Exhibit B - Scored NonCost Fctrs 04-10-2025.docx

STATE OF WASHINGTON

ENERGY FACILITY SITE EVALUATION COUNCIL

EXHIBIT B – SCORED NON-COST FACTORS

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Instructions:

Note: Bidders must follow the instructions outlined in this Exhibit. Unless EFSEC, at its discretion, determines that a bidder’s variance from these instructions is immaterial or timely corrected, Bids that do NOT follow these instructions will be deemed to be nonresponsive and rejected.

1. Add bidder’s business name above and follow the instructions below.

2. Review and respond to all questions. ALL bidders must respond to REQ ID1 below.

3. Provide a written response that addresses how the bidder meets or exceeds each requirement in the Written Response column.

a. Supporting Information. Please make sure to include references in Exhibit A– Bidder Certifications that align with the information provided in this exhibit. Enterprise Services may request additional information or references to help verify the information provided by the bidder in this exhibit. A bidder’s failure to provide requested information to Enterprise Services within two (2) business days may result in disqualification.

b. Bidder’s Commitments. Please note that, if bidder is awarded a contract, the bidder’s responses to some of the performance requirements below will be incorporated to the resulting contract. Accordingly, the bidder is cautioned to state only commitments that the bidder can meet throughout the term of the contract. An awarded bidder (i.e., contractor) who is not able to meet such commitments throughout the contract term will be subject to contract termination for breach of contract and damages. Please see Exhibit D – Contract.

c. Identifiable Information in Bidder’s Exhibit Response. The State intends to conduct anonymous evaluations to minimize the risk of any potential bias. Bidders must not include any business names, logos, employee’s names (replace with position title or role), or other specifically identifiable information in their responses to this exhibit. The State will review all bid submittals prior to forwarding them to evaluators. If the State finds identifying information in the submittal, Enterprise Services will notify the bidder and allow them two (2) business days to correct and return their response. Bidders will not be allowed to alter any other information other than to remove the identifying information. If the bidder does not make the required adjustments, Enterprise Services will make modifications to remove the identifying information and deduct two (2) points from the bidder’s score for this exhibit.

d. Word Limit. Bidder’s responses must fully demonstrate knowledge of the subject matter. Less detailed responses may receive lower scores than those that more fully demonstrate knowledge of the subject matter. However, conciseness is also preferred, and the following limits are provided:

· The total word count for all written responses must not exceed 1,000 words for the response to all sections of REQ ID1 question below. Any text in excess of this limit will be deleted prior to forwarding the submittals to the evaluation team.

· Each written response must be complete and will be evaluated as written. Additional materials such as links to external content or embedded documents are not allowed and will not be evaluated.

e. Complete each response separately. Each written response will be evaluated on its own merits.

f. No External Links or Embedded Documents. Unless otherwise stated, bidders cannot include links to external content or embedded documents; such additional materials will not be evaluated.

4. Definitions. Environmental consulting is defined as professionals advising EFSEC on environmental issues and sustainability practices to help review and understand environmental impacts of facilities under review by EFSEC. Environmental compliance means conforming to environmental laws, regulations, standards and other requirements such as site permits to operate.

5. Bidders written response to the Performance Requirements will be assessed as follows:

6. Submit the exhibit as a Microsoft Word without modifying the formatting. If you need to print out this document for any reason, please note that it is Legal 8.5” x 14”.

Stated Business Need

To meet the minimum acceptable standard [0%]: Bidder must have completed and describe in their written response, at least two projects that are similar in scope to the services being procured in this solicitation. These projects must have been completed in the last five years, and should include the customers’ organization types (private, local government, etc.), scopes of services, and contracted project costs.

For the scope of the service, provide a description of tasks completed, end products, deliverables or results, and any metrics used. Bidder must demonstrate that the scope of services is similar to the range of services being procured under this solicitation. Bidders who do not meet this minimum acceptable standard will be disqualified from further consideration.

Added value: In the written response, demonstrate added value to the state that exceeds the minimum acceptable standard above by:

1) Providing additional examples (one or more examples beyond the required two (2) projects above) that closely align to the scope and value of this contract, and/or type of customers served, and

2) Company’s Years of Experience with any of the following specified areas of environmental reviews:

1) Water Quality, Spill Prevention, Control, and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) discharge

2) Public Services and Utilities

3) Land and Shoreline Use

4) Biological resources (Habitat and vegetation, fish and wildlife).

5) Cultural and Archeological resources

6) Socio-economic Impacts

7) Air Quality, Emissions Analysis, and Dust Control

8) Transportation impacts

9) Facility Site Emergency Plans

10) Facility Construction Plans

11) Construction and Industrial Noise and Vibrations

12) Site Decommissioning and Restoration

13) Nuclear Fusion and Fission

14) Geothermal, Wind, and Solar Energies

15) Gas and Oil Pipelines and Refineries

16) Energy Storage

17) Electrical Transmission

18) Other

Projects similar in scope to this solicitation’s scope completed in the last five (5) years:

(Required) Project 1 Title:

a) Customer Organization Type and/or Name:

b) Scope of Service:

c) Cost:

d) Describe the SEPA and other resources evaluated:

e) Describe SEPA documentation your company developed, particularly how that documentation would relate to the type of work on this proposed contract:

(Required) Project 2 Title:

f) Customer Organization Type and/or Name:

g) Scope of Service:

h) Cost:

i) Describe the SEPA and other resources evaluated:

j) Describe SEPA documentation your company developed, particularly how that documentation would relate to the type of work on this proposed contract:

(Optional – Value Added) Additional Examples Project 3 Title:

k) Customer Organization Type and/or Name:

l) Scope of Services:

m) Cost:

n) Describe the SEPA and other resources evaluated:

o) Describe the SEPA documentation your company developed, particularly how that documentation would relate to the type of work on this proposed contract:

Project 4 Title:

p) Customer Organization Type and/or Name:

q) Scope of Service:

r) Cost:

s) Describe the SEPA and other resources evaluated:

t) Describe the SEPA documentation your company developed, particularly how that documentation would relate to the type of work on this proposed contract:

(Optional – Value Added) Indicate years of experience and organizations you have contracting experience with in any of the following specified areas of environmental reviews:

For each item you show experience with below, list the following details:

u) Number of years of experience in subject area listed.

v) List up to three (3) organizations with whom you contracted and provided services within each area:

w) Water Quality, Spill Prevention, Control, and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) discharge

x) Public Services and Utilities

y) Land and Shoreline Use

z) Biological resources (Habitat and vegetation, fish and wildlife).

aa) Cultural and Archeological resources

ab) Socio-economic Impacts

ac) Air Quality, Emissions Analysis, and Dust Control

ad) Transportation impacts

ae) Facility Site Emergency Plans

af) Facility Construction Plans

ag) Construction and Industrial Noise and Vibrations

ah) Site Decommissioning and Restoration

ai) Fusion and Fission

aj) Geothermal, Wind, and Solar Energies

ak) Gas and Oil Pipelines and Refineries

al) Energy Storage

am) Electrical Transmission

an) Other

Return this exhibit to Procurement Coordinator at:

DESProcurementConsulting@des.wa.gov

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