3:00 PM (PST) January 25^th, 2023

NOTICE OF RFP AND PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE
THE CITY OF SEATTLE
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL / RFP#SCL- 22285
ON-CALL UTILITY TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP

The City of Seattle, through the Seattle City Light Department (SCL), requests qualifications from qualified project management, business analysis, enterprise/business architecture, quality assurance, technical support, cyber security, compliance, strategy development, and organizational change management to provide On-Call Services for the Utility Technology Division (UTD). The UTD is embarking on a strategic roadmap to deliver the technology vision to achieve the utilities strategic roadmap.

This project will be done as a series of task orders (Work Authorizations/WA). It is the intention of SCL to select multiple contractors and develop general contracts for On-Call roles with contractors. Specific task orders (WA’s) will be developed with individual firm’s based on expertise and performance by the contractor.

SCL encourages firms and teams with in one or more of the specific disciplines contained below to submit a response submittal to this RFP. It is not necessary to provide all services described in the Scope of Work as SCL may select firms based on specific area of expertise. HUB/WMBE firms are encouraged to respond.

OBTAINING THE RFP DOCUMENTS:

Documents will be available online December 6, 2022, 3pm (PST), at https://cityofseattle.bonfirehub.com. Consultants must complete a free registration prior to viewing, printing, and saving to their own equipment at no cost or ordering full or partial document sets and/or CDs through the Web site. For help using this site, please contact Bonfire at Support@GoBonfire.com for technical questions. You can also visit their help forum at https://bonfirehub.zendesk.com/hc. Free internet access to obtain these documents is available at Seattle Neighborhood Service Centers and most public libraries.

SCL will be hosting a Virtual Pre-Submittal Conference on December 15th from 12:00pm-1:00pm (PST)

Details are provided in the RFP.

The City’s proposed schedule is outlined in the RFP.

The contract awarded as a result of this RFP will be awarded in a manner that will comply with all applicable laws of the United States, State of Washington, the City Charter, and Ordinances of the City of Seattle.

“WOMEN AND MINORITY AFFIRMATIVE EFFORTS REQUIREMENTS: All proposals are required to meet the Affirmative Efforts requirements as specified in the RFP. An Outreach Plan will be required for the top-rated consultant(s).”

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