RFI - Generation & Transmission of Wholesale Retail Electricity.pdf

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OFFICE OF STATE PROCUREMENT (OSP)

DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

BID NUMBER: 059033

Issue Date: September 24, 2026

STATEWIDE

GENERATION & TRANSMISSION OF WHOLESALE RETAIL

ELECTRICITY

NOTICE

A Prospective respondent that has received this document from the Office of State Procurement website or procurement.maryland.gov, or that has received this document from a source other than the Procurement

Officer, and that wishes to assure receipt of any changes or additional materials related to this RFI, should immediately contact the Procurement Officer and provide the Prospective Respondents name and mailing address so that addenda to the RFI or other communications can be sent to the Prospective Bidder.

https://procurement.maryland.gov/

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STATE OF MARYLAND

Office of State Procurement

RFI KEY INFORMATION SUMMARY SHEET

Request for Information: Generation & Transmission of Wholesale Retail Electricity

Solicitation Number: BPM059033

Solicitation Type: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

RFI Issue Date: September 24, 2026

RFI Issuing Office: Department of General Services, Office of State

Procurement

Procurement Officer: Tierra Ali-Said e-mail: Tierra.Ali-Said1@maryland.gov

Closing Date and Time: October 8, 2026, 2:00 pm Local Time

Responses are to be submitted via email only at: Tierra.Ali-Said1@maryland.gov mailto:Tierra.Ali-Said1@maryland.gov

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CONTENTS OF THIS SOLICITATION PACKAGE

Section A General Information

Attachment 1 Vendor Questionnaire

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SECTION A

GENERAL INFORMATION

Generation and Transmission of Wholesale Retail Electricity

BPM059033

A. OBJECTIVE:

a) The purpose of this Request For Information (RFI), which is not a solicitation to procure, is a means of conducting market research to identify capable parties having an interest in the Statewide/Generation and Transmission of Wholesale Retail

Electricity Supply procurement. This RFI is in addition to any formal forthcoming meetings that would occur after the procurement solicitation posting once a date is determined.

b) The requirements stated in this RFI may not accurately reflect that which may be contained in a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), Purchase Order

RFP (PORFP), Task Order RFP (TORFP) or other procurement vehicle. This issuance does not constitute a commitment to issue an Invitation for Bids, award a contract, or pay any costs incurred in the preparation of a response to this request. Furthermore, the Department of General Services (DGS) requires that all responding vendors provide only the requested information in response to this RFI.

c) Any information received in response to this RFI will assist DGS in collecting information that may be used at a future date for a procurement. A submission in response to this RFI does not guarantee that the respondent will be included in any subsequent procurement. Likewise, a non-submission in response to this RFI does not preclude a recipient or vendor from inclusion in any future procurement.

d) As part of DGS's efforts to gather this information, DGS may schedule information sessions as it determines necessary with participants or others. The purpose of these sessions is strictly for information gathering. This is not a procurement activity and will not result in an evaluation, a purchase, nor a contract award.

e) OSP intends on subsequently soliciting and awarding a Fixed Price, Indefinite

Quantity Contract for various Service Zones. The term of the contract is anticipated to commence in the Second or Fourth Quarter of 2026. It is anticipated that the contract will be for multiple years and potentially contain renewal options.

f) The contract award(s) may be by geographic service zone regions, however, the makeup of this has not been finalized at this time. OSP would like to increase the likelihood of being able to designate one or more portions of this procurement to a

Small Business (SB) and allow maximum opportunity for Minority Business

Enterprise (MBE) and Veteran Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) to participate.

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B. INSTRUCTIONS:

a) This information is for OSP internal planning purposes only. Responses will not be used to evaluate firms.

b) In order to facilitate an expedited review and response period, the OSP is requesting that vendors complete Attachment 1 and send their responses to the Procurement Officer no later than the RFI’s Due Date.

c) Respondents should give specific attention to the identification of the portions of its response which is considered confidential, proprietary, commercial information, or trade secrets, and provide justification why such materials, upon request, should not be disclosed by the State under the Public Information Act, Title 4 of the General Provisions of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Respondents are advised that, upon request for this information from a third party, the Procurement Officer will be required to make an independent determination regarding whether the information may be disclosed.

C. GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION OF WHOLESALE RETAIL

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY:

For reference purposes and to assist in determining if your firm is capable of handling the requirements of the State, below you will find information for the Scope of Work and possible document requirements.

This Request for Information is being issued by DGS on behalf of several executive, independent and quasi- independent state agencies, as well as University System of

Maryland (USM) Institutions, collectively referred to as the “State.” The State, by and through the Department of General Services, is requesting bids for the purchase, delivery and account management of generation, transmission of firm electricity, and any ancillary and/or incidental services to all enrolled accounts in the PJM subaccount from the wholesale market in the Potomac Electric Power Company (“PEPCO”), Baltimore

Gas &Electric Company (“BGE”), Delmarva Power (“Delmarva”), Potomac Edison

(“Potomac Edison”), and Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (“SMECO”) service territories, and other Electric Distribution Companies (EDCs) within the State of

Maryland. The contractor will need to service and invoice up to 2,300 accounts of various sizes. Furthermore, the Contractor will be responsible for administering and allocating power from existing and new power purchase agreements (PPAs) to these accounts, with specific allocations specified by the State. Total annual energy consumption is approximately 1.1 billion kilowatt hours. Account details will be provided at a later date.

D. SCOPE OF WORK:

1. Establish and maintain a PJM subaccount(s) on behalf of the State.

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2. Purchase power and any ancillary and/or incidental services in wholesale markets at the direction of the State.

3. Deliver power to specific accounts in Maryland electric service territories.

4. Administer, including sending invoices to, and collecting payment from, specific accounts in Maryland electric service territories.

5. Purchase or exchange renewable energy credits (REC) to assure compliance with

Maryland’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS).

6. Administer renewable power from the State’s utility-scale power purchase agreements, including:

○ Tracking and reporting sales into the nodes where the power is generated, and

○ Assigning power and RECs to up to 2,300 State utility accounts.

7. The Contractor shall be responsible for all actions necessary for the scheduling and coordination to supply electricity, capacity, and any Ancillary Services to the

Delivery Point for each account under the Contract. All quantities ordered by the

State shall be considered firm and guaranteed to the Delivery Point. The

Contractor shall also be responsible for accounting for, track, and allocate renewable energy supply from existing and any newly entered power purchase agreements.

8. The Contractor shall be responsible for all actions necessary for the scheduling and coordination to supply electricity, capacity, and any Ancillary Services to the

Delivery Point for each account under the Contract. All quantities ordered by the

State shall be considered firm and guaranteed to the Delivery Point. The

Contractor shall also be responsible for accounting for, track, and allocate renewable energy supply from existing and any newly entered power purchase agreements.

9. The Contractor shall be responsible for all actions necessary to coordinate with the EDC to enroll accounts in the PJM subaccounts, including but not limited to, resolving any issues related to EDC regulated services and to ensure the reliable provision of electricity to the accounts included in a Contract.

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION OF WHOLESALE RETAIL

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

BPM059033

ATTACHMENT 1

A) Contractor Contact Information: Enter your information in the yellow fields.

Company Name:

Address:

Email Address:

Website Address:

Telephone Number:

Point of Contact: (name, title, telephone number, and email address)

Satellite/Branch Office Locations:

B) Socioeconomic Information (circle one) : MBE VSBE SBR

Business Size: (Small or Large)

If small, list other any additional socio-economic grouping:

C) Please circle the regions in the chart below based on your firm’s capabilities. Only circle the service areas if you believe you can meet all the requirements outlined. Since suppliers may not have the organizational/staff capability to provide Electricity coverage in

8 of 9 Revised 9/25/26 all areas, only indicate the service areas where your company can provide Electricity, ( you are permitted to include any anticipated team subcontractors’ participation in your response).

D) Documents Requirement: Does your firm possess any of the following:

a. Maryland License: License by the State of Maryland Public Service Commission

(PSC) to provide deregulated Electric Supply in the State? Yes or No: ________

b. FERC power marketing license for Wholesale Retail sales of electric energy, capacity and Ancillary Services in the PJM Independent System Operator (ISO) region ? Yes or No: _______

c. Proof of PJM membership? Yes or No: ________

d. Prior Experience: During the past five years has your company served as a Load

Serving Entity (LSE), supplying Wholesale Retail power to a combined total of three

(3) clients, one of which was a federal, state or local government client in the PJM region for a term of at least 24 months, and each serving at least 2,300 accounts, each supplying at least 1.1 billion kilowatt hours annually? Yes or No: ________

e. Can your company provide: An irrevocable Letter of Credit in the amount of ten percent (10%) of Contract valuing $2,000,000.00 to the State as the sole beneficiary?

Yes or No: _______

f. Can your company provide: An irrevocable Performance Bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of a Contract valuing, $2,000,000.00 in a duly executed and a surety qualified to do business in the State of Maryland? Yes or No: _______

E) General Questions:

a. Is there anything unduly restrictive about the Scope of Work that would prevent your company from being able to compete in a Solicitation if a Solicitation was advertised?

STATEWIDE Electric Distribution

Company REGIONS:

Circle all Regions your company can supply.

BGE Region PEPCO Region

SMECO

Region

Delmarva

Region

Potomac

Edison Region

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b. What part of this project do you believe could be subcontracted to increase

MBE/VSBE participation? (if any)?

c. What do you believe MBE/VSBE goals should be for a project of this magnitude? (and why?)

d. Are there any regions/counties that you believe can be designated to Small

Businesses (why or why not)?

e. Is there any other items you believe that OSP should consider before finalizing the specifications and soliciting for this commodity?

- THIS IS THE END OF THE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION -

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR FEEDBACK.