Attachment_A0001_-_Questions_and_Answers.pdf

SPE60418R0408 A0001 Texas 2019 Attachment A- Question & Answers

September 26, 2018

All questions are submitted by interested parties, and answered by the Government are in response to Request for Proposal (RFP) SPE604-18-R-0408. Answers are incorporated into this document and changes reflected in Amendment 0001 dated September 27, 2018.

Any questions that were submitted that are not listed here shall be submitted with the proposals.

1. Page 3, Section B, Table 1, CLINS 0003, 0004, 0005, 0006 and 0017 all require RMR And RUC to be included in Price since they are designated with an ‘X’ in third column from the right.

Excluding CLIN 0002 (Dyess), and 0016 (Nasa), for other CLINS that do not have an ‘X’ in that third column from the right (e.g. CLINS 0001, CLINS 0007 thru 0015 and CLINS 0019 and 0020), do these have RMR and RUC included in Price?

DLA: For CLIN 0001, CLINS 0007 through 0015, CLINS 0018 through 0020, the RMR and RUC are included in Price.

2. Page 7, B802 (b), regarding Real Time SPP pricing, will the item (b) Transaction fee be multiplied by the Actual Consumption as metered by the TDSP at the Service Point, or will it be multiplied by the Metered Consumption as increased for Losses described in item (a) Energy?

DLA: The Transaction fee will be multiplied by the Actual Consumption as metered by the TDSP at the Service Point.

3. Page 9, C800 (b), what does item (8) mean? Is that about TDSP charges?

DLA: Any applicable line loss factors used to calculate the invoices such as energy charges defined in C802 paragraph (a) must be clearly stated in the invoice.

4. Page 7, B.802 (a), Similar to T&D Losses, Unaccounted For Energy (UFE) is also an item in ERCOT that retailers have to pay for customers load. Is UFE handled as part of Losses, or should an estimate of UFE be included in the Transaction fee?

DLA: The estimate of UFE should be included in the transaction fee.

5. TDSP charges have monthly meter fees. Is a retailer monthly meter charge allowed from the retailer as well?

DLA: No, a retailer monthly meter charge is not allowed.

6. Page 8, C800(a), states that “With the exception of any and all transmission and distribution related charges payable by the Government to the UDC under the applicable tariff for each account … the Contractor is responsible for all costs associated with deliveries to the delivery point and the scheduling and coordination for delivery of electricity to the service point for each account under the contract”. In ERCOT the investor owned TDSP’s all require the retailer to

September 26, 2018 pay the TDSPs directly, therefore, will you please confirm that TDSP pass‐thru charges, which would be invoiced by Contractor, are to be paid by the Government?

DLA: Yes, the Government intends to pay for TDSP pass-through charges.

7. Page 8, C800 (a) states that “The Contractor shall be liable for any and all penalties and/or additional costs assessed to the Government for the non‐delivery of the firm requirements in accordance with paragraphs (f) and (m) of the CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS clause.” We have been unable to identify paragraph (m). Will you please confirm or correct as necessary?

DLA: FAR 52.212-4(m) is incorporated by reference and is available at https://www.acquisition.gov/

8. Can the DLA define what is meant by partial bill (invoice) in Section C (b)(9) (page 9)?

DLA: By “partial bills”, the Government is referring to invoices that UDC/TDSP charges are not available.

9. Under DFARS 252.232‐7003, “the Contractor shall submit payment requests and receiving reports using WAWF, in one of the following electronic formats that WAWF accepts: Electronic Data Interchange, Secure File Transfer Protocol, or World Wide Web input. Information regarding WAWF is available on the Internet at Caution‐https://wawf.eb.mil/.” Will CLIN 0008, CLIN 0017, CLIN 0018, and CLIN 0019 only accept electronic invoicing through WAWF, or will standard paper bills that adhere to the other billing requirements in the solicitation be sufficient?

DLA: No. As stated in the solicitation, invoices must be submitted using WAWF for CLIN 0008, CLIN 0017, CLIN 0018, and CLIN 0019.

10. Regarding settlement language under 1801.01 starting on page 24 of 29 through 25 of 29, can the supplier offer a Fixed Price that is a full requirements, no settlement product instead of monthly +/‐ 10% settlement as noted? This way there is no monthly settlement of benchmark quantities at all.

DLA: Please refer to amendment 0001.

11. In Section B, Table 1: Supplies to be furnished: With respect to CLIN 002 Dyess Air Force Base, please clarify whether the index “adder” (non-energy) pricing should include all ancillaries

(ie. Regulation Service (Reg Up, Reg Down), Responsive Reserve Service, Non-Spinning Reserve Service, Reliability Must Run (RMR) ERCOT Fees, Day-Ahead Make-Whole Charge, Base Point Deviation Credit, Black Start Service, ERCOT Admin/ISO Fee, ERCOT Reliability Charge (ERO), ERCOT Other Charges, Renewable Energy Surcharge, Out-of Merit ADR

September 26, 2018

Settlement, Mismatch Schedule Fee, Real Time Revenue Neutrality (RTRN) Included Voltage Support Service, Emergency Energy, Emergency Response Service (ERS), Real-time Ancillary Service Imbalance Revenue Neutrality Allocation) while passing through GRT, PUC and RUC?

Should any of these ancillary costs be passed-through on the monthly invoices. Please clarify.

DLA: The only charges not included in the transaction fee are energy as defined in B802 paragraph (a) and as defined in B1.08 paragraph (c): TDSP, GRT, PUC, and RUC.

12. Regarding Attachment VII – NASA JSC BLOCK SCHEDULE Please clarify, is the on-peak Block size (MW) additive with the ATC Block Size (MW) or a subset of the ATC Block Size (MW) for each Delivery Month specified?

DLA: The on-peak and ATC defined on the schedule are independent of each other.