For Immediate Release
Date: November 17, 2021

Contact

Jim Martin, NHDES
(603) 271-3710
Juli Pelletier, NHDOE
(603) 271-6008

Information Session on RFP for Deployment of Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Maine – New Hampshire Impact Assessment

Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) and the New Hampshire Department of Energy (NHDOE) will host an online information session related to a recently released Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified firms or individuals to assess the potential environmental, economic and energy impacts in New Hampshire of development of offshore wind projects in the Gulf of Maine.

Information session details:
December 2, 2021
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
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Registering for the event before the day of the event is recommended.
Registration link

NHDOE will only consider bids in response to this RFP that propose a total cost of no more than $250,000. Electronic proposals must be received at NHDOE no later than 4:30 p.m. EST on January 7, 2022. If NHDOE decides to award a contract as a result of this RFP process, any award is contingent upon approval of the contract by the Commissioner of NHDOE and, if applicable, the Governor and Executive Council of the State of New Hampshire, with payment subject to the availability of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) grant funds.

The RFP can be found on the NHDOE website. Electronic proposals must be submitted in PDF format and must be searchable. Proposals must be submitted to RFP@energy.nh.gov. In addition to the electronic submission, one paper copy must be submitted to the RFP point of contact:

Juli Pelletier, Business Administrator
New Hampshire Department of Energy
21 S. Fruit Street, Suite 10
Concord, NH 03301-2429
RFP@energy.nh.gov

For questions related to the information session, please contact Mark Sanborn, NHDES Assistant Commissioner, at mark.a.sanborn1@des.nh.gov or (603) 271-3449.