Sonoma Clean Power Authority (“SCP”) issues this Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) to solicit Statements of Qualifications (“Submittals”) from qualified entities (“Developers” or “Submitters”) who develop solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) between 100 kW and 20 MW located in Sonoma and Mendocino counties. SCP is seeking to establish a list of qualified solar and BESS developers for the design, development, installation, and maintenance of solar power generation and BESS projects for a variety of applications. SCP may utilize any applicable contracting method prior to awarding an agreement for a project and the qualified list is intended to identify qualified developers for future projects.
Businesses that are locally headquartered and/or owned by women, minorities, LGBT, and/or disabled veterans are encouraged to respond to this RFP. Please visit the www.thesupplierclearinghouse.com to learn more about the Supplier Diversity Program of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
Contact information for this RFP:
Documents
RFQ Timeline
| Event | Deadline |
| RFQ Published | December 12, 2024 |
| Deadline for questions to be submitted | January 3, 2025 |
| Responses to questions to be posted on SCP website | January 7, 2025 |
| Submittals due | January 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM (PST) |
| RFQ Submission review complete | January 24, 2025 |
Sonoma Clean Power (SCP), through this Cluster 15 Commercial Interest Allocation Request for Information (“RFI”), intends to solicit information regarding Cluster 15 projects and to provide those projects an opportunity to receive Commercial Interest points from SCP under the Interconnection Process Enhancements. SCP is formed under the authority of a Joint Power’s Agency and subject to legislative and regulatory requirements imposed on a load serving entity within the state of California.
Determining factors for SCP’s interest point allocations are, in no order:
Sonoma Clean Power is a member of California Community Power (CC Power). On August 19, 2024, CC Power issued a solicitation for long-term renewable power and storage. Sonoma Clean Power may award IPE Commercial Interest Points to Cluster 15 projects that submit bids into CC Power and enter into exclusivity with CC Power in accordance with the requirements of the CC Power solicitation. Sonoma Clean Power will determine whether to award IPE Commercial Interest Points to Cluster 15 projects bid into the CC Power solicitation using the same criteria used to evaluate Cluster 15 projects that it is procuring through its own, independent processes, as detailed here.
Contact information for this RFI:
Hannah Rennie
Portfolio Manager
procurement@sonomacleanpower.org
Additional Documents
Questions & Answers
1. Will there be an exclusivity deposit required upon shortlisting?
Sonoma Clean Power expects selected project(s) to enter into an Exclusivity Agreement with a $5 /kW exclusivity deposit.
2. How should multiple offers be presented in the offer form?
Developers may include all offers in one file by duplicating the offer tab.
