LCFS Verification, Aggregation, and Fuel Pathway Services

Agency:	Northern California Power Agency
State:	California
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services
Posted Date:	May 27, 2026
Due Date:	Jun 23, 2026
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Request for Proposals (RFP)

Title: LCFS Verification, Aggregation, and Fuel Pathway Services

Bid No. LR 2604

RFP Issue Date:

RFP submittal Deadline:

Contract Administrator:

Address:

Phone:

Email:

May 14, 2026

June 23, 2026 5:00 p.m. PST

Emily Lemei

Northern California Power Agency

651 Commerce Drive

Roseville, CA 95678

(916) 781-4293

emily.lemei@ncpa.com

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) LR2604

TITLE: LCFS Verification, Aggregation, and Fuel Pathway Services

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION ………...…………………………………………………………….

2. SCOPE OF SERVICES …………………………………………………………………

3. INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPONDENT .……………………………………………

4. TENTATIVE TIMELINE ……………………………………………………………….

5. PROPOSAL FORMAT REQUIREMENTS ……………………………………….

6. CONTRACT TYPE AND METHOD OF PAYMENT ………………………….

7. EVALUATION PROCESS …………………………………………………………….

ATTACHMENTS

A. RESPONDENT INFORMATION FORM ……………………………………... A-1

B. FORM CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT ……………………….. B-1

Section 4. Insurance Requirements …………………………………. B-3

Exhibit A – Scope of Services ……………………………………………. B-13

Exhibit B – Compensation Schedule and Hourly Fees ……….. B-14

1. INTRODUCTION

The Northern California Power Agency (“NCPA” or “Agency”) is a joint powers agency, a

public entity established under California Government Code sections 6500 et seq. NCPA was

established in 1968 by a consortium of locally owned electric utilities to make joint

investments in energy resources that would ensure an affordable, reliable, and clean supply

of electricity for customers in its member communities.

NCPA members include municipalities, a rural electric cooperative, and other publicly

owned entities for which the not-for-profit agency provides such services as the generation,

purchase, aggregation, scheduling, and management of electrical energy. NCPA Members

are: the Cities of Alameda, Biggs, Gridley, Healdsburg, Lodi, Lompoc, Palo Alto, Redding,

Roseville, Santa Clara, Shasta Lake, and Ukiah, the Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative,

the Port of Oakland, the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, and the Truckee

Donner Public Utility District (individually referred to as “Member” or collectively as

“Members” hereafter).

Agency and certain NCPA Members participate in the California Air Resources Board’s

(CARB) Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program as opt-in reporting entities, and generate

one or more of the following types of credits: base credits, incremental, non-residential,

metered residential, fixed guideway, eOGV, and forklift. While Agency and NCPA Members

primarily generate electricity credits, some also participate in the LCFS as obligated entities

and report for other fuel types.

Through this RFP, NCPA is seeking qualified entities with subject matter expertise to provide

one or more of the following services:

I. Independent Verification Services

II. LCFS Aggregation Services

III. Fuel Pathway Services

IV. Additional Services Related to the LCFS Program

Any enabling agreement entered into by NCPA pursuant to this RFP would be utilized

directly by interested Members or Agency to serve their respective needs. NCPA may enter

into enabling agreements for one or multiple services, as defined below.

2. SCOPE OF SERVICES

Through this RFP, NCPA is seeking proposals from qualified firms or individuals to provide

support for Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) participation, including but not limited to

independent verification services.

I. Independent Verification Services

Vendors will provide independent validation of fuel pathway applications, verification of

annual fuel pathway reports, and/or verification of quarterly fuel transaction reports, as

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specified in section 95500 of the LCFS regulation, as requested by Agency and/or

Members.

• Verification services must be performed by qualified and trained verifiers that

are CARB-accredited.

• Consultant must not have a conflict of interest for verifying the reported data

due to current or previous relationships with the Agency or Member requesting

services.

• Consultant must meet the requirements of LCFS Regulation section 95501.

• Proposals should specify any pricing differences for the number and type of

credits requiring verification, number of charging stations, and annual vs. multi-

year (deferred) verification.

II. LCFS Aggregation

Vendors will provide one or more of the following aggregation services:

• Registration of FSE

• Management of all report submittals

• Monetization of credits

• Independent verification services

• Transfers of proceeds

• Consultation on LCFS program participation

III. Fuel Pathway Services

Vendors will provide LCFS Tier 2 Fuel Pathway Consultation, Analysis, and/or Application

Submittal:

• Fuel and/or Generating Facility Information and Data Collection

• Lifecycle Analysis Modeling

• Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) Technical Report

• As needed, meetings with the participating Agency/Member to consult on fuel

pathways, fuel pathway technical reports, modeling, reporting, and compliance

• Changes to the model and/or technical report in response to CARB’s comments,

as required

• Creation of a final technical LCA report and all supporting documents, for

submittal to CARB

IV. Additional Services Related to the LCFS Program

Respondents to this solicitation may offer additional services related to the LCFS

program above and beyond the above-mentioned list, including but not limited to LCFS

regulatory consulting, LCFS education, or LCFS credit price forecasting.

Respondents may submit proposals for one or more categories of services. Proposals should

explicitly define which service(s) are included. Agency reserves the right to select separate

and/or multiple consultant(s) for each category of services, or consultant(s) providing more

than one service.

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Agency intends to execute enabling agreement(s) with successful Respondent(s). The

primary purpose of this RFP is to select successful Respondent(s) to provide LCFS reporting,

consulting, and verification services to NCPA and its Members on an as-needed basis

through enabling agreements between Agency and successful Respondent(s).

Agency seeks proposals for a term of six years, with an estimated start date in August 2026.

Agency reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to consider proposals or execute contracts

with successful Respondents for an agreement term that is greater than or less than that

potential six years, which may or may not be structured to include options to extend the

terms of the Agreement.

The Consulting Services Agreement is included as Attachment B. Services provided under

the agreement may include services directly to the Agency or, as requested by the Agency,

to NCPA Members, Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), or SCPPA Members.

Respondents should thoroughly review the agreement in its entirety.

3. INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPONDENT

Any Respondent who submits a Proposal agrees to do so without legal recourse against

Agency, their Commissions, managers, agents, Consultants or Members for rejection of any

response(s), for failure to execute an agreement for any reason, or for any costs relating to

the Proposal including the costs of preparation. Agency shall not be liable to any

Respondent or party at law or in equity for any reason whatsoever for any acts or omissions

arising out of or in connection with this RFP.

By submitting its Proposal, each Respondent waives any right to challenge any valuation by

Agency of any responses of any Respondent or any determination of Agency to select or

reject any response of any Respondent or to take any action contemplated by this RFP,

including any right of a Respondent to intervene in any governing body proceeding for the

purpose of protesting the selection or rejection of any Respondent, any other decision of

Agency contemplated by this RFP or any resulting agreement related to a selected

Respondent. Each Respondent, in submitting its response, irrevocably agrees and

acknowledges that it is submitting its Proposal subject to and in agreement with the terms

of this RFP and agrees that Agency shall be entitled to specific performance of their rights

hereunder and injunctive relief.

3.1 Public Nature of Proposal

All Proposals submitted in response to this RFP become the exclusive property of

Agency. All Proposals received in response to this RFP become a matter of public

record and shall be regarded as public records, except as noted herein. If the

Respondent so specifies and clearly identifies portions of its response as

“PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL”, Agency will make reasonable efforts to treat the

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