any brand which meets or exceeds the quality of the specifications listed for any items.

mailto:purchasing@latech.edu

The Louisiana Tech University Office of Purchasing is now accepting Sealed Bid solicitations for Purchase of Natural Gas for the Power Plant.

Louisiana Tech University operates a co-generation power plant that supplies electricity and steam for heating and cooling in excess of 2,000,000 square feet of academic, research and dormitory space.

The University is requesting bids for the Purchase of Natural Gas delivered to the University Power Plant. Under normal operating conditions, Louisiana Tech operates a Solar 70 gas turbine with a heat recovery boiler. The gas pressure required at the gas turbine is 350 PSIG and low pressure gas is used for supplemental firing at the heat recovery boiler at 40 PSIG.

At high steam demand one of two additional boilers can be brought on line requiring natural gas at 40PSIG to supply steam for campus heating and cooling.

There are currently two gas lines that can Supply Gas to the Power Plant. Delta Utilities (CenterPoint) has a line that can deliver gas at 40 PSIG. This gas line can supply fuel to the heat recovery boiler and to the additional boiler(s). Energy Transfer has a pipeline that can deliver gas at 350 PSIG. The University has no objection to bidder at bidder’s expense installing a new gas line to the Power Plant. If this option is selected, the University will work with contractor on route selection and necessary easements.

The University has natural gas regulators in place to reduce 350 PSIG to the appropriate pressure for the supplemental firing in the heat recovery boiler or the two steam boilers. The University does NOT have the ability to increase or raise the pressure of gas to 350 PSIG. Should a bidder deliver gas for high pressure through the Delta Utilities (CenterPoint) distribution line or other new line at lower pressure, bidder will be required to place into service all equipment necessary to increase pressure of the gas to 350 psig. Bidder will also be responsible for maintenance and energy cost for this equipment.

For the purposes of this solicitation and resulting contract, the NYMEX Natural Gas Futures monthly settlement prices are the official closing prices for each month’s contract, quotes in $/MMBtu. These prices are set at the close of business day before the end of the month.

The University is requesting bids for the purchase of high pressure gas for consumption at the power plant. GAS IS TO BE CONTRACT ON A “FIRM” BASIS with a delivery point of 904 Hergot Avenue on the Louisiana Tech University campus in Ruston, Louisiana. Attachment A is the expected purchase quantity for the campus. The price of gas delivered to the campus will be based upon the first-of-the-month pricing for Louisiana / Southeast deliveries into Henry Hub plus an add-on cost provided by the bidder on the attached form.

• It is the intent of the University to NOT daily nominate and balance daily consumption for the Power Plant.

• If the bidder requires nomination of daily gas consumption at the Power Plant, it is assumed that the monthly nominated volume shown in Attachment B will be used for nomination and the volume will be divided equally by the number of days in each month.

• If nominating gas consumption is required, volumes in excess of the monthly quantity in Attachment B will be charged at the Daily Henry Hub mid point posting + the add-on cost provided by the bidder on the attached bid form. If for Holiday or other reason a daily mid-point is not published, the value for the most recent published date will be utilized.

• Volumes untaken will be credited back to the University at the Henry Hub Daily Midpoint minus the add-on cost provided by the bidder on the attached bid form. If for Holiday or other reason, a daily mid-point is not published, the value for the most recent published date will be utilized.

Base Bid is for gas provided to the Power Plant. As an alternate bid is incidental gas purchased at the following locations:

• Davison Athletic Center, 1454 W. Alabama Avenue, Ruston, LA,

• Joe Aillet Field House, 1450 W. Alabama Avenue, Ruston, LA

• Thomas Assembly Center, 1650 W. Alabama Avenue, Ruston, LA

• Integrated Engineering and Science Education Building, 418 Dan Reneau Drive, Ruston, LA

Other individual facilities connected to the Local Gas Distribution company may be added with mutual agreement between both parties of the contract. Contractor shall arrange for all transportation and delivery permits, billings and payment.

The University will pay the cost of gas described in bid plus an additional cost per MMBTU.

NO OTHER FEE, TRANSACTION COST OR CHARGE MAY BE ADDED TO THE COST OF GAS OR THE MONTHLY INVOICE.

The University has the option to lock-in a portion of gas purchases for any combination of months remaining in the contract term by placing an offer to lock-in at a NYMEX Henry Hub trigger price specified by Louisiana Tech University. If the Henry Hub price on the NYMEX meets the trigger price within specified working days not to exceed 30, the lock-in prices will established for the months and quantities specified. The cost of gas locked-in will be the offer cost plus an add-on cost provided by the bidders on the attached bid form. No other fees, transaction cost or charges may be added to the cost of gas. Any volume of gas consumed and not locked-in will be priced using the process for balancing daily volumes described immediately above.

Bidder awarded a contract from this solicitation is required to obtain all necessary permits and contracts for transportation.

Louisiana Tech University will not enter into any other contract and will not be responsible for any fees are costs other than those described herein.

The bid will allow a one year contract with the possibility of two one-year renewals. Louisiana Tech makes no guarantee as to volume to be purchased. The successful Bidder must have in place capacity to supply 2,000 MMBTU of high pressure gas. Bidder is responsible, without additional compensation for supplying meters and any other equipment necessary to provide gas service at the appropriate pressure. Bidder is responsible for contracting and paying for the gas and transportation to the University point of consumption.

Gas Standards

• Gas delivered shall meet the tariff requirements of the delivery pipeline.

• Natural gas supplied under this contract shall be odorized in accordance with industry standards and regulations of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources.

• The billing unit for the Natural Gas purchased shall be per MMBTU and the Heating Value of the gas delivered will be determined by the Standard Gas Chromatograph Method as defined by the American Gas Association. Gas samples for this procedure shall be collected daily on the Louisiana Tech side of the base metering station at the Tech Power Plant.

The composite of the daily gas samples for the monthly billing period shall be tested for BTU content by an independent testing laboratory and the test results shall be used for actual billing calculations. Copies of the test results shall accompany the monthly billings. Contractor shall bear all costs for these tests.

Measurement and measurement equipment shall meet all conditions and specifications as required by AGA Gas Measurement Report No. 3 with any subsequent amendments or revisions to which are mutually agreed to.

RESUTLING CONTRACT

The bidder awarded the contract from this solicitation shall have no more than 30 days to execute the contract. The contract form shall be the NAESB Standard contract along with NAESB Special Provisions to contain necessary terms and conditions per this bid and resulting bid response.

REQUIRED TERMS to be included in Special Provisions to the NAESB Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas:

Taxes Before the contract may be approved, La. R.S. 39:1624(A)(10) requires the Office of State Procurement to determine that the Contractor is current in the filing of all applicable tax returns and reports and in the payment of all taxes, interest, penalties, and fees owed to the state and collected by the Department of Revenue. The Contractor shall provide its seven-digit LDR Account Number to the State for this determination. The State’s obligations are conditioned on the Contractor resolving any identified outstanding tax compliance discrepancies with the Louisiana Department of Revenue within seven

(7) days of such notification. If the Contractor fails to resolve the identified outstanding tax compliance discrepancies within seven days of notification, then the using agency may proceed with alternate arrangements without notice to the Contractor and without penalty.

Termination for Cause Should the State determine that the Contractor has failed to comply with the Contract’s terms, the State may terminate the Contract for cause by giving the Contractor written notice specifying the Contractor’s failure. If the State determines that the failure is not correctable, then the Contract shall terminate on the date specified in such notice. If the State determines that the failure may be corrected, the State shall give a deadline for the Contractor to make the correction. If the State determines that the failure is not corrected by the deadline, then the State may give additional time for the Contractor to make the corrections or the State may notify the Contractor of the Contract termination date.

If the Contractor seeks to terminate the Contract, the Contractor shall file a complaint with the Chief Procurement Officer under La. R.S. 39:1672.2-1672.4.

Termination for Convenience State may terminate the Contract at any time without penalty by giving thirty (30) days written notice to the Contractor of such termination or negotiating with the Contractor a termination date. Contractor shall be entitled to payment for deliverables in progress, to the extent the State determines that the work is acceptable.

Remedies for Default Any claim or controversy arising out of this contract shall be resolved by the provisions of LSA - R.S. 39:1672.2 - 1672.4.

Other Remedies If the Contractor fails to perform in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Contract, or if any lien or claim for damages, penalties, costs and the like is asserted by or against the State, then, upon notice to the Contractor, the State may pursue all remedies available to it at law or equity, including retaining monies from amounts due the Contractor and proceeding against any surety of the Contractor.

Governing Law This Contract shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana, including but not limited to La. R.S. 39:1551-1736; rules and regulations; executive orders; standard terms and conditions, special terms and conditions, and specifications listed in the RFP(if applicable); and this Contract. Venue of any action brought, after exhaustion of administrative remedies, with regard to this Contract shall be in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana.

E-Verify Contractor acknowledges and agrees to comply with the provisions of La. R.S. 38:2212.10 and federal law pertaining to E- Verify in the performance of services under this Contract.

Record Ownership All records, reports, documents and other material delivered or transmitted to Contractor by State shall remain the property of State, and shall be returned by Contractor to State, at Contractor's expense, at termination or expiration of the Contract. All material related to the Contract and/or obtained or prepared by Contractor in connection with the performance of the services contracted for herein shall become the property of State, and shall be returned by Contractor to State, at Contractor's expense, at termination or expiration of the Contract.

Contractor’s Cooperation The Contractor has the duty to fully cooperate with the State and provide any and all requested information, documentation, etc. to the state when requested. This applies even if this Contract is terminated and/or a lawsuit is filed.

Specifically, the Contractor shall not limit or impede the State’s right to audit or shall not withhold State owned documents.

Assignability Contractor may assign its interest in the proceeds of this Contract to a bank, trust company, or other financial institution.

Within ten calendar days of the assignment, the Contractor shall provide notice of the assignment to the State and the Office of State Procurement. The State will continue to pay the Contractor and will not be obligated to direct payments to the assignee until the State has processed the assignment.

Except as stated in the preceding paragraph, Contractor shall only transfer an interest in the Contract by assignment, novation, or otherwise, with prior written consent of the State. The State’s written consent of the transfer shall not diminish the State’s rights or the Contractor’s responsibilities and obligations.

Right to Audit and Record Retention Any authorized agency of the State (e.g. Office of the Legislative Auditor, Inspector General's Office, etc.) and of the Federal Government has the right to inspect and review all books and records pertaining to services rendered under this contract for a period of five years from the date of final payment under the prime contract and any subcontract. The Contractor and subcontractor shall maintain such books and records for this five-year period and cooperate fully with the authorized auditing agency. Contractor and subcontractor shall comply with federal and state laws authorizing an audit of their operations as a whole, or of specific program activities.

Fiscal Funding The continuation of this contract is contingent upon the appropriation of funds to fulfill the requirements of the contract by the legislature. If the legislature fails to appropriate sufficient monies to provide for the continuation of the contract, or if such appropriation is reduced by the veto of the Governor or by any means provided in the appropriations act to prevent the total appropriation for the year from exceeding revenues for that year, or for any other lawful purpose, and the effect of such reduction is to provide insufficient monies for the continuation of the contract, the contract shall terminate on the date of the beginning of the first fiscal year for which funds are not appropriated.

Non-Discrimination Contractor agrees to abide by the requirements of the following as applicable and amended: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972; Federal Executive Order 11246; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Age Discrimination Act of 1975; Fair Housing Act of 1968; and, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Contractor agrees not to discriminate in its employment practices, and shall render services under this contract without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, political affiliation, disability, or age in any matter relating to employment. Any act of discrimination committed by Contractor, or failure to comply with these statutory obligations when applicable shall be grounds for termination of this contract.

Continuing Obligation Contractor has a continuing obligation to disclose any suspensions or debarment by any government entity, including but not limited to General Services Administration (GSA). Failure to disclosed may constitute grounds for suspension and/or termination of the Contract and debarment from future Contracts.

Eligibility Status Contractor, and each tier of Subcontractors, shall certify that it is not on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement or Nonprocurement Programs promulgated in accordance with E.O.s 12549 and 12689, "Debarment and Suspension," as set forth at 24 CFR part 24.

Confidentiality Contractor shall protect from unauthorized use and disclosure all information relating to the State's operations and data (e.g. financial, statistical, personal, technical, etc.) that becomes available to the Contractor in carrying out this Contract.

Contractor shall use protecting measures that are the same or more effective than those used by the State. Contractor is not required to protect information or data that is publicly available outside the scope of this Contract; already rightfully in the Contractor's possession; independently developed by the Contractor outside the scope of this Contract; or rightfully obtained from third parties.

Under no circumstance shall the Contractor discuss and/or release information to the media concerning this project without prior express written approval of the State.

Amendments Any modification to the provisions of this Contract shall be in writing, signed by all parties, and approved by the required authorities.

Prohibition of Discriminatory Boycotts of Israel In accordance with R.S. 39:1602.1, for any contract for $100,000 or more and for any contractor with five or more employees, the Contractor certifies that neither it nor its subcontractors are engaged in a boycott of Israel, and that the Contractor and any subcontractors shall, for the duration of this contract, refrain from a boycott of Israel. The State reserves the right to terminate this contract if the Contractor, or any Subcontractor, engages in a boycott of Israel during the term of this contract.

Cybersecurity Training In accordance with La. R.S. 42:1267(B)(3) and the State of Louisiana’s Information Security Policy, if the Contractor, any of its employees, agents, or subcontractors will have access to State government information technology assets, the Contractor’s employees, agents, or subcontractors with such access must complete cybersecurity training annually, and the Contractor must present evidence of such compliance annually and upon request. The Contractor may use the cybersecurity training course offered by the Louisiana Department of State Civil Service without additional cost or may use any alternate course approved in writing by the Office of Technology Services.

For purposes of this Section, “access to State government information technology assets” means the possession of credentials, equipment, or authorization to access the internal workings of State information technology systems or networks. Examples would include but not be limited to State-issued laptops, VPN credentials to credentials to access the State network, badging to access the State’s telecommunications closets or systems, or permissions to maintain or modify IT systems used by the State. Final determination of scope inclusions or exclusions relative to access to State government information technology assets will be made by the Office of Technology Services.

Code Of Ethics The Contractor acknowledges that Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes (R.S. 42:1101 et. seq., Code of Governmental Ethics) applies to the Contracting Party in the performance of services called for in this Contract. The

Contractor agrees to immediately notify the state if potential violations of the Code of Governmental Ethics arise at any time during the term of this Contract.

Prohibition of Companies That Discriminate Against Firearm and Ammunition Industries In accordance with La. R.S. 39:1602.2, the following applies to any competitive sealed bids, competitive sealed proposals, or contract(s) with a value of $100,000 or more involving a for-profit company with at least fifty full-time employees:

Unless otherwise exempted by law, by submitting a response to this solicitation or entering into this contract, the Bidder, Proposer or Contractor certifies the following:

1. The company does not have a practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association based solely on the entity’s or association’s status as a firearm entity or firearm trade association;

2. The company will not discriminate against a firearm entity or firearm trade association during the term of the contract based solely on the entity’s or association’s status as a firearm entity or firearm trade association.

The State reserves the right to reject the response of the Bidder, Proposer or Contractor if this certification is subsequently determined to be false, and to terminate any contract awarded based on such a false response or if the certification is no longer true.

Vendors shall complete all pages of this Invitation to Bid, including the printed name and signature of the person submitting the quotation and pricing on the Schedule of Items page. Bid received without this information shall be deemed as non-responsive. Vendors are encouraged to include their own quote for an explanation of your proposed system, BUT this vendor quote shall not be a substitute for this completed Invitation to Bid Form.

PUR2627037 Rev. 06/08/2026

Attachment A

Bid Number: 50012-657-27 Bid Title: Purchase of Natural Gas for the Power Plant

The following is the expected consumption of gas for the period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The expected gas consumption is based upon the most typical twelve (12) month contract period.

Projected Monthly

MMBTU

September 53,172 October 48,153

November 48,418 December 48,912

January 51,024 February 47,257

March 47,568 April 49,753 May 51,270 June 51,344 July 51,518

August 49,634

598,023

Attachment B

The following is the Monthly and Daily Volume assumed for nomination of gas for bid evaluation.

NOTE: THESE VOLUMES FOR NOMINATION MAY BE CHANGED IN THE CONTRACT OR BY AGREED WRITTEN ORDER.

Nominated Nominated Monthly Daily

MMBTU MMBTU

September 30,000 1,000 October 35,000 1,129

November 29,000 967 December 33,000 1,065

January 35,000 1,129 February 32,000 1,143

March 34,000 1,097 April 33,000 1,100 May 31,000 1,000 June 33,000 1,100 July 34,000 1,097

August 34,000 1,097

393,000

Attachment C

The following is an example of gas delivery at the Power Plant.

Attachment D

The following is an example of Bill Calculation – Assumes the low bidder bid a monthly add-on of $0.15 per MMBTU as published for Southeast Louisiana deliveries into Henry Hub.

The Henry Hub first-of-the-month pricing as published for Louisiana / Southeast was $2.56 / MMBTU making the nominated volume to be invoiced at $2.71 / MMBTU.

The table below shows the daily nomination and clearance based upon the daily midpoint for Henry Hub as published in Platts Gas Daily. In this month, the expected situation is that no gas was consumed below the daily nominated gas volume.

If not nominating or balancing, all gas consumed will be billed at $2.71 / MMBTU based upon an assumed bid for a monthly add-on of $0.15 / MMBTU.

Cost of Cost of MMBTU MMBTU MMBTU First of Daily Nominated Balance

Nominated Consumed Difference Month Midpoint GAS Incluidng GAS Incluidng TOTAL Volume (Balance) $/MMBTU $/MMBTU $0.10 Add-In $0.10 Add-In COST OF GAS

Fri 5/1/2026 1,000 1,736.40 736.40 $2.710 $2.780 $2,810.00 $2,120.83 $4,930.83 Sat 5/2/2026 1,000 1,716.50 716.50 $2.710 $2.780 $2,810.00 $2,063.52 $4,873.52 Sun 5/3/2026 1,000 1,726.30 726.30 $2.710 $2.780 $2,810.00 $2,091.74 $4,901.74 Mon 5/4/2026 1,000 1,728.20 728.20 $2.710 $2.820 $2,810.00 $2,126.34 $4,936.34 Tue 5/5/2026 1,000 1,709.10 709.10 $2.710 $2.980 $2,810.00 $2,184.03 $4,994.03 Wed 5/6/2026 1,000 1,724.00 724.00 $2.710 $2.900 $2,810.00 $2,172.00 $4,982.00 Thu 5/7/2026 1,000 1,707.00 707.00 $2.710 $2.850 $2,810.00 $2,085.65 $4,895.65 Fri 5/8/2026 1,000 1,704.60 704.60 $2.710 $2.900 $2,810.00 $2,113.80 $4,923.80 Sat 5/9/2026 1,000 1,709.80 709.80 $2.710 $2.900 $2,810.00 $2,129.40 $4,939.40 Sun 5/10/2026 1,000 1,721.00 721.00 $2.710 $2.900 $2,810.00 $2,163.00 $4,973.00 Mon 5/11/2026 1,000 1,681.20 681.20 $2.710 $2.970 $2,810.00 $2,091.28 $4,901.28 Tue 5/12/2026 1,000 1,681.80 681.80 $2.710 $3.060 $2,810.00 $2,154.49 $4,964.49 Wed 5/13/2026 1,000 1,713.50 713.50 $2.710 $3.030 $2,810.00 $2,233.26 $5,043.26 Thu 5/14/2026 1,000 1,709.20 709.20 $2.710 $2.940 $2,810.00 $2,155.97 $4,965.97 Fri 5/15/2026 1,000 1,688.20 688.20 $2.710 $3.040 $2,810.00 $2,160.95 $4,970.95 Sat 5/16/2026 1,000 1,665.90 665.90 $2.710 $3.040 $2,810.00 $2,090.93 $4,900.93 Sun 5/17/2026 1,000 1,666.10 666.10 $2.710 $3.040 $2,810.00 $2,091.55 $4,901.55 Mon 5/18/2026 1,000 1,649.10 649.10 $2.710 $3.220 $2,810.00 $2,155.01 $4,965.01 Tue 5/19/2026 1,000 1,607.90 607.90 $2.710 $3.120 $2,810.00 $1,957.44 $4,767.44 Wed 5/20/2026 1,000 1,645.90 645.90 $2.710 $3.120 $2,810.00 $2,079.80 $4,889.80 Thu 5/21/2026 1,000 1,693.00 693.00 $2.710 $3.230 $2,810.00 $2,307.69 $5,117.69 Fri 5/22/2026 1,000 1,710.30 710.30 $2.710 $3.200 $2,810.00 $2,343.99 $5,153.99 Sat 5/23/2026 1,000 1,719.70 719.70 $2.710 $3.200 $2,810.00 $2,375.01 $5,185.01 Sun 5/24/2026 1,000 1,718.40 718.40 $2.710 $3.200 $2,810.00 $2,370.72 $5,180.72 Mon 5/25/2026 1,000 1,706.40 706.40 $2.710 $3.200 $2,810.00 $2,331.12 $5,141.12 Tue 5/26/2026 1,000 1,701.20 701.20 $2.710 $3.250 $2,810.00 $2,349.02 $5,159.02 Wed 5/27/2026 1,000 1,719.80 719.80 $2.710 $3.280 $2,810.00 $2,432.92 $5,242.92 Thu 5/28/2026 1,000 1,742.80 742.80 $2.710 $3.190 $2,810.00 $2,443.81 $5,253.81 Fri 5/29/2026 1,000 1,759.80 759.80 $2.710 $3.490 $2,810.00 $2,727.68 $5,537.68 Sat 5/30/2026 1,000 1,782.20 782.20 $2.710 $3.490 $2,810.00 $2,808.10 $5,618.10 Sun 5/31/2026 1,000 1,755.00 755.00 $2.710 $3.490 $2,810.00 $2,710.45 $5,520.45

31,000 52,900.30 21,900.30 $87,110.00 $69,621.51 $156,731.51

Attachment E

The following is Gas Consumption at Other Sites

Assembly Center

MMBTU

1650 W Alabama

Field House

MMBTU

1450 W Alabama

Davison Athletic

MMBTU

1450 W Alabama

Athletic Sub Total

IESB MMBTU

418 Dan Reneau

Jan 2024 1,670 470 344 2,483 1,273 Feb 2024 1,155 452 288 1,895 1,271 Mar 2024 1,241 432 313 1,985 1,321 Apr 2024 1,076 385 287 1,749 1,188

May 2024 931 322 156 1,409 1,016 Jun 2024 931 43 245 1,219 889 Jul 2024 961 57 258 1,276 823

Aug 2024 839 33 338 1,210 774 Sep 2024 987 56 345 1,388 1,060 Oct 2024 1,029 215 465 1,709 1,215 Nov 2024 1,179 266 460 1,905 1,326 Dec 2024 1,442 266 468 2,176 1,417

Total 2024 13,441 2,997 3,966 20,404 13,571

Jan 2025 1,593 234 373 2,200 1,222 Feb 2025 1,241 260 394 1,895 1,044 Mar 2025 1,250 239 460 1,949 1,126 Apr 2025 1,153 262 410 1,825 1,088

May 2025 1,158 135 390 1,683 1,065 Jun 2025 1,020 159 288 1,467 563 Jul 2025 962 45 305 1,312 674

Aug 2025 1,025 38 363 1,426 962 Sep 2025 995 89 303 1,387 996 Oct 2025 1,161 185 373 1,719 1,226 Nov 2025 1,379 165 403 1,947 1,158 Dec 2025 1,722 425 334 2,481 1,266

Total 2025 14,659 2,236 4,396 21,291 12,390

Attachment F

Bid Response Worksheet

Vendors shall complete all pages of this Invitation to Bid, including the printed name and signature of the person submitting the proposal and pricing on the Bid Response Form for Pricing. Bids received without this information shall be deemed as non-responsive.

Base Bid: Delivered High Pressure Gas for Locked-In price based upon NYMEX Henry Hub price based upon offer hitting a trigger price plus $ per MMBTU.

Alternate Bid: Delivered High Pressure Gas consumed other than the quantity locked-in based upon the first-of-the-month pricing for Southeast Louisiana deliveries into Henry Hum for the month consumed plus $ per MMBTU with load balanced based upon the daily midpoint.

Alternate Bid: Gas consumed at other incidental locations as per bid specifications for the month consumed plus $________ per MMBTU with load balanced based upon the daily midpoint.

Vendor Name:

Printed Officer Name:

Officer Signature:

Mailing Address:

Telephone Number:

Email Address:

The signer of this bid is either a corporate officer who is listed on the most current annual report on file with the Secretary of State or a member of a partnership or partnership in commendam as reflected in the most current partnership records on file with the Secretary of State. A copy of the annual report or partnership must be submitted to this office before contract award.

The signer of this bid is a representative of the bidder authorized to submit this bid as evidenced by documents such as Corporate Resolution, Certification as to Corporate Principal, etc. If this applies, a copy of the resolution, certification, or other supportive documents must be attached hereto.

The bidder has filed with the Secretary of State an affidavit or resolution or other acknowledged/authentic document indicating that the signer is authorized to submit bids for public contracts. A copy of the applicable document must be submitted to this office before contract award.

The signer of the bid has been designated by the bidder as authorized to submit bids on the bidder’s vendor registration on file with this office.

Attachment G

Example of letter requesting lock-in

July 1, 2026

Re: Natural Gas Purchase November 1, 2026 through October 31, 2027

Dear ________:

Pursuant to the terms of our bid and contract, Louisiana Tech University would like to ‘lock-in’ gas additional gas for the contract term November 1, 2026 to October 31, 2027 per the schedule below using a Henry Hub trigger price of $42.00 for the weighted average. This request is good until September 30, 2026. Per the terms of the contract, the delivered final cost of gas delivered to our power plant would be $24.15 per MMBTU.

MONTH VOLUME $/MMBTU

October-2026 15,000 $2.00

November-2026 15,000 $2.00 December-2026 15,000 $2.00

January-2027 15,000 $2.00 February-2027 15,000 $2.00

March-2027 15,000 $2.00 April-2027 15,000 $2.00 May-2027 15,000 $2.00

June-2027 15,000 $2.00 July-2027 15,000 $2.00

August-2027 15,000 $2.00 September-2027 15,000 $2.00

Please confirm the receipt of this request and forward confirmation as soon as the trigger price ahs been met. We look forward to working with you this new year.

Sincerely, Associate Vice President for Facilities and Grounds

Attachment H

Bid Number: 50012-657-27 Bid Title: Purchase of Natural Gas for Power Plant

The following pages contain a SAMPLE contract for the Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas.

Copyright © 2006-2022 North American Energy Standards Board, Inc. NAESB Standard 6.3.1 All Rights Reserved Page 1 of 15 September 5, 2006 (Revised by R15003/R15007, April 4, 2016; R19006, November 21, 2019; R18007, August 6, 2020;

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Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas This Base Contract is entered into as of the following date: ________________________________________________

The parties to this Base Contract are the following:

PARTY A

[INSERT COUNTERPARTY LEGAL ENTITY NAME]

PARTY NAME

PARTY B

INSERT COUNTERPARTY LEGAL ENTITY NAME

ADDRESS

www. BUSINESS WEBSITE

CONTRACT NUMBER

D-U-N-S® NUMBER

US FEDERAL:

OTHER: TAX ID NUMBERS

US FEDERAL: 870307414

OTHER:

JURISDICTION OF

ORGANIZATION

Corporation LLC Limited Partnership Partnership LLP Other:

COMPANY TYPE

Corporation LLC Limited Partnership Partnership LLP Other:

GUARANTOR

(IF APPLICABLE)

Party is a producer, processor, fabricator, refiner, commercial user, or merchandiser of the Gas under this contract:

Yes No Not Selected

PARTY CFTC

CLASSIFICATION

Party is a producer, processor, fabricator, refiner, commercial user, or merchandiser of the Gas under this contract:

Yes No Not Selected

CONTACT INFORMATION

ATTN:

TEL#: FAX#:

EMAIL:

COMMERCIAL

FAX#:

ATTN:

TEL#:

EMAIL:

ATTN:

TEL#: FAX#:

EMAIL:

SCHEDULING

FAX#:

ATTN:

TEL#:

EMAIL:

ATTN:

TEL#: FAX#:

EMAIL:

CONTRACT AND

LEGAL NOTICES

FAX#:

ATTN:

TEL#:

EMAIL:

ATTN:

TEL#: FAX#:

EMAIL:

CREDIT

FAX#:

ATTN:

TEL#:

EMAIL:

ATTN:

TEL#: FAX#:

EMAIL:

TRANSACTION

CONFIRMATIONS FAX#:

ATTN:

TEL#:

EMAIL:

ACCOUNTING INFORMATION

ATTN:

TEL#: FAX#:

EMAIL:

INVOICES

PAYMENTS

SETTLEMENTS

ATTN:

FAX#: TEL#:

EMAIL:

BANK:

ABA: ACCT:

OTHER DETAILS:

WIRE TRANSFER

NUMBERS

(IF APPLICABLE)

BANK:

ABA: ACCT:

OTHER DETAILS:

BANK:

ABA: ACCT:

OTHER DETAILS:

ACH NUMBERS

(IF APPLICABLE)

BANK:

ABA: ACCT:

OTHER DETAILS:

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ATTN:

ADDRESS: CHECKS

(IF APPLICABLE)

ATTN:

ADDRESS:

Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas (Continued)

This Base Contract incorporates by reference for all purposes the General Terms and Conditions for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas published by the North American Energy Standards Board. The parties hereby agree to the following provisions offered in said General Terms and Conditions. In the event the parties fail to check a box, the specified default provision shall apply. Select the appropriate box(es) from each section:

Section 1.2 Transaction Procedure

☐ Oral (default)

OR

☒ Written

Section 10.2 Additional Events of Default

☒ No Additional Events of Default (default)

☐ Indebtedness Cross Default

☐ Party A: __________________

☐ Party B: __________________

☐ Transactional Cross Default Specified Transactions:

Section 2.7 Confirm Deadline

☒ 2 Business Days after receipt (default)

OR

☐ Business Days after receipt

Section 2.8 Confirming Party

☒ Seller (default)

OR

☐ Buyer

Section 3.2 Performance Obligation

☐ Cover Standard (default)

OR

☒ Spot Price Standard

Section 10.3.1 Early Termination Damages

☒ Early Termination Damages Apply (default)

OR

☐ Early Termination Damages Do Not Apply

Note: The following Spot Price Publication applies to both of the immediately preceding. Section 10.3.2

Other Agreement Setoffs

☐ Other Agreement Setoffs Apply (default)

☐ Bilateral (default)

☐ Triangular

OR

☒ Other Agreement Setoffs Do Not Apply

Section 2.31 Spot Price Publication

☒ Gas Daily Midpoint (default)

☐ Argus Natural Gas Americas VWA

Section 6 Taxes

☒ Buyer Pays At and After Delivery Point (default)

OR

☐ Seller Pays Before and At Delivery Point

Section 7.2 Payment Date

☒ 25th Day of Month following Month of delivery (default)

OR

☐ Day of Month following Month of delivery

Section 15.5 Choice Of Law

UTAH

Section 7.2 Method of Payment

☒ Wire transfer (default) ☐ Automated Clearinghouse Credit (ACH) ☐ Check

Section 15.10 Confidentiality

☒ Confidentiality applies (default)

OR

☐ Confidentiality does not apply

Section 7.7 Netting

☒ Netting applies (default)

OR

☐ Netting does not apply

☒Special Provisions Number of sheets attached: ONE Addendum(s):

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Base Contract in duplicate.

[INSERT COUNTERPARTY LEGAL ENTITY NAME] PARTY NAME

By:

SIGNATURE

By:

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[Insert Name] PRINTED NAME

[Insert Title] TITLE

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General Terms and Conditions Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas

SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND PROCEDURES

1.1. These General Terms and Conditions are intended to facilitate purchase and sale transactions of Gas on a Firm or Interruptible basis. "Buyer" refers to the party receiving Gas and "Seller" refers to the party delivering Gas. The entire agreement between the parties shall be the Contract as defined in Section 2.9.

The parties have selected either the “Oral Transaction Procedure” or the “Written Transaction Procedure” as indicated on the Base Contract.

Oral Transaction Procedure:

1.2. The parties will use the following Transaction Confirmation procedure. Any Gas purchase and sale transaction may be effectuated in an ECS transmission or telephone conversation with the offer and acceptance constituting the agreement of the parties. The parties shall be legally bound from the time they so agree to transaction terms and may each rely thereon. Any such transaction shall be considered a “writing” and to have been “signed”. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the parties agree that Confirming Party shall, and the other party may, confirm a telephonic transaction by sending the other party a Transaction Confirmation by ECS, within three Business Days of a transaction covered by this Section 1.2 (Oral Transaction Procedure) provided that the failure to send a Transaction Confirmation shall not invalidate the oral agreement of the parties. Confirming Party adopts its confirming letterhead, or the like, as its signature on any Transaction Confirmation as the identification and authentication of Confirming Party. If the Transaction Confirmation contains any provisions other than those relating to the commercial terms of the transaction (i.e., price, quantity, performance obligation, delivery point, period of delivery and/or transportation conditions), which modify or supplement the Base Contract or General Terms and Conditions of this Contract (e.g., arbitration or additional representations and warranties), such provisions shall not be deemed to be accepted pursuant to Section

1.3 but must be expressly agreed to by both parties; provided that the foregoing shall not invalidate any transaction agreed to by the parties.

Written Transaction Procedure:

1.2. The parties will use the following Transaction Confirmation procedure. Should the parties come to an agreement regarding a Gas purchase and sale transaction for a particular Delivery Period, the Confirming Party shall, and the other party may, record that agreement on a Transaction Confirmation and communicate such Transaction Confirmation by ECS, to the other party by the close of the Business Day following the date of agreement. The parties acknowledge that their agreement will not be binding until the exchange of nonconflicting Transaction Confirmations or the passage of the Confirm Deadline without objection from the receiving party, as provided in Section 1.3.

1.3. If a sending party's Transaction Confirmation is materially different from the receiving party's understanding of the agreement referred to in Section 1.2, such receiving party shall notify the sending party via ECS by the Confirm Deadline, unless such receiving party has previously sent a Transaction Confirmation to the sending party. The failure of the receiving party to so notify the sending party by ECS or in writing by the Confirm Deadline constitutes the receiving party's agreement to the terms of the transaction described in the sending party's Transaction Confirmation; provided, for a Transaction Confirmation using NAESB WGQ Standard No. 6.4.2 dataset sent via ECS, the receiving party shall notify the sending party via ECS of receiving party’s acceptance or dispute of the Transaction Confirmation. If there are any material differences between timely sent Transaction Confirmations governing the same transaction, then neither Transaction Confirmation shall be binding until or unless such differences are resolved including the use of any evidence that clearly resolves the differences in the Transaction Confirmations. In the event of a conflict among the terms of (i) a binding Transaction Confirmation pursuant to Section 1.2, (ii) the oral agreement of the parties which may be evidenced by a recorded conversation, where the parties have selected the Oral Transaction Procedure of the Base Contract, (iii) the Base Contract, and (iv) these General Terms and Conditions, the terms of the documents shall govern in the priority listed in this sentence.

1.4. The parties agree that each party may electronically record all telephone conversations with respect to this Contract between their respective employees, without any special or further notice to the other party. Each party shall obtain any necessary consent of its agents and employees to such recording. Where the parties have selected the Oral Transaction Procedure in Section 1.2 of the Base Contract, the parties agree not to contest the validity or enforceability of telephonic recordings entered into in accordance with the requirements of this Base Contract.

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS

The terms set forth below shall have the meaning ascribed to them below. Other terms are also defined elsewhere in the Contract and shall have the meanings ascribed to them herein.

2.1. “Additional Event of Default” shall mean Transactional Cross Default or Indebtedness Cross Default, each as and if selected by the parties pursuant to the Base Contract.

2.2. “Affiliate” shall mean, in relation to any person, any entity controlled, directly or indirectly, by the person, any entity that controls, directly or indirectly, the person or any entity directly or indirectly under common control with the person. For this purpose, “control” of any entity or person means ownership of at least 50 percent of the voting power of the entity or person.

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2.3. “Alternative Damages” shall mean such damages, expressed in dollars or dollars per MMBtu, as the parties shall agree upon in the Transaction Confirmation, in the event either Seller or Buyer fails to perform a Firm obligation to deliver Gas in the case of Seller or to receive Gas in the case of Buyer.

2.4. "Base Contract" shall mean a contract executed, by ECS or in writing, by the parties that incorporates these General Terms and Conditions by reference; that specifies the agreed selections of provisions contained herein; and that sets forth other information required herein and any Special Provisions and addendum(s) as identified on page one.

2.5. "British thermal unit" or "Btu" shall mean the International BTU, which is also called the Btu (IT).

2.6. "Business Day(s)" shall mean Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Banking Holidays for transactions in the U.S.

2.7. "Confirm Deadline" shall mean 5:00 p.m. in the receiving party's time zone on the second Business Day following the Day a Transaction Confirmation is received or, if applicable, on the Business Day agreed to by the parties in the Base Contract; provided, if the Transaction Confirmation is time stamped after 5:00 p.m. in the receiving party's time zone, it shall be deemed received at the opening of the next Business Day.

2.8. "Confirming Party" shall mean the party designated in the Base Contract to prepare and forward Transaction Confirmations to the other party.

2.9. "Contract" shall mean the legally-binding relationship established by (i) the Base Contract, (ii) any and all binding Transaction Confirmations and (iii) where the parties have selected the Oral Transaction Procedure in Section 1.2 of the Base Contract, any and all transactions that the parties have entered into through an ECS transmission or by telephone, but that have not been confirmed in a binding Transaction Confirmation, all of which shall form a single integrated agreement between the parties.

2.10. "Contract Price" shall mean the amount expressed in U.S. Dollars per MMBtu to be paid by Buyer to Seller for the purchase of Gas as agreed to by the parties in a transaction.

2.11. "Contract Quantity" shall mean the quantity of Gas to be delivered and taken as agreed to by the parties in a transaction.

2.12. "Cover Standard", as referred to in Section 3.2, shall mean that if there is an unexcused failure to take or deliver any quantity of Gas pursuant to this Contract, then the performing party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) if Buyer is the performing party, obtain Gas, (or an alternate fuel if elected by Buyer and replacement Gas is not available), or (ii) if Seller is the performing party, sell Gas, in either case, at a price reasonable for the delivery or production area, as applicable, consistent with:

the amount of notice provided by the nonperforming party; the immediacy of the Buyer's Gas consumption needs or Seller's Gas sales requirements, as applicable; the quantities involved; and the anticipated length of failure by the nonperforming party.

2.13. "Credit Support Obligation(s)” shall mean any obligation(s) to provide or establish credit support for, or on behalf of, a party to this Contract such as cash, an irrevocable standby letter of credit, a margin agreement, a prepayment, a security interest in an asset, guaranty, or other good and sufficient security of a continuing nature.

2.14. "Day" shall mean a period of 24 consecutive hours, coextensive with a "day" as defined by the Receiving Transporter in a particular transaction.

2.15. "Delivery Period" shall be the period during which deliveries are to be made as agreed to by the parties in a transaction.

2.16. "Delivery Point(s)" shall mean such point(s) as are agreed to by the parties in a transaction.

2.17. “ECS” shall mean a secure electronic communication exchange of (i) this Contract, (ii) Transaction Confirmations, or (iii) invoices under Section 7. ECS may be performed using: (a) encryption of the exchanged document, (b) encryption of the exchanged communication, (c) secured through a secure login via NAESB WGQ EBB/EDM, or (d) a facsimile sent through a secured fax server.

ECS may be implemented by the parties or by using one or more third party service providers. It is the responsibility of each of the counterparties to ensure the selected third party service provider(s) communicates in a secure or encrypted manner.

2.18. "EFP" shall mean the purchase, sale or exchange of natural Gas as the "physical" side of an exchange for physical transaction involving gas futures contracts. EFP shall incorporate the meaning and remedies of "Firm", provided that a party’s excuse for nonperformance of its obligations to deliver or receive Gas will be governed by the rules of the relevant futures exchange regulated under the Commodity Exchange Act.

2.19. "Firm" shall mean that either party may interrupt its performance without liability only to the extent that such performance is prevented for reasons of Force Majeure; provided, however, that during Force Majeure interruptions, the party invoking Force Majeure may be responsible for any Imbalance Charges as set forth in Section 4.3 related to its interruption after the nomination is made to the Transporter and until the change in deliveries and/or receipts is confirmed by the Transporter.

2.20. "Gas" shall mean any mixture of hydrocarbons and noncombustible gases in a gaseous state consisting primarily of methane.

2.21. “Guarantor” shall mean any entity that has provided a guaranty of the obligations of a party hereunder.

2.22. "Imbalance Charges" shall mean any fees, penalties, costs or charges (in cash or in kind) assessed by a Transporter for failure to satisfy the Transporter's balance and/or nomination requirements.

2.23. “Indebtedness Cross Default” shall mean if selected on the Base Contract by the parties with respect to a party, that it or its Guarantor, if any, experiences a default, or similar condition or event however therein defined, under one or more agreements or instruments, individually or collectively, relating to indebtedness (such indebtedness to include any obligation whether present or future, contingent or otherwise, as principal or surety or otherwise) for the payment or repayment of borrowed money in an aggregate

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2.24. "Interruptible" shall mean that either party may interrupt its performance at any time for any reason,…