AMENDMENT 001 - RFP 00042061.pdf

Addendum form 2.2 Rev. June 7, 2017 Page 1 of 1

0BAMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION

1. AMENDMENT NUMBER A001

2. DATE ISSUED July 1, 2026 3.NUMBER OF PAGES As noted below

4. ISSUED BY

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT & BUSINESS SERVICES

2113-R CHESAPEAKE BUILDING

4300 TERRAPIN TRAIL

COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND 20742-6050

POINT OF CONTACT: Karen Elvidge

TELEPHONE NUMBER: 301- 405 - 3269

ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESS: kelvidge@umd.edu

5. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 4)

6. NAME, ADDRESS AND FEI NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR

TO ALL PROSPECTIVE PROPOSERS

7A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

RFP No. 00042061- Request for Proposal (RFP) Roof-top Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project(s) at UMCP

7B. DATED

1B8. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION

The solicitation identified in 7A above is amended as set forth in Item 9.

The due date and time specified for receipt of offers/bids is extended, is not extended.

Contractor must acknowledge receipt of this amendment.

FAILURE OF CONTRACTOR’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS/BIDS PRIOR TO THE DUE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED MAY RENDER CONTRACTOR’S OFFER UNACCEPTABLE/NON-

RESPONSIVE AND SUBJECT TO REJECTION.

9. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT (Use additional pages if required)

To include the following documents which are hereby made a part of RFP 00026915

1. Pre-Proposal Conference Meeting Sign-In Sheet/Notes, page 1- 3.

2. Pre- Proposal Conference Presentation, pages 1 – 10.

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 7A, including previous amendments, if any, shall remain in full force and effect.

10A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or Print)

11A. NAME OF

PROCUREMENT OFFICER

(Type or Print)

Karen Elvidge, CPPB

10B. CONTRACTOR SIGNATURE

(Signature of Person Authorized to Sign)

10C. DATE SIGNED

mailto:kelvidge@umd.edu

List of Attendees for RFP No. 00042061

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Karen Elvidge, Procurement Office kelvidge@umd.edu

Susan Corry, Director – Engineering & Energy– scorry@umd.edu

Christopher Lindsey – Manager (Energy Programs) clindse2@umd.edu

Outside Firms:

Dan Long

Greenskies

Daniel.long@greenskies.com

Y.E.G. Solar Roofing and General Contractors

Augustus Aja-Onu gosolar@yourenergyguy.com

Joe Stevens, Zach Monhollen - National Energy Control zmonhollen@nationalenergycontrol.com jstevens@nationalenergycontrol.com

Pushya Desal

Starktech desaip@starktech.com

Josh Davis

National Energy Control jdavis@nationalenergycontrol.com

Jawuan Brown jawuan@monumentalsolar.com mailto:scorry@umd.edu mailto:clindse2@umd.edu mailto:Daniel.long@greenskies.com mailto:gosolar@yourenergyguy.com mailto:zmonhollen@nationalenergycontrol.com mailto:jstevens@nationalenergycontrol.com mailto:desaip@starktech.com mailto:jdavis@nationalenergycontrol.com mailto:jawuan@monumentalsolar.com

RFP No. 00042061 – Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project(s) at UMCP

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE – MEETING MINUTES

MEETING DATE: Monday, June 29, 2026 at 11:00 A.M LOCATION: Virtual ATTENDEES: See attached Sign-in Sheet

PUBLISHED:

A. Introductions and Opening Remarks

• The meeting started on or around 11:00 am with a review of the RFP and introductions from UMCP.

B. Procurement – Karen Elvidge (Procurement Officer) spoke to important dates and requirements in the RFP. All questions must be in writing and submitted to the attention of the Procurement Officer as instructed in the RFP. The Procurement Officer is the only point of contact during the solicitation process.

C. Project Description – Susan Corry, Engineering & Engineering, provided an overview of the project and the scope of work. Ms. Corry indicated the successful contractor is expected to execute the provided Power Purchasing Agreement Form and there is little to no room for change. In addition there may be another canopy location as part of this project. Christopher Lindsey mentioned the site visit and notification to email both kelvidge@umd.edu and lindse2@umd.edu if you plan on attending and how many attendees.

D. Participants were reminded to review RFP requirements and submit the RFP Technical and Price to the box account provided with the RFP and not on-line to E-Maryland Marketplace., and questions must be submitted in writing.

Question: Is this conflicting? What is UMD stance on SRECS? “As part of the PPA, UMD requires full and exclusive ownership of the environmental credits generated by the developed solar projects(s). Answer: UMD is requesting PPA pricing for two cases;

UMD retains the SREC’s and the Contractor retains the SREC’s

Note: The items mentioned above, which are not all-inclusive of the RFP, provide a brief summary of the project, and proposal submittal procedures. Prospective proposers should review the RFP in its entirety and submit questions, in writing, in areas where clarification is needed.

Chesapeake Building Room 2113-R 4300 Terrapin Trail College Park, Maryland 20742-3111

301.405.5813 TEL 301.314.9565 FAX

DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT AND BUSINESS SERVICES

mailto:lindse2@umd.edu

University of Maryland College Park

Request For Proposal (RFP) 00042061 Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project(s)

Pre-Proposal Conference

AGENDA

1. Introductions

2. General Information

3. Review

4. Questions

5. Sign in with your email and the name of your company in chat.

6. No recordings are permitted.

UMD STAFF

University of Maryland Procurement & Business Services Karen Elvidge, Manager kelvidge@umd.edu

Department of Engineering and Energy Susan Corry, Director, Engineering & Energy Christopher Lindsey, Manager (Energy)

SOLICITATION SCHEDULE

• Pre-Proposal Conference:

– Friday, June 29, 2026 @ 11:00 A.M.

– Site visit July 8, 2026

– MUST pre-register via email to:

• kelvidge@umd.edu and clindse2@umd.edu

• Deadline for questions: July 22, 2026, at 2:00 P.M.

• All questions must be submitted in writing to:

Karen Elvidge at kelvidge@umd.edu. Please do not reach out to other UMCP employees on this solicitation.

• Technical Proposals Due August 12, 2026, at 3:00 P.M.

mailto:Lthompso@umd.edu

RFP OBJECTIVE

• To select one firm for the installation of solar PV project(s)

SCOPE OF WORK

• The University is soliciting proposals for the development of a solar energy system(s) at one or more sites at its College Park campus. Specifically, UMD is seeking to develop a parking canopy project at its Shuttle Bus Facility and perhaps one additional rooftop site to achieve its 1,300kWdc development goal.

MWBE PARTICIPATION

• There are no Minority Participation goals established for this project;

however, firms are highly encouraged to include Minority participation in their proposal.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Please pay strict attention to the Technical requirements in Section

2.15 and Section 4.4 and submit all technical criteria listed.

ADDITIONAL INFO

• The University is seeking Technical and Price Proposals utilizing a Qualification- Based Selection.

• All firms will be notified of their status once the evaluation of the technical criteria has been completed.

• Firms are required to sign and submit Exhibit 1, Section A-1 Solicitation/Contract Form with their submittal.

• The Solicitation is posted at E-Maryland Marketplace. All bidders must register at E-Maryland to receive the solicitation and any amendments. The PowerPoint presentation and sign-in sheet will be posted at E-Maryland within the next few days.

• Bids are not to be submitted at E- Maryland. There is a box link in the RFP for submitting your bid documents.

• Firms should not make any changes to any of the terms and conditions in the solicitation document.

RFP No. 00042061 Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Projects at UMCP Pre-Proposal Meeting Minutes

SEE ATTACHED POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION

PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE ITEMS.

END OF MEETING MINUTES

Attachments:

Sign-In Sheet

Procurement Power-Point Presentation