Addendum No. 2 and Questions and Answers Posted 10.14.25.pdf

Natural Gas Supply Invitation to Bid (ITB)

ITB No: 25-83101601-ITB

Addendum No. 2 Revisions to ITB and Scope of Work and

Questions and Answers

Addendum No. 2

The Department hereby amends ITB No.25-83101601-ITB as noted within this Addendum. For revisions, Highlights represent additions and strikethroughs represent deletions. In the event of a conflict between previously posted information and the information contained herein, the information herein shall control. The information included in this addendum is hereby made part of this solicitation.

Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, or failure to post the bond or other security required by law within the time allowed for filing a bond shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under chapter 120, Florida Statutes. Any protest concerning this agency decision must be timely filed with the Agency Clerk. Protests may be filed by courier, hand delivery, or U.S. mail at Department of Management Services, Office of the General Counsel, Attention: Agency Clerk, 4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 160, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950. Protests may also be filed by fax at 850-922- 6312 or by email at agencyclerk@dms.fl.gov. It is the filing party’s responsibility to meet all filing deadlines.

The Procurement Officer should be copied in such filings.

Please note: This addendum does not need to be returned with the bid.

1. Natural Gas Supply ITB Section 3.3.2 MFMP Training is hereby amended as follows:

MFMP University offers Vendor training materials on the Department’s MFMP Vendor Training website. Please visit:

http://www.dms.myflorida.com/business_operations/state_purchasing/myfloridamarketplace/mm mp_university/mfmp_u_for_vendors to access the MFMP Vendor Guide for information on VIP registration, commodity codes, and responding to solicitations in the Business Network.

MFMP offers Vendor training materials on the Department’s MFMP Vendor Training website.

Please visit:

https://www.dms.myflorida.com/business_operations/state_purchasing/myfloridamarketplace/mf mp_vendors to access the MFMP Vendor Guide for information on VIP registration, commodity codes, and responding to solicitations in the Business Network.

2. Attachment P - State of Florida Meter Location and Usage Report is hereby added as an attachment to the solicitation.

3. Attachment A, Scope of Work Section 3.10 Financial Consequences, Financial Consequences Chart is hereby amended as follows:

Financial Consequences Chart

Deliverable Performance Metric Performance Due Date

Financial Consequence for Non-Performance

Contractor will timely submit complete Term Contract Quarterly Sales Reports

All Term Contract Quarterly Sales Reports will be submitted timely with the required information

Completed reports are due 10 calendar days after the close of the quarter.

$250 per day late mailto:agencyclerk@dms.fl.gov http://www.dms.myflorida.com/business_operations/state_purchasing/myfloridamarketplace/mmmp_university/mfmp_u_for_vendors http://www.dms.myflorida.com/business_operations/state_purchasing/myfloridamarketplace/mmmp_university/mfmp_u_for_vendors https://www.dms.myflorida.com/business_operations/state_purchasing/myfloridamarketplace/mfmp_vendors https://www.dms.myflorida.com/business_operations/state_purchasing/myfloridamarketplace/mfmp_vendors

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Deliverable Performance Metric Performance Due Date

Financial Consequence for Non-Performance

Contractor will timely submit complete MFMP Transaction Fee Reports

All MFMP Transaction Fee Reports will be submitted timely with the required information

Completed reports are due on or before the 15th calendar day after the close of each month

$100 per day late

Contractor will timely submit an annual meter location and usage report.

All annual meter location and usage reports will be submitted timely with the information reasonably requested by the Department.

Such reports must include at least as much information as shown in Attachment P, State of Florida Meter Location and Usage Report.

Completed reports are due on or before June 30 of every term year.

$250 per day late

Questions and Answers

The Department has received the following questions through MFMP Sourcing, and the Department’s answers are provided in the table listed below:

No. Question Answer

1 How many months are there in the renewal term?

Is this something that is mutually agreed to, or a firm commitment that the state can exercise at their sole discretion?

Please refer to Attachment D, Draft Term Contract Section

1. Term and Effective Date.

Additionally refer to Attachment B, Enterprise Standard Terms and Conditions Section 4.1 Term, and section 287.057(14), Florida Statutes.

2 Where do bidders upload signed Attachments F, J, K, L in Ariba?

Attachments F, J, K, L are submitted only by awarded Contractors prior to the execution of a contract.

Refer to the ITB, section

2.11.3 PUR 7801 Vendor

Certification Form, and Attachment G, Mandatory Responsive Requirements.

3 Do we have to honor contracted rate with potential add-on meters within initial/renewal term?

Yes, please refer to Attachment A, Scope of Work Section 3.4.1 Firm Markup.

4 Will the bidders be able to ask additional questions after the State of Florida responds to the original questions on 9/30?

No.

“Questions must be submitted in the Business Network by the time and date reflected in the ‘Timeline of Events’ section.”

Please refer to the ITB document Section 2.1 Question Submission.

Additionally, please refer to Addendum No.1 Timeline of Events Revision.

5 Can the State provide monthly natural gas consumption data (in therms or MCF) for each facility/location for the past 36 months, or 12 months at minimum?

For facilities serviced from January 1, 2023, to September 17, 2025, please refer to Attachment P, State of Florida Meter Locations and Usage Report.

6 What is the total annual natural gas consumption across all State facilities for the most recent complete fiscal year?

For facilities serviced from January 1, 2023, to September 17, 2025, please refer to Attachment P, State of Florida Meter Locations and Usage Report.

7 Can the State provide a complete list of all facilities included in this RFP with their respective addresses and annual consumption volumes?

For facilities serviced from January 1, 2023, to September 17, 2025, please refer to Attachment P, State of Florida Meter Locations and Usage Report.

8 What are the maximum daily capacity requirements for each major facility during peak demand periods?

The Department does not have this information.

Maximum daily requirements may be included by the Customer in the Request for Quote (RFQ) or Purchase Order (PO).

9 Are there any facilities with interruptible service or dual-fuel capability?

For facilities serviced from January 1, 2023, to September 17, 2025, please refer to Attachment P, State of Florida Meter Locations and Usage Report. The green highlights on Attachment P represent Interruptible Transportation Service (ITS) meters.

10 What are the current capacity rights held by the State? Please refer to Attachment M, Florida Gas Transmission, Firm Transportation Service (FTS-1) Agreement No. 5085 and Attachment N, Florida Gas Transmission, Firm Transportation Service (FTS-

2) Agreement No. 5626.

Additionally, please refer to Attachment A, Scope of Work Section 3.2.1 Quantity, Quality, and Regulatory Compliance.

11 Can the State provide hourly or daily load profiles for major facilities to understand demand patterns?

The Department does not have this information.

12 Can the State provide a detailed breakdown of which accounts/meters are classified as Interruptible Transportation Service (ITS) versus NCTS.

This question is unclear.

13 For facilities that transition from ITS to NCTS service, what happens to the existing pipeline capacity commitments?

This question is unclear.

14 Is there an Asset Management Agreement (AMA) in place to handle capacity transitions and optimization across the State's portfolio?

Yes.

Please refer to Attachment A, Scope of Work 3.3.4

Please refer to Attachment M, Florida Gas Transmission, Firm Transportation Service (FTS-1) Contract No.

5085.

Additionally, refer to Attachment N, Florida Gas Transmission, Firm Transportation Service (FTS-

2) Contract No.

5626.

15 What is the total number of individual accounts/meters included in this RFP?

For facilities serviced from January 1, 2023, to September 17, 2025, please refer to Attachment P, State of Florida Meter Location and Usage Report.

16 For meters served by Central Florida Gas (CFG) arrangements, does pipeline capacity automatically transfer with the gas supply contract?

The Department does not have this information.

17 Are their any facilities that are not served behind the four main LDC’s in Florida?

This question is unclear.

18 For city-served facilities, is natural gas delivered via direct pipeline connection, or through the city's distribution system?

The Department does not have this information.

19 Does the currently allocated pipeline capacity fully cover the peak demand requirements for all meters included in the contract? Are there anticipated increases or decreases to this.

The Department does not have this information.

20 What is the required notice period for intraday changes to natural gas volumes or nominations?

Volume and Customer-specific delivery requirements will be set forth in a Request for Quote (RFQ) or Purchase Order (PO).

Additionally, please refer to Section 3.4.7 of Attachment A, Scope of Work, regarding Turnback Natural Gas.

21 How are new locations and meters communicated to the natural gas supplier?

Customer-specific delivery requirements will be set forth in a Request for Quote (RFQ) or Purchase Order (PO).

22 Are there additional State facilities not currently included in this RFP that may choose to participate in the Statewide Contract (SWC) during the contract term?

The Department does not have this information.

23 Are there any foreseen increases in usage that should be noted?

The Department does not have this information.