OPC S27024
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- BPM058829
- State
- Maryland
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
Opportunity details come from emma.maryland.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Maryland Office of People's Counsel, an independent state agency, is requesting proposals for expert consulting and testimony services to support its participation in Potomac Edison Company's electric base rate case (PSC Case Number 9904), with proposals due September 22, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EST.
The scope encompasses review of Potomac Edison's filing, testimony, exhibits, workpapers, and discovery responses; assistance with discovery and issue identification; development of recommended adjustments and policy positions; preparation of direct, rebuttal, and surrebuttal testimony and exhibits; review of opposing testimony; hearing preparation and attendance with testimony; support for settlement discussions and briefing; and technical analysis to support OPC's public communications regarding the case. The 2021 Legislative expansion of OPC's mandate requires consultants to consider environmental interests and the State's greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals within this rate case work.
OPC will evaluate proposals on Technical Expertise (40%), Quality of Issue or Policy Identification (40%), and Price (20%). No specific contract amount or term is disclosed in the notice due to the litigation-related nature of the work; the sample agreement template indicates the State retains the unilateral right to extend the contract term for up to three additional successive one-year calendar terms at its sole option.
Selected contractors must execute Maryland state affidavits covering campaign contributions, drug policy, tax payment, debarment, and discrimination compliance. The contractor's business must be registered with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation and, if a corporation or LLC, must be in good standing. All work product — testimony, exhibits, reports, and studies — becomes the sole property of OPC with no restriction on use. Invoices are submitted monthly to invoices.opc@maryland.gov. Proposals must be submitted on firm letterhead signed by an officer, partner, or proprietor to OPC.RFP1@maryland.gov. Questions should be directed to OPC Procurement Officer Sarah DeMaio at Sarah.DeMaio@maryland.gov.
Opportunity text
The Maryland Office of People's Counsel is an independent state agency which represents the interests of residential and noncommercial users in all matters or proceedings before the Maryland Public Service Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. In all such matters and proceedings, OPC has the rights of counsel for a party to the proceeding, including the right to participate in all discovery, motions, hearings, and appeals. The duties and powers of OPC are set forth in Public Utilities Article §§ 2-204 and 2-205. Following the 2021 Legislative Session, the Maryland General Assembly expanded OPC's mandate to require OPC to consider the "environmental interests of the State and its residents, including the State's progress toward meeting its greenhouse gas emissions reductions goals." OPC is seeking expert consulting and testimony services to assist OPC in Potomac Edison's electric base rate case (PSC Case Number 9904). OPC seeks consultants to review Potomac Edison's filing, testimony, exhibits, workpapers, discovery responses, and related materials; assist OPC in discovery and issue identification; develop recommended adjustments or policy positions; prepare testimony and exhibits; review rebuttal or surrebuttal testimony; assist OPC counsel in hearing preparation; provide support for settlement discussions and briefing as needed; and provide technical review or analysis, as requested, to support OPC's public-facing summaries or communications about the case, including after testimony is filed or after the Commission issues an order.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| S27024 PE Rate Case CN9904 Public Notice.pdf | ||
| Sample RFP Agreement and Attachments October 2025.pdf |
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