Description of goods to services to be bid:

In this solicitation, ORECRFP22-1 (the RFP), NYSERDA seeks to procure Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificates (ORECs) associated with offshore wind generation coordinated with private investments in New York State-based offshore wind supply chain infrastructure. The RFP is a major step in pursuit of New York State’s goal of developing 9,000 megawatts of offshore wind energy by 2035 and achieving economy wide deep decarbonization by 2050 in a responsible and cost-effective manner.

The RFP is being issued in accordance with New York State Public Service Commission’s Order Establishing Offshore Wind Standard and Framework for Phase 1 Procurement, issued on July 12, 2018, Order Adopting Modifications to the Clean Energy Standard issued on October 15,2020 in Case No. 15-E-0302, and most recently in Order on Power Grid Study Recommendations published on January 20, 2022 in Case Nos. 20-E-0197, 18-E-0071, and 15-E-0302. All proposers are advised to review the Orders and their Appendices before participating in this RFP.

The RFP also seeks supply chain investment plans that can leverage up to $300 million of New York State funding, as further described in the RFP.

The RFP allows proposers to submit a range of bids, including bid(s) with interconnection cost sharing, energy storage and re-purposing of fossil fuel infrastructure. Prospective proposers are required to submit a Notice of Intent to Propose, which is attached as Appendix A to the RFP. The Notice of Intent to Propose form should be sent to offshorewind@nyserda.ny.gov no later than December 1, 2022.

The submission portal will open on Monday, October 31, 2022.

The following changes were made as part of the Addendum: On July 27, 2023:

Revised bid prices following an Addendum issued on July 27, 2023 will be due on August 24, 2023.

Cover Page: The submission deadline has been updated to reflect August 24, 2023.

Section 1.3 (Schedule): The schedule has been updated to reflect the submission deadline of August 24, 2023, and award announcement in Q4 of 2023.

Section 2.1.4 (Required and Alternate Proposals): Page 27 has been clarified to read: These “Purchase Commitment Proposals” may include Incremental Economic Benefits associated with the SCIP Related Purchase(s) that are contingent on the award and realization of the associated SCIP Facility(ies). If the Purchase Commitment Proposal is awarded, the Incremental Economic Benefits associated with purchases from the awarded SCIP Facility(ies) would be included in Total Expected Dollars in the Agreement (See Definitions, Section 12.01, and Section II.a of Exhibit I). If a SCIP Facility is not included as part of an award, the contingent Incremental Economic Benefits associated with said SCIP Facility in the Purchase Commitment Proposal would not carry over into the Agreement.

If changes are made to this solicitation notification will be posted on NYSERDA’s website at:
www.nyserda.ny.gov/funding-opportunities

Eligibility/Qualifications Requirements/Preferences:

To participate in this RFP, all Proposals must demonstrate compliance with each of the eligibility requirements enumerated in Section 2 of the RFP.

Revised bid prices following an Addendum issued on July 27, 2023 will be due on August 24, 2023. Only eligible bidders that initially submitted Step Two Bid Proposals to the solicitation are permitted to submit revised bid proposals.