In accordance with the 83C IV RFP for Long-term Contracts for Offshore Wind Energy Projects, prospective bidders were allowed to submit written questions to the Evaluation Team pertaining to the solicitation. All questions were to be submitted to the Evaluation Team at maRFP83C@gmail.com no later than October 17, 2023. 

The Evaluation Team has posted a response to a question, providing guidance to bidders regarding how to incorporate IRA tax credits as we await final Treasury guidance. Please find the response at the 83C IV Q&A page.

The Petitioners have posted the updated Initial Values for the indices of the 83C Round IV Indexing Adjustment Mechanism – following the notice provided on February 6th, 2024 for the Revised Indexing Adjustment Mechanism Timeline. On September 29, 2023, the Request for Proposal (RFP) Drafting Parties made an Informational Filing at the DPU describing the finalized Indexing Adjustment Mechanism. This Informational Filing describes the purpose of the Indexing Adjustment Mechanism, the process by which the Petitioners arrived at the Indexing Adjustment Mechanism, and how the Indexing Adjustment Mechanism will be implemented as an option in the RFP.

Please see the Informational Filing, including clean and redline versions at: macleanenergy.com/83c-iv/83c-iv-documents/.

Please see the updated Indexing Adjustment Mechanism page reflecting the updated Initial Values for the indices of the 83C Round IV Indexing Adjustment Mechanism. 

In accordance with the 83C IV RFP for Long-term Contracts for Offshore Wind Energy Projects, prospective bidders were allowed to submit written questions to the Evaluation Team pertaining to the solicitation. All questions were to be submitted to the Evaluation Team at maRFP83C@gmail.com no later than October 17, 2023. 

The Evaluation Team has posted responses to a batch of these questions, pertaining to the topics of Procurement Size, Bid Fee Form, Indexing Adjustment Mechanism. Please find the responses at the 83C IV Q&A page.

DOER and the Distribution Companies have made a joint Informational Filing at the DPU to revise the Indexing Adjustment Mechanism to be consistent with the extended Bid Submission Date. The revised Indexing Adjustment Mechanism updates the initial index values, which will be published as soon as possible and updated no later than February 29, 2024. 

Please see the Informational Filing, including clean and redline versions at: macleanenergy.com/83c-iv/83c-iv-documents/.

Please see the updated Indexing Adjustment Mechanism page reflecting the updated Initial Values for the indices of the 83C Round IV Indexing Adjustment Mechanism. 

DOER and the Distribution Companies notified Bidders that they are extending the Bid Submission Date and subsequent solicitation schedule dates for the 83C Round IV solicitation. Consistent with the extension of the Bid Submission date by 56 days, the deadline to submit a request for a bid-specific ShareFile URL to submit confidential and public bid packages is also extended 56 days to March 11, 2024.

Each bidder should, by March 11, 2024, submit an email to marfp83C@gmail.com requesting a bid-specific ShareFile URL to use to submit both the confidential and public bid packages. Bidders should follow the other bid submittal instructions as outlined in Appendix H, this notice is only to provide an update to the deadline for requesting a bid-specific ShareFile URL. Bidders who have already requested a bid-specific ShareFile URL need not make another request; the initial URL will remain functional.