J-200000-02-N33191-25-R-ITAELEC_Definitions.pdf

J-200000-01 – Definitions, Abbreviations and Acronyms

Acronyms and definitions as used throughout this solicitation/contract:

ADR stands for the Alternative Dispute Resolution;

ARERA stands for the Authority for the Regulation of Energy, Utility Grids, and Environment (Autorita’ per la

Regolazione dell’Energia, Reti e Ambiente), established by Lx n. 481 14/11/95 and further modifications. ARERA replaced AEGGSI effective 28 December 2017;

Bank (Insurance) Guarantee is a promise from a bank or other lending institution that if a particular borrower defaults on a loan, the bank will cover the loss (see Attachment J-2000000-03 for bank guarantee amount, and J-

200000-05 for a template);

Contracting Officer is the Government representative in charge for executing the supply contract on behalf of the NAVFAC EURAFCENT;

Delivery Point is defined as the interconnection with the competent Distributor’s network identified through the 14-digit position number indicated in the attachment J-2000000-02 for each account to be supplied; Distributor stands for the Entity running the electrical distribution activity as per concession set by Italian Law;

Eligible Customer is the individual or legal entity authorized by DLg No. 79/99 to enter energy supply contract with any producers, distributors, wholesale dealers in Italy and abroad;

Government stands for the Government of the United States of America (U.S.);

Prezzo Unico Nazionale (PUN) means an index for electricity market prices published by Gestore Sistema Elettrico

(GSE) published and averaged monthly;

Line Item refers to the three (3) locations to be serviced (AF1 = Aviano area bases, NV1 = Campania & Lazio area bases, NV2 = Sicily area bases);

Low Voltage (LV) stands for delivery voltage at delivery points lower than or equal to 1 kV;

Medium Voltage (MV) stands for delivery voltage at delivery points in the range 1 kV to 30 kV;

Multi-Site Customer stands for a single customer having at least 50 different delivery points to be supplied and invoiced separately;

NAVFAC EURAFCENT stands for Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe Africa Central;

NAVFAC stands for US Government organization and is authorized to execute electrical power contracts for the US forces in Italy, limited to US Air Force and Navy;

Offeror stands for a supplier that submits a proposal;

Parties stands for the NAVFAC EURAFCENT and the Supplier;

POD stands for Point of Delivery is the delivery point as defined in the provisions of the ARERA, is identified by an alphanumerical code; it is the demarcation point between the system of the Distributor and the end user;

RFP stands for Request for Proposal;

Supplier stands for an Offeror awarded the contract;

SF stands for NAVFAC EURAFCENT’s Standard Form; this acronym is followed by a number identifying what contract action the form is intended for;

TERNA stands for the Italian Independent Transmission System Operator;

TET stands for the NAVFAC EURAFCENT Technical Evaluation Team that receives, accepts and evaluates the offers;

Transaction Fee shall reimburse the Supplier for services performed and costs incurred to supply electrical power to the point of delivery, including management costs, risk, and profit margin. The Transaction fee shall remain constant throughout the contract term;

Transportation or Distribution costs (transmission, metering and distribution items as defined in the resolution

ARERA no.348/07 Allegato A “TIT” and subsequent modifications) stands for the cost for electric energy transportation obtained by applying the best tariff option offered by the local Distributors for a given user type;

Time of Use Bands are defined as follows:

Tri-Band Structure: based on 3 hour bands named F1, F2 and F3 (F1: Peak hours, F2: Mid level hours, F3: Off-peak hours), as defined in Table 1 annexed to the resolution ARERA no. 181/06 and subsequent modifications.

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