Through this Request for Proposals, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center is seeking qualified consultants or professionals with experience in clean transportation to serve as a technical consultant and project manager under MassCEC’s V2X Demonstration Projects 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. EVICC is required to assess and report on strategies and plans necessary to deploy EV charging infrastructure to establish an equitable, interconnected, accessible and reliable EV charging network in Massachusetts.
Through this Program, MassCEC aims to accomplish the following:
- Increase access to V2X technology options and reduce energy costs and grid constraints;
- Pilot innovative V2X models that can be replicated and scaled across the Commonwealth;
- Develop resources for sites in Massachusetts to implement V2X projects independently;
- Ensure that small and diverse MA-based businesses are included in the Program and meaningfully compensated to foster Massachusetts workforce development.
Funding Information
Total Funding Available: $6,166,533.
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”) to provide all the requisite experience required for the Scope of Work, including subvendors responsible for procurement, installation, and maintenance of V2X Charging stations. Proposals must be submitted by a single lead Applicant and must clearly identify relevant Applicant Team subvendor(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 MA-based vendors and small businesses, as well as Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (Minority, Women, Veteran, LGBTQ, Portuguese, and/or Disability-Owned Business Enterprises) (“Diverse Suppliers”).
For more information, visit MassCEC.
