bid-3152-27-award.pdf

This is a Bid Award Summary document from the New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services, Division of Procurement and Support Services, for firm electricity supply services. The procurement sought bids to supply approximately 93,183 megawatt-hours (MWh) annually across four Local Distribution Company service territories: Unitil (NH), Eversource Group 1, Liberty Utilities, and Eversource Group 2 (Cannon Mountain). The two-phase procurement required Qualification Statement submissions by September 16, 2026, with bidder approval notification by September 18, 2026, followed by pricing submissions due September 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. The contract term options are 12, 24, or 36 months, commencing November 1, 2026, with expiration dates of October 31, 2027, 2028, or 2029, respectively, and may be extended up to two additional one-year terms not to exceed five years total. Awards were made to the lowest-cost bidder per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for whole pricing groups without vendor splitting.

The award summary reflects four pricing groups with varying estimated annual usage volumes and unit costs across different contract terms. Unitil was awarded PG1 pricing at unit costs ranging from $0.11127 to $0.11280 per kWh; Eversource Group 1 received PG2 at unit costs from $0.11447 to $0.11737 per kWh; Liberty Utilities received PG3 at unit costs from $0.11718 to $0.12077 per kWh; and Eversource Group 2 (PG4) was not awarded. Total extended costs for all awarded groups range from approximately $10.8 million to $29.3 million depending on contract duration. Pricing must remain firm for the entire contract term and include energy, capacity, ancillary services, ISO costs, transmission losses, and renewable portfolio standards compliance as fixed costs. A 25% swing provision applies to usage variances, with usage exceeding this threshold purchased at market rates.