RFQ25005145_Mar_10_25_solicitation_doc.pdf

Solicitation Number: RFQ25005145

OER Phase 2 Energy Efficiency Administrator

Request for Quotation (RFQ)

State of Rhode Island

February 07, 2025 - March 14, 2025

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RFQ25005145

No. RFQ25005145 Title: OER Phase 2 Energy Efficiency Administrator Start Date: February 07, 2025 at 1:00:00 PM EST End Date: March 14, 2025 at 11:00:00 AM EDT Vendor Q&A Start Date: February 07, 2025 at 1:15:00 PM EST Vendor Q&A End Date: February 21, 2025 at 2:00:00 PM EST Estimated Total Value:

Who can respond to this bid? : Invited Vendors Only Description: The Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources is seeking a program administrator (PA) to design, implement, and report on the State's annual energy efficiency programming. Vendors qualified through QLV24003654 have been invited to participate in this solicitation.

Delivery Terms: Free On Board Destination Payment Terms: Vendor Specified Contact Information: State of Rhode Island

Max Righter One Capitol Hill 2nd Floor Providence RI, 02908 United States Tel: (401) 574-8179 Max.Righter@purchasing.ri.gov

Contact Details: If you have any questions, please contact:

Max Righter One Capitol Hill 2nd Floor Providence RI, 02908 United States Tel: (401) 574-8179 Max.Righter@purchasing.ri.gov

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General Solicitation Overview

OSP Vendor Instructions •Vendors must register in Ocean State Procures™ at www.ridop.ri.gov/vendor-registration/ to be able to submit solictation responses and receive any potential solicitation award.

•Vendor "How to Register" in Ocean State Procures™ instruction and registration link can be found at Osp Vendor Registration | Rhode Island Division of Purchases (ri.gov).

•Vendor “How to Bid” in Ocean State Procures™ instruction can be found at OSP Vendor Online Training Center | Rhode Island Division of Purchases (ri.gov).

•Solicitation responses must be submitted in Ocean State Procures™. Any solicitation responses emailed, mailed, faxed, hand-delivered or mis-directed to other State locations shall not be accepted.

Contract Term The contract period will begin approximately July 2025 and will continue through June 2033 with an option to extend the contract period for one additional 3-year program cycle, at OER’s discretion.

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Solicitation Requirements:

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General Requirements

Confidential Documents Vendors may designate part or all of a document(s) as being ”confidential” on the applicable document(s) itself. A confidential designation for these purposes should only be applied to information which is deemed exempt from public disclosure pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-2 or other applicable federal/State law, and may include but not be limited to the following: proprietary information; trade secrets; vendor financial records/statements; vendor bank account, ACH, and/or routing numbers; personally identifiable information of vendor staff/contractors; and FEIN and/or

Social Security Numbers.

Vendors are advised that upon submission of document(s) marked as “confidential”, the Vendor must also upload a redacted copy of the same document(s) which are suitable for public disclosure. Failure to upload a redacted copy, or submission of documents which are so excessively redacted as to thwart public disclosure requirements, may result in the Vendor’s proposal being deemed non-responsive to the solicitation in accordance with 220-RICR-30-00-

13(C)(6).

OSP Confidential Toggle Indicator Note: The toggle functionality in OSP to designate a document(s) as confidential is temporarily unavailable. If a vendor needs to indicate a document(s) as "confidential", do so within the document(s) itself and upload the file accordingly.

Questions Questions concerning this solicitation must be submitted to the Division of

Purchases’ eProcurement website, Ocean State Procures™, no later than the date and time indicated on the 'Overview' tab of this solicitation. All questions must be submitted in OSP to the 'Q&A Center', accessed via the 'Collaboration' tab of this solicitation. Questions submitted directly to the buyer of record and/or Division of

Purchases shall not be acknowledged. Submit each question individually with no attachments. Attachments shall not be acknowledged. No other contact with State parties is permitted.

Answers to questions received, if any, shall be posted on the solicitation record within Ocean State Procures™, as an addendum to this solicitation. It is the responsibility of all interested parties to monitor Ocean State Procures™ for any procurement related postings such as addenda.

Insurance Requirements

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In accordance with this solicitation, or as outlined in Section 13.19 of the General Conditions of

Purchase, found at https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/220-30-00-13 and General Conditions -

Addendum A found at https://www.ridop.ri.gov/documents/general-conditions-addendum-a.pdf, the following insurance coverage shall be required of the awarded vendor(s) (marked with an "X"):

General Requirements:

a) [ x ] Liability - combined single limit of $1,000,000 per occurrence, $1,000,000 general aggregate and $1,000,000 products/completed operations aggregate.

b) [ x ] Workers compensation - $100,000 each accident, $100,000 disease or policy limit and

$100,000 each employee.

c) [ x ] Automobile liability - $1,000,000 each occurrence combined single limit.

d) [ ] Crime - $500,000 per occurrence or 50% of contract amount, whichever is greater.

Professional Services:

e) [ x ] Professional liability (“errors and omissions”) - $2,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 annual aggregate.

f) [ x ] Environmental/Pollution Liability when past, present or future hazard is possible -

$1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate.

g) [ ] Working with Children, Elderly or Disabled Persons – Physical Abuse and Molestation

Liability Insurance - $1 Million per occurrence.

Information Technology and/or Cyber/Privacy:

h) [ x ] Technology Errors and Omissions - Combined single limit per occurrence shall not be less than $5,000,000. Annual aggregate limit shall not be less than $5,000,000.

i) [ x ] Information Technology Cyber/Privacy – minimum limits of $5,000,000 per occurrence and

$5,000,000 annual aggregate. If Contract Party provides:

1) [ ] key back office services Contract Party shall have a minimum limit of $10,000,000 per occurrence and $10,000,000 annual aggregate;

2) [ ] if Contract Party has access to Protected Health Information as defined in HIPAA and its implementing regulations, Personal Information as defined in in R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-49.3-1, et seq., or as otherwise defined in the Contract (together Confidential Information”), Contract Party shall have as a minimum the per occurrence, per annual aggregate, the total rounded product of projected number of persons data multiplied by $25 per person breach response expense per occurrence; but no less than $5,000,000 per occurrence, per annual aggregate; or,

3) [ ] if the Contract Party provides or has access to mission critical services, network architecture and/or the totality of confidential data $20,000,000 per occurrence and in the annual aggregate.

https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/220-30-00-13 https://www.ridop.ri.gov/documents/general-conditions-addendum-a.pdf

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Other:

Specify insurance type and minimum coverage required, (e.g. builder’s risk insurance, vessel operation (marine or aircraft):

j) [ ] Other - Specify insurance type and minimum coverage required

The Program Administrator shall be responsible for any work carried out by its subcontractors. The PA shall draft a scope of work for a subcontractor job and determine what level of insurance the subcontractor is required to carry for that job. The PA shall not grant permission to the subcontractor to commence the job, until proof of insurance has been provided.

Late Bids Vendors must submit proposals in response to this solicitation electronically in Ocean State

Procures™ before the date and time listed on the “Overview” tab. Ocean State Procures™ will accept no submissions after the date/time listed in the “Overview” tab. Proposals must be uploaded to Ocean State Procures™ at https://webprocure.perfect.com/login on this solicitation utilizing the submission system as indicated above.

NOTE: Proposals misdirected to other State locations or those not presented to the Division of

Purchases in Ocean State Procures™ by the scheduled due date and time shall be determined to be late and shall not be accepted. Proposals mailed, hand-delivered, faxed or emailed to the

Division of Purchases shall not be accepted. The official time clock is online in Ocean State

Procures™. Vendors are solely responsible for having proper internet connectivity, browser compatibility, and/or a functioning computer system for use of Ocean State Procures™.

Vendor Registration Status in OSP and Potential Award If your vendor registration in OSP is in a “pending” status and your organization receives notice of tentative selection for a potential contract or purchase order award; you must log into your OSP account and complete your registration to include your W-9 upload and other requirements as defined in the award’s Tentative Letter of Selection. Your registration will then be reviewed by the state’s Supplier Coordinator to transition your registration from “pending” to “approved” status if all qualifications are met. Further instruction for an “approved” account can be found atOSP Quick

Start Guide (ri.gov)

Bid Clauses/Requirements

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By submission of proposals in response to this solicitation vendors agree to comply with R. I.

General Laws § 28-5.1-10 which mandates that vendors/subcontractors doing business with the

State of Rhode Island exercise the same commitment to equal opportunity as prevails under

Federal contracts controlled by Federal Executive Orders 11246, 11625 and 11375.

Vendors are required to ensure that they, and any subcontractors awarded a subcontract under this solicitation, undertake or continue programs to ensure that minority group members, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, or disability.

Vendors and subcontractors who do more than $10,000 in government business in one year are prohibited from engaging in employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, or disability, and are required to submit an “Affirmative Action Policy Statement.”

Vendors with 50 or more employees and $50,000 or more in government contracts must prepare a written “Affirmative Action Plan” prior to issuance of a purchase order/contract.

a. For these purposes, equal opportunity shall apply in the areas of recruitment, employment, job assignment, promotion, upgrading, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, and rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

b. Vendors further agree, where applicable, to complete the “Contract Compliance Report” as well as the “Certificate of Compliance” and submit both documents, along with their Affirmative Action

Plan or an Affirmative Action Policy Statement, prior to issuance of a purchase order/contract.

Information on Affirmative action and both reports can be found at; Affirmative Action | Rhode

Island Office of Division of Equity Diversity and Inclusion (ri.gov)

For further information, contact the Rhode Island Equal Opportunity Office, at 222-3090 or via e-mail at ODEO.EOO@doa.ri.gov.

Award The State, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to make one or multiple awards for this solicitation and/or to reject any or all bids.

Bid Opening Notice to Bidders: Please be advised that the bid results relative to the within solicitation are preliminary. All bid submissions shall be evaluated by the Division of Purchases and the Agency to determine whether they are responsive to the solicitation and whether the vendor is responsible in accordance with the “State Purchases Act”, R. I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-1, et seq. and the Procurement

Regulations.

Minority Business Enterprise Participation https://dedi.ri.gov/about-office/equal-opportunity-office/affirmative-action-plans https://dedi.ri.gov/about-office/equal-opportunity-office/affirmative-action-plans mailto:ODEO.EOO@doa.ri.gov

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This bid has no questions defined.

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In accordance with RI Gen. Law § 37-14.1-1, it is the policy of the State of Rhode Island to support the fullest possible participation of firms owned and controlled by minorities (MBEs) and women

(WBEs). Pursuant to §§ 37-14.1-2 and 37-14.1-6, MBEs and WBEs shall be included in all State purchasing, including, but not limited to, the procurement of goods, services, construction projects, or contracts funded in whole or in part with State funds, or funds which, in accordance with a federal grant or otherwise, the State expends or administers.

§37-14.1-6.Minority business enterprise participation.

(a)Minority business enterprises shall be included in all procurements and construction projects under this chapter and shall be awarded a minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of the dollar value of the entire procurement or project.

General Requirements Acknowledgement

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Documents:

RFQ25005145 Phase 2 Scope of Work.pdf

RFQ25005145 Cost Proposal Template.xlsx

Q&A Center Items - RFQ25005145 - Addendum # 1.pdf

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Item Specifications Solicitation has been designated as having no line items.

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