On-Call Consulting Services for Electrification, Grid Modernization, and Strategic Technology

The City of Seattle is requesting qualifications for on-call consulting services in electrification, grid modernization, and strategic technology, with qualifications due October 2, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and questions due September 4, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. through the City's e-procurement portal. A pre-submittal meeting is scheduled for August 28, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. via Microsoft Teams, with mandatory attendance confirmation. This is a WMBE-encouragement procurement requiring meaningful subconsultant opportunities with women and minority-owned firms and a formal WMBE Inclusion Plan for contracts valued above $343,000.

The scope spans six tasks: Strategy Development (Task A); Program and Project Management Support for transportation electrification, building electrification, grid modernization, and capital improvement projects (Task B); Operations and Maintenance Support for distributed energy resources, electric vehicle supply equipment, microgrids, battery energy storage systems, photovoltaic systems, inverters, and controllers (Task C); Communications Support (Task D); Owners Engineer Services (Task E); and Technical Research, Studies, Engineering Design and Installation Services, and Evaluation, Measurement and Verification (Task F). Consultants may bid one or multiple tasks.

Minimum qualifications include completion of at least two similar contracts or projects as prime consultant or subconsultant, prior utility or related programmatic support experience, professional accreditation with a minimum of three years relevant experience, and for Tasks E and F, a Washington State-licensed Professional Engineer to lead (or any U.S. state-licensed PE for Task F research and studies). Consultants must submit hourly rates for each task and job classification using the City's standardized rate sheet.

The total budget across all awarded contracts is capped at $40 million, with individual work assignments potentially ranging from $5,000 to $500,000 per task. The contract term spans a maximum of five years following execution. No guaranteed utilization is provided. Evaluation criteria weight WMBE Inclusion Plans at 20 points, Relevant Experience at 30 points, Past Performance at 30 points, and Cost/Hourly Rates at 20 points. Consultants must maintain comprehensive insurance including $1 million commercial general liability and automobile liability, $2 million umbrella or excess liability, and additional professional liability, crime fidelity, and cyber liability coverages as specified. Seattle business licensing and Washington State UBI registration are required where applicable.