Through this RFP, MassCEC seeks qualified consultants or professionals with experience in clean transportation, MHD fleet electrification support, mobile, temporary, and/or non-grid tied charging stations, and utility coordination to serve as a technical consultant and project manager under MassCEC’s MHD Mobile Charging Solutions Program.
Donor Name: Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center (MassCEC)
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/19/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Coordinating Council (“EVICC”) was authorized by “An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind” (the “Climate Law”) in 2022 to implement an electric vehicle charging infrastructure deployment plan. The Climate Law requires that the EVICC assess and report on strategies and plans necessary to deploy electric vehicle charging infrastructure to establish an equitable, interconnected, accessible and reliable electric vehicle charging network in Massachusetts.
Through the Program, MassCEC intends to address barriers to EVSE installation for MHD fleets through the deployment of Mobile Charging solutions. Barriers to be addressed include:
- EVSE Right Sizing – Mobile Charging may inform fleet owners of appropriate charging needs prior to permanent charging station installation, which can address overbuilding and reduce grid impacts and costs.
- Facility Upgrade and Infrastructure Installation Delays – For fleets experiencing long lead times for facility upgrades and charging station installations, Mobile Charging may provide a temporary or semi-permanent solution to ensure that vehicles remain operational until charging stations are energized.
- Facility Ownership Structures – For fleets that lease facilities or depots and/or are planning to move locations, Mobile Charging stations may provide either temporary or long-term solutions to lack of decision-making authority or operations uncertainties.
Through the Program, MassCEC aims to:
- Increase access to Mobile Charging and reduce barriers to EV adoption for MHD fleet owners and operators in MA;
- Pilot Mobile Charging models that can be replicated and scaled across the Commonwealth;
- Develop resources for MHD fleet owners and operators in Massachusetts to implement Mobile Charging solutions independently; and
- Ensure that small and diverse MA-businesses are included in the Program and meaningfully compensated to foster Massachusetts workforce development
Funding Information
Total Funding Available: $5,430,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible Applicants include sole proprietors, professional consultants, nonprofits, institutions or companies with multiple employees. MassCEC encourages Applicants to form a team with sub-vendors (“Applicant Team”), if necessary, to provide all the requisite experience required for the Scope of Work. Proposals must be submitted by a single lead Applicant and must clearly identify relevant Applicant Team sub-vendor(s) with whom to jointly respond to this RFP and their respective roles and experience. MassCEC strongly encourages Applicant Teams to include and meaningfully compensate Massachusetts based vendors and small businesses, as well as Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (Minority, Women, Veteran, LGBTQ, Portuguese, and/or Disability-Owned Business Enterprises).
For more information, visit MassCEC.
