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Bid Title

Power Purchase Agreement for Electricity from Solar Photovoltaic Systems

Issuing Agency

Montgomery County Public Schools

Location

Maryland

Published Date

Nov 10, 2025

Closing Date

Dec 17, 2025

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

4361.5

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Bid/RFP Number: 4361.5
Solicitation Title	Power Purchase Agreement for Electricity from Solar Photovoltaic Systems
Due Date & Time	12/17/2025 02:00 PM
Contract Type	RFP
Buyer E-mail	Angela_S_Mcintosh-davis@mcpsmd.org
Description	The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit a Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Developer to provide cost-effective PV electric generating systems at Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) sites under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Request for Proposal 4361.5 - Power Purchase Agreement for Electricity from Solar Photovoltaic Systems.pdf 11/10/2025 RFP Attachments -Table A Table B Att A Att B Att C.xlsx 11/10/2025 MCPS General Contract Articles.pdf 11/10/2025 RFP_Attachment E_Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities.pdf RFP_Attachment D_ Equal Opportunity Certification.pdf 11/10/2025 RFP_Attachment F_Minority Business Enterprise.pdf 11/10/2025 RFP_Attachment G_Non-Debarment Acknowledgement.pdf 11/10/2025 Bethesda ES.tif 11/10/2025 Burnt Mills ES.pdf 11/10/2025 Burtonsville ES.pdf 11/10/2025 Crown HS.pdf 11/10/2025 JoAnn Leleck ES.pdf 11/10/2025 John Poole MS.tif 11/10/2025 Kingsview MS.tif 11/10/2025 N. Bethesda MS.pdf 11/10/2025 Neelsville MS.pdf 11/10/2025 Odessa Shannon MS.pdf 11/10/2025 Poolesville HS.pdf 11/10/2025 Westland MS.tif 11/10/2025 Woodlin ES.pdf 11/10/2025
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November 10, 2025

RFP Number: 4361.5

Prebid Conference: November 18, 2025

Due Date:

December 17, 2025

Open Time:

2:00 p.m.

To: Prospective Offerors:

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit a Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Developer to

provide cost-effective PV electric generating systems at Montgomery County Public Schools

(MCPS) sites under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).

A virtual pre-proposal conference will be held at 9:00a.m. EST on November 18, 2025 via

Microsoft Teams. Information to access the virtual conference is contained in the RFP. Questions

regarding the RFP must be submitted by the close of business, 4:00 p.m., on December 5, 2025.

Please respond according to the instructions provided in the attached. Proposals must be received

on or before 2:00 p.m., on December 17, 2025. Proposals received after this date and time will not

be considered. Proposals shall be delivered in a sealed envelope with the RFP number, opening date

and opening time indicated in the lower left corner of the envelope. Proposals shall be delivered

to the Department of Procurement, 45 West Gude Drive, Suite 3100, Rockville, Maryland 20850.

The offeror must submit one (1) original, one (1) redacted copy, one (1) electronic version on flash

drive and one (1) copy of the original proposal. The proposal must be signed by an official having

authority to contract with MCPS. The firm and official's name shall be used. This solicitation does

not commit MCPS to pay any costs incurred in the submission of proposals or guarantee that an

award will be made.

In the event of emergency closing of the MCPS Board of Education offices, this RFP will open at

the same time on the next regular working day.

AMD

Enclosure

Sincerely,

Angela McIntosh Davis

Director

Division of Financial Management

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Department of Procurement, Suite 3100

45 West Gude Drive

Rockville, Maryland 20850

Request for Proposal #4361.5

Power Purchase Agreement for Electricity

from Solar Photovoltaic Systems

Table of Contents

1.0 INTENT​

2.0 INTRODUCTION​

3.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES​

3.1 Solar PV Developer Responsibilities​

3.2 MCPS Requirements​

3.3 Premium Items Included as Alternates​

3.4 Projects and Sites​

3.5 RFP Response Checklist​

4.0 CONTRACT TERM​

5.0 CONTRACT TERMINATION​

6.0 REFERENCES​

7.0 FORMAT OF RESPONSE​

8.0 MANDATORY SUBMISSIONS​

9.0 TREATMENT OF TECHNICAL DATA IN PROPOSAL​

10.0 PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION​

11.0 EVALUATION CRITERIA​

12.0 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS​

13.0 VIRTUAL PRE-BID CONFERENCE​

14.0 ADDENDA/ERRATA​

15.0 EMARYLAND MARKETPLACE ADVANTAGE​

16.0 MULTI-AGENCY PARTICIPATION​

17.0 INQUIRIES​

18.0 UNNECESSARILY ELABORATE BROCHURES​

19.0 BID PROTESTS​

20.0 CONTRACT​

21.0 OFFEROR INFORMATION​

List of Additional Information

●​ Existing Roof, Electrical and Electrical Site Drawings

●​ MEA Grant Commitment Letter

●​ Table A – Site Electrical Info

●​ Table B – Roof Warranty Info

List of Attachments

●​ Attachment A – Pricing Sheet

●​ Attachment B – Breakdown Pricing

●​ Attachment C – Project Description

●​ Equal Opportunities Certification (Attachment D)

●​ Certification of Non-segregated Facilities (Attachment E)

●​ Minority Business Enterprise (Attachment F)

●​ Non-Debarment Acknowledge (Attachment G)

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List of General Definitions

For this RFP and any resulting contracts, the following General Definitions apply:

ADA

AHJ

Alternate (or Premium) Item

BOE

Clean Energy

Clean Energy Resources

COD

Contract

DFM

Environmental Attributes

Facility

Generation Attributes

HVAC

Americans with Disabilities Act

Authority Having Jurisdiction

An energy product or service offered as an

alternate for PV energy system and installed or

provided in conjunction with a solar PV system or

in addition to the primary items in this RFP

Board of Education

The “clean renewable energy” to be provided

under this RFP is intended to be in the form of

Renewable Energy Certificates (REC), and is

separate from any other contract for power supply

Electricity generation resources meeting the

definition of a Tier 1 Resource under the

Maryland Renewable Portfolio Standard, and

meeting the standards of Green Power as defined

by the U.S. Environmental Agency’s Green Power

Partnership. For purposes of this solicitation this

means zero-emissions renewable energy

resources.

Commercial Operation Date

The PPA (including all attachments and exhibits)

between MCPS and successful Proposer for the

Project.

Department of Facilities Management

The environmental characteristics intrinsic to the

generation of one megawatt hour of electricity,

including emissions resulting from generation, any

credits or allowances that are assigned or allocated

to the source of generation by any federal or state

body (such as carbon credits and/or allowances of

nitrogen oxides or other criteria pollutants

provided under a set-aside by a state within a Cap

& Trade region).

Any building, parking lot, or property specified by

MCPS.

The characteristics associated with the generation

of one megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity

including fuel type, location, and date of

electricity generation. For purposes of this RFP

the geographic criteria for eligible RECs will be

those associated with electricity generated within

the United States. As part of the reporting

requirements, the Solar PV Developer must verify

the eGRID sub-region within which generation

occurred.

Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

MCPS

NEM

NTP

O&M

OSHA

Owner

PeGu

PJM

PPA

REC Delivery

REC Vintage

RPS

Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System

Solar PV Developer

SREC / REC

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Montgomery County Public Schools

Net Energy Metering

Notice to Proceed

Operations & Maintenance

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

In this case, MCPS. The entity who has ownership

of the site.

Performance Guarantee

The regional electric grid operator.

Power Purchase Agreement

The delivery of the renewable energy certificate to

the participants, including the provision of all

necessary documentation verifying the creation

and retirement of the REC. This will include (to

the satisfaction of the BOE) evidence of registry

of the REC, generation and environmental

attributes, and retirement within a regional

tracking system. Specific delivery requirements

are described in this Scope of Services.

The year during which the electricity associated

with the REC was generated (including a period

up to six months prior to the calendar year and up

to three months after the calendar year) as meets

the annual purchasing requirements of the US

Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Green

Power Partnership. For example, for purposes of

this procurement, a 2004 “vintage” REC may be

associated with power generated any time between

July 1, 2003, and March 31, 2014.

Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard

A system of solar panels and ancillary equipment

that converts sunlight to usable electricity. For the

purposes of this procurement, electricity is to be

delivered to BOE facilities to support operations.

The output at the BOE’s building(s) is alternating

current (AC), and is fed into the building’s

electrical system unless otherwise specified.

A private or public organization that installs,

owns, operates and finances a solar PV system on

a BOE owned facility while selling the electricity

to the BOE or the BOE’s delegate.

(Solar) Renewable Energy Certificate. The

renewable attributes of one megawatt hour (MWh)

of electricity generated using clean renewable

energy resources. Attributes include generation

attributes and environmental attributes. For

purposes of this RFP, RECs shall come from

zero-emissions resources.​

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 221114Solar Electric Power Generation
• NAICS 237130Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
• NAICS 238210Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors

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