NAT26002-SESPRA_pr.xlsx

This is a proposals received spreadsheet for Contract NAT26002, issued by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy. The contract solicits professional services for a comprehensive risk analysis of Delaware's critical energy infrastructure, requiring a detailed inventory and assessment of the state's major energy supply, distribution, and demand networks. The deliverables must support system situational awareness, resiliency planning, hazard mitigation, climate change and sea level rise adaptation, disaster response coordination, and energy infrastructure investment decision-making. Proposals were due September 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM, with questions due by August 21, 2026. The contract has an initial term of one year with two optional one-year renewal extensions. Five proposals were received from ICF, TetraTech, AECOM, Siemens Energy, and Verdantas LLC, with contact information provided for each bidder.

Evaluation of proposals is based on 100 total points across four criteria: experience and reputation (25 points), capacity to meet project requirements (30 points), demonstrated technical ability (30 points), and pricing (15 points). Vendors must demonstrate electric sector risk assessment expertise and experience with investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, and cooperative utilities. All proposal costs must be specifically detailed with no additional charges permitted without written State consent, and costs must include full compensation for applicable taxes. Payment is based on defined and measurable milestones with no advance payments allowed, and the State may withhold up to 25 percent of contract monies until acceptable performance is demonstrated. Vendors must maintain Commercial General Liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence/$3 million aggregate and either Medical/Professional Liability, Miscellaneous Errors and Omissions, or Product Liability insurance at $1 million per occurrence/$3 million aggregate. Anticipated award notification is October 16, 2026.