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Central Coast Community Energy works with various vendors to accomplish our mission to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build a cleaner, more reliable grid, reinvest into our community, and provide rebates and incentives to electrify your transportation, home, or workplace. 3CE invites you to review current and past Requests for Proposals below.
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Rate Design Consultant
Due by September 15, 2023 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Questions Due: September 01, 2023
Central Coast Community Energy, hereinafter referred to as 3CE, is soliciting proposals from a qualified organization(s), hereinafter referred to as “CONTRACTOR(S),” to provide rate design, evaluation, and support. This solicitation is not intended to create an exclusive service agreement and multiple awards may be made. 3CE retains the ability, at its sole discretion, to add qualified CONTRACTORS at any time.
3CE is a Community Choice Aggregator (“CCA”) established in 2017 pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 366.2 and operating as a joint powers authority pursuant to Government Code section 6500 et seq. 3CE currently serves residential, commercial and agricultural/industrial customers in communities located within the unincorporated areas of the Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, and Santa Barbara Counties, as well as the Cities of Arroyo Grande, Buellton, Capitola, Carmel, Carpinteria, Del Rey Oaks, Gonzales, Greenfield, Goleta, Grover Beach, Guadalupe, Hollister, Marina, Monterey, Morro Bay, Pacific Grove, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, Salinas, Santa Maria, San Juan Bautista, San Luis Obispo, Sand City, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Seaside, Soledad, Solvang, and Watsonville. The City of Atascadero and the Unincorporated County of San Luis Obispo are slated to begin 3CE service in 2025. 3CE’s geographic service area includes customers who receive Transmission & Distribution (T&D) service from their respective Investor-Owned Utility (IOU) Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE). 3CE’s customers may choose to opt out and receive generation service from their IOU instead of 3CE.
At inception, 3CE used IOU-indexed rates, wherein it set its rates as a percent discount to the prevailing IOU rate. In March 2022, 3CE implemented Cost of Service (COS) rates for customers in its PG&E service area, transitioning away from the IOU-indexed model. The COS model was designed to recover 3CE revenue requirements and allocate costs to each customer class based on the cost to serve that class. COS rate studies are set on a 3-year cycle. Customers in the SCE service area continue to follow the IOU-index model.
3CE is seeking consultants to address the following needs through this RFP:
• Evaluate the current COS rate design to determine how successfully the rates are recovering the revenue requirements and recalibrate current allocation and COS rate design as necessary.
• Support staff in developing revenue requirements for the CY 2025-2027 rate design cycle.
• Collaborate with and support staff in determining whether to develop standalone COS service rates for the SCE service area or integrated rates for the entire PG&E and SCE service area.
• Collaborate with and support staff in developing new rate schedules as necessary, including real time pricing rates.
• Provide ongoing rate analytics and rate design support. This includes but is not limited to tracking IOU rate changes and associated proceedings, assisting in developing 3CE rate change scenarios, and validating rate values prior to implementation.
- NOTE: The deadline for submissions has been extended from Sept. 13 to Sept. 15. A signed copy of Addendum #1, linked below, must be submitted along with your original bid proposal package to verify receipt of this addendum.
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: August 21, 2023
Deadline to Submit Proposal: September 15, 2023 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions September 01, 2023
3CE provides responses to questions on 3CE’s website September 06, 2023
Possible in-person interviews of top scoring proposals September 19, 2023
Anticipated date 3CE will notify awardee September 22, 2023
2023 Renewable Energy & Standalone Storage Projects
Due by August 31, 2023 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Questions Due: February 24, 2023
Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) through this 2023 Request for Proposals for Renewable Energy and Standalone Storage Project (“RFP”) intends to make progress towards meeting their respective goals related to Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), greenhouse gas emission reductions and reliability requirements by contracting with new or existing Renewable Energy projects, including California Energy Commission (CEC) eligible Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) resources and standalone storage with a minimum generation capacity of 20MW. The objective is for deliveries to start no later than December 31, 2028, for a minimum term of ten (10) years and a maximum term of twenty (20) years.
Timeline:
| Activity | Scheduled Date |
| Issuance of RFP | February 1, 2023 |
| Deadline to submit questions | February 24th at 5:00 PM PPT |
| Deadline to submit proposals | March 1st at 5:00 PM PPT |
| Notification of final shortlisted Respondents (Tentative) | May 1, 2023 |
| Execute Exclusivity Agreement | End April, 2023 |
| PPA negotiations | April-May, 2023 |
| Target contract execution | August, 2023 |
Documents:
- 3CE RFP Protocol
- Appendix A: Offer Form
- Appendix B: Executive Summary
- Appendix C: Terms Sheets
Important Dates:
Issue Date: August 21, 2023
Deadline to Submit Proposal: August 31, 2023 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions February 24, 2023
Marketing & Communications Support Services
Due by August 11, 2023 by 11:59 PM (PST)
Questions Due: June 29, 2023
Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) is seeking qualified regional firms to submit proposals for a full-service offering to provide Marketing & Communications Support Services. The successful applicant will be a broadly skilled and resourced vendor able to provide services in the following areas for a 3-year term:
- Project Management
- Marketing Strategy Implementation and Brand Management
- Advertising/Media Planning, Buying, and Reporting
- Graphic Design
- Customer Surveys
- Management of Print and Mailing Services Vendor
- English/Spanish Translation
- Video and Photography
Important Dates:
Issue Date: June 21, 2023
Deadline to Submit Proposal: August 11, 2023 by 11:59 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions: June 29, 2023 by 5:00 PM (PST)
3CE provides responses to questions on 3CE’s website: July 5, 2023
Finalists alerted: August 16, 2023
Interviews: August 17-18, 2023
Anticipated date 3CE will notify awardee: August 21, 2023
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: June 16, 2023
Deadline to Submit Proposal: August 11, 2023 by 11:59 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions June 29, 2023
3CE provides responses to questions on 3CE’s website July 05, 2023
Possible in-person interviews of top-scoring proposals August 17, 2023
Anticipated date 3CE will notify awardee August 21, 2023
Print and Mailing Services
Due by July 21, 2023 by 11:59 PM (PST)
Questions Due: July 07, 2023
Throughout the year, 3CE both elects to and is required to send a variety of mailed customer notifications. Doing so requires print and mailing services including bulk-postage rate capabilities and demands timely responses to regular monthly and bi-monthly mailing lists provided by 3CE’s data management provider, as well as timely responses to additional mailers 3CE may elect to send at any given time. In addition to general Noticing and Mailers needs, 3CE has needs for Required Mailers to all customers two times each year, as well to each enrolling customer during times of enrolling new customers.
In support of 3CE Marketing & Communications efforts, throughout the year 3CE needs general printing services to produce various printed collateral items such brochures, fact sheets, folders, business cards, etc. The expectation is that the Printer would provide printing services in this area, as well.
Important Dates:
Issue Date: June 30, 2023
Deadline to Submit Proposal: July 21, 2023 by 11:59 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions: July 7, 2023 by 5:00 PM (PST)
3CE provides responses to questions on 3CE’s website: July 12, 2023
Anticipated date 3CE will notify awardee: July 26, 2023
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: June 30, 2023
Deadline to Submit Proposal: July 21, 2023 by 11:59 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions July 07, 2023
3CE provides responses to questions on 3CE’s website July 12, 2023
Anticipated date 3CE will notify awardee July 26, 2023
Demand Side Management RFI
Due by July 13, 2023 by 11:59 PM (PST)
Questions Due: June 15, 2023
3CE intends to develop programs for the deployment of DSM within its service area over the next several years. We are seeking information to further our program development efforts and identify potential partners.
| Issue RFI | June 1, 2023 |
| Deadline for written questions to 3CE regarding RFI | June 15, 2023 |
| 3CE provides responses to questions on 3CE’s website | June 29, 2023 |
| Deadline to submit RFI responses | July 13, 2023 |
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: June 01, 2023
Deadline to Submit Proposal: July 13, 2023 by 11:59 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions June 15, 2023
3CE provides responses to questions on 3CE’s website June 29, 2023
Deadline to submit RFI responses July 13, 2023
Request for Information for Scheduling Coordinator Services
Due by June 12, 2023 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Questions Due: May 05, 2023
This RFI seeks information on a qualified organization to provide SC services for their resources and load. The organization should be well versed in rules and regulations that govern the CAISO marketplace. All Agencies have a variety of resources that are coming online in the coming years. SVCE has Solar, Solar plus Storage, Geothermal and Wind in its portfolio.
In addition, 3CE has contracted for 425MW of storage resources over the past two years. This consists of 193MW of lithium-ion, 200MW of compressed air, and 32MW of flow storage as well as Wind, Geothermal and Solar.
Finally, CCPower has a mix of Long Duration Storage (119 MW) and Geothermal Generation (138 MW) under contract, with deliveries expected to start in 2025.
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: April 27, 2023
Deadline to Submit Proposal: June 12, 2023 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions May 05, 2023
Anticipated date 3CE and SVCE will notify awardee July 16, 2023
Request for Information for Battery Energy Storage Systems Bidding Optimization Software
Due by May 12, 2023 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Questions Due: April 07, 2023
With this request for information (RFI), Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) and Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) (together “Joint CCAs”) seek to procure a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) platform that will enable the Joint CCA’s to optimally manage its fleet of storage assets in the CAISO marketplace.
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: April 27, 2023
Deadline to Submit Proposal: May 12, 2023 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions April 07, 2023
Anticipated date 3CE will notify awardee August 14, 2023
California Government Relations and Lobbying Services
Due by March 24, 2023 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) is soliciting proposals from California Government Affairs and Lobbyist Service providers to serve as advisors to 3CE staff and lobbyists to elected officials, their staff, and regulatory officers. The selected contractor will assist 3CE in refining their legislative agenda, create an actionable plan for achieving the goals of the legislative agenda, and work with 3CE staff to ensure successful execution of the plan.
Anticipated date 3CE will notify awardee: March 29, 2023
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: March 15, 2023
Deadline to Submit Proposal: March 24, 2023 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Anticipated date 3CE will notify awardee March 29, 2023
Awareness Marketing Campaign
Due by March 03, 2023 by 11:59 PM (PST)
Questions Due: January 19, 2023
Central Coast Community Energy ( CCCE) seeks to implement an advertising campaign that increases public awareness of its brand, mission, and the benefits of CCCE service; to increase customer engagement, increase customer participation in CCCE Energy Programs, and to demonstrate the progress that CCCE together with its customers has made toward agency goals: reducing emissions, contributing to a cleaner and more reliable grid, keeping rates affordable and fair, and reinvesting in the communities served. Increasing traffic to website, growing social network, and increasing public participation in publicly held board meetings are also desired. CCCE is seeking qualified, regional advertising firms to submit proposals for an awareness-oriented marketing campaign, based on this Request for Proposals (RFP). Central Coast Community Energy desires, whenever possible, to contract with qualified small and local vendors to provide goods and services to the agency. The goal of this project is to raise awareness as noted by designing an advertising campaign that drives a clear brand message, and by creating all related advertising assets to be activated across all relevant advertising mediums. And ultimately, to stand CCCE up as a valuable community resource. Additionally, this work will translate to updating CCCE informational print and digital collateral as noted in scope.
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: January 05, 2023
Deadline to Submit Proposal: March 03, 2023 by 11:59 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions January 19, 2023
Possible in-person interviews of top scoring proposals March 15, 2023
Anticipated date CCCE will notify awardee March 17, 2023
Rate Design Consultant
Due by March 02, 2023 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Questions Due: February 21, 2023
Issue RFP
February 8, 2023
Deadline for Written Questions
5 pm, February 21, 2023
3CE provides responses to questions on 3CE’s website
February 23, 2023
Deadline to submit proposals
5 pm, March 2, 2023
Possible in-person interviews of top scoring proposals
March 6, 2023
Anticipated date 3CE will notify awardee
March 10, 2023
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: February 08, 2023
Deadline to Submit Proposal: March 02, 2023 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions February 21, 2023
3CE provides responses to questions on CCCE’s website February 23, 2023
Possible in-person interviews of top scoring proposals March 06, 2023
Anticipated date 3CE will notify awardee March 10, 2023
Video Production Services
Due by February 10, 2023 by 11:59 PM (PST)
Questions Due: February 03, 2023
To support 3CE’s Energy Programs and the agency as a whole, 3CE needs promotional videos that contribute to achieving two primary goals:
- Promoting awareness of, and participation in, three current Energy Programs:
- Electrify Your Ride
- Electrify Your Home
- Ag Electrification; and
- Promoting general public awareness of the agency and its mission
- Directly support a pending awareness advertising campaign slated for June through September 2023
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: January 30, 2023
Deadline to Submit Proposal: February 10, 2023 by 11:59 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions February 03, 2023
3CE provides responses to questions on 3CE’s website February 06, 2023
Anticipated date 3CE will notify awardee February 20, 2023
Energy-Specialized Recruitment Services
Due by September 08, 2022 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Questions Due: September 04, 2022
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: September 06, 2022
Deadline to Submit Proposal: September 08, 2022 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions September 04, 2022
Anticipated date CCCE will notify awardee September 08, 2022
Legal Counsel
Due by June 17, 2022 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: June 13, 2022
Deadline to Submit Proposal: June 17, 2022 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Anticipated date CCCE will notify awardee June 22, 2022
Request for Information: Energy Prepay Transaction Investment Banking Partners
Due by June 03, 2022 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Central Coast Community Energy, hereinafter referred to as CCCE, is soliciting responses from a qualified organization(s) or team of organizations, hereinafter referred to as “CONTRACTOR(S),” to provide information to support CCCE’s evaluation of investment banking partners for energy prepay transactions. The purpose of this RFI is to request information from qualified investment banks and their partners/teams who can support CCCE’s energy prepay transactions CCCE may use the information gathered in this RFI to evaluate potential partners for interviews.
This schedule is subject to change as necessary.
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: May 26, 2022
Deadline to Submit Proposal: June 03, 2022 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Possible in-person interviews June 06, 2022
ERP Consultant
Due by May 24, 2022 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Questions Due: May 11, 2022
Central Coast Community Energy is soliciting proposals from a qualified organization(s), hereinafter referred to as “CONTRACTOR(S),” to provide advisory services to support CCCE’s evaluation of Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”) systems. CCCE is exploring licensing and deploying an ERP system that would address the following functions: General Ledger, Budget, AP, Procurement/Contracts, Treasury & Cash Management, Capital Assets; and Expense rep.
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: May 11, 2022
Deadline to Submit Proposal: May 24, 2022 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions May 11, 2022
CCCE provides responses to questions on CCCE’s website May 18, 2022
Possible in-person interviews of top scoring proposals May 26, 2022
Anticipated date CCCE will notify awardee May 27, 2022
Financial and Billing Data Platform
Due by May 20, 2022 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Questions Due: May 11, 2022
Central Coast Community Energy is soliciting proposals from a qualified organization(s), hereinafter referred to as “CONTRACTOR(S),” to provide technical solutions and services to support CCCE’s Financial & Billing Data Platform. CCCE is addressing two key strategic initiatives with this RFP: (1) Develop a new cloud-based financial and billing data warehouse that includes all data provided by the IOUs, across channels. The solution should include automated updates, automated reports, customizable dashboards, tools for customer financial analysis, connectivity with end-user platforms such as Tableau, and the ability to incorporate broader customer data over time. (2) Develop a feasibility analysis, cost/benefit study, and granular roadmap for CCCE to bring Data Manager functions in-house.
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: May 05, 2022
Deadline to Submit Proposal: May 20, 2022 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions May 11, 2022
CCCE provides responses to questions on CCCE’s website May 13, 2022
Possible in-person interviews of top scoring proposals May 25, 2022
Anticipated date CCCE will notify awardee May 27, 2022
Investment Management & Liquidity Solutions Services
Due by April 21, 2022 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Questions Due: April 07, 2022
Central Coast Community Energy, hereinafter referred to as CCCE, is soliciting proposals from a qualified organization(s), hereinafter referred to as “CONTRACTOR(S),” to provide investment management services to support CCCE in its management of its cash balances.
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: March 29, 2022
Deadline to Submit Proposal: April 21, 2022 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions April 07, 2022
CCCE provides responses to questions on CCCE’s website April 14, 2022
Possible in-person interviews of top scoring proposals April 28, 2022
Anticipated date CCCE will notify awardee May 10, 2022
Energy Trading and Risk Management System (ETRM) Consultant
Due by April 20, 2022 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Questions Due: April 13, 2022
Central Coast Community Energy, hereinafter referred to as CCCE, is soliciting proposals from a qualified organization(s), hereinafter referred to as “CONTRACTOR(S),” to provide technical assistance and consulting services to support CCCE’s potential acquisition of an Energy Trading and Risk Management System (ETRM)
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: April 07, 2022
Deadline to Submit Proposal: April 20, 2022 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions April 13, 2022
CCCE provides responses to questions on CCCE’s website April 15, 2022
Possible in-person interviews of top scoring proposals April 27, 2022
Anticipated date CCCE will notify awardee April 29, 2022
Technical Assistance and Implementation Services to Support Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Programs
Due by April 08, 2022 by 11:59 PM (PST)
Questions Due: March 25, 2022
Central Coast Community Energy is soliciting proposals from qualified contractors to provide technical assistance and program management services to support CCCE transportation electrification programs
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: March 14, 2022
Deadline to Submit Proposal: April 08, 2022 by 11:59 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions March 25, 2022
CCCE provides responses to questions on CCCE’s website March 30, 2022
Possible in-person interviews of top scoring proposals April 11, 2022
Anticipated date CCCE will notify awardee April 20, 2022
Municipal Financial Consultant
Due by April 08, 2022 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Questions Due: April 05, 2022
Central Coast Community Energy, hereinafter referred to as CCCE, is soliciting proposals from a qualified organization(s), hereinafter referred to as “CONTRACTOR(S),” to provide technical assistance and consulting services to support CCCE in energy prepay transactions and financial and budget initiatives.
Supporting Documents:
Important Dates:
Issue Date: March 29, 2022
Deadline to Submit Proposal: April 08, 2022 by 5:00 PM (PST)
Deadline for Written Questions April 05, 2022
CCCE provides responses to questions on CCCE’s website April 07, 2022
Possible in person interviews of top 2 candidates April 15, 2022
Anticipated date CCCE will notify finalist of selection April 22, 2022