Attachment 2 - Technical Proposal _CleanCopy032824 (1).pdf

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Offeror must be able to provide verified carbon credits and/or other environmental attribute certificates generated by projects that have been certified under an approved standard.

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ATTACHMENT 1 - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL TEMPLATE

RFP No. 149159 Verified Carbon Offsets & Other Environmental Attributes Certificates

In addition to reviewing submitted information about Market Access, Past Performance, Prior Experience, and contacting References, the technical review committee will review your comments on this template. Sample project descriptions and other information should support the comments summarized here. Technical criteria that will be used by the committee for the technical evaluation of qualifications for this procurement are listed on the template below in order of importance, and coded as follows.

Priority Codes:

M = Mandatory HD = Highly Desirable P = Preferred I = Information

Offeror must be able to manage offset registry sub- accounts dedicated to UMD on UMD’s behalf, retire offsets as specified by UMD and provide documentation to show active and retired offsets in these sub-accounts for up to five (5) years.

In-depth project details from all projects offered should be available to the University, including location, history, additionality tests, descriptions, press coverage, and any other relevant details. It is helpful to have photos, videos or other multimedia available when feasible.

Offerer is able to provide comparable choices of substitute credits/certificates in cases where there is an unforeseen problem with a project that UMD has selected.

Credits/certificates should not be substituted without written approval from UMD.

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Offeror is able to provide verified RECs, SRECs, and Green-e voluntary carbon offsets generated by projects that have been validated or certified according to the relevant standard and are eligible to be used toward compliance with Maryland Renewable Portfolio Standards.

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Offeror is able to provide RINs and/or RTCs and/or Green-e RFCs from projects that have been certified and verified according to the appropriate Standard.

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Offeror is prepared to involve students, faculty and/or staff in hands-on-learning about projects that are generating offsets for the University’s strategic needs.

Provide a plan with specific steps that the Offeror will take to achieve hands-on learning opportunities.

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Offeror is prepared to provide c r e d i t s / c e r t i f i c a t e s generated from one or more projects in Maryland and/or the mid-Atlantic “airshed.” D e s c r i b e s pecific steps that the Offeror will take to source and/or develop projects in this region.

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Offerors should be prepared to discuss and document the integrity of credits/certificates offered beyond the minimum requirements for third party verification. T h i s c a n i n c l u d e i n d e p e n d e n t r a t i n g s , c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h i n t e g r i t y i n i t i a t i v e s a n d / o r o t h e r q u a l i t y a s s u r a n c e i n i t i a t i v e s a t t h e d i s c r e t i o n o f t h e o f f e r o r . Projects that can demonstrate that they would not exist without the financial investment and/or technical support from carbon markets are preferred.

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The university is interested in information from offerors who have brokered innovative partnerships with non-profit organizations and/or small businesses that support mitigation and/or adaptation to climate change at the community level.

Offerers who can give clear examples of how purchasing credits/certificates through them supports community-based climate change innovation by leveraging these partnerships should provide information to this end

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Offerors should have current availability of credits/certificates from vintage years 2020- 2023 from operating projects and expected future availability of credits/certificates for vintage years 2024-2030 for new/developing projects.

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Offerors are prepared to provide credits/certificates generated from one or more projects with clear climate change resilience and/or community level economic or public health co-benefits.

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Offerors have relationships with non-domestic projects in politically stable nations where the University has existing relationships through Education Abroad (myea.umd.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Pro grams.ProgramDiscovery)or faculty research (research.umd.edu/roundup).

The University would like to learn more about the types of projects and the opportunities associated with them. The University is not opposed to purchasing some verified offsets from non-domestic projects, but inclusion of non-domestic projects is not a high priority for proposed portfolios.

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