Enterprise - Demand Response and Curtailment Service Provider

Pre-Proposal Conference:
The State will hold a virtual pre-Proposal conference on April 28, 2026, at 11:00 AM Columbus, Ohio local time. The purpose of this conference is to discuss the RFP and the Work with prospective Offerors and to allow them to ask questions arising from their initial review of this RFP. The State will not be responsible to an Offeror for its failure to obtain information discussed during the pre-proposal conference due to its arriving after the pre-proposal conference has convened.

The conference will be held as a Microsoft Teams meeting with the following contact information:
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Attendance at the pre-Proposal conference is not a prerequisite to submitting a Proposal.

Purpose and Background:
The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to solicit proposals from qualified Contractors to provide voluntary Statewide Demand Response (DR) and other curtailment services. The contracted services will manage participation and enrollment, enabling State Agencies to engage in one or more PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) DR programs and other curtailment services. The goal is to maximize the Distributed Energy Resource Payments Split (DER) from all payments obtained by the Contractor for the Agency's performance in these programs.

OHIOBUYS TRAINING MATERIALS

OhioBuys training materials can be located at this site https://procure.ohio.gov/bidders-and-suppliers/resources/bidder-and-supplier-training/04-ob-training

To participate or submit an inquiry for this RFx, you need to be registered in the OhioBuys Supplier Portal. Suppliers are not required at this time to be registered in OAKS. If you have a need to seek technical support, clearly specify you need access to an active Ohio Buys solicitation.

Technical Support 1-877-644-6771

If there is a need for technical support during your proposal submission in the last 48 hours prior to the submissions, contact 614-466-5090.  This number is for OhioBuys solicitation technical questions only; there will not be any questions answered regarding the solicitation.

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