Basic Information

Reference Number

AB-2024-03535

Issuing Organization

Alberta Public Sector

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

N/A

Title

Transferred Frequency Response (TFR) Request for Proposals

Source ID

APC

Agreement Types

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement(CETA)

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA) / Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA)

TCA

Details

Location

Alberta

Dates

Publication

2024/05/08 02:00:00 AM EDT

Closing Date

2024/06/08 01:59:00 AM EDT

Contact Information

Dan McKeown

N/A

Description

The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Transferred Frequency Response (TFR) to comply with the Alberta Reliability Standard BAL-003-AB1-1.1 and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) Reliability Standards BAL-003-2.

The AESO is seeking to purchase up to 50MW/0.1Hz of TFR capability to meet its frequency response obligation for the term December 1, 2024 – November 30, 2025 (”2025 Compliance Year”). The terms of the agreement will be governed by the Transferred Frequency Response Agreement (TFRA) included in the RFP.

The AESO intends to execute one or more TFRAs based on each proponent's capability and pricing.

The RFP stage of the competition to procure TFR opened May 8, 2024.

Interested parties CANNOT participate in the TFR procurement competition through Alberta Purchasing Connection (APC).

For further details on the TFR procurement competition, including its timelines, competition materials, and information on how to participate in the RFP, please send an email to Procurement@aeso.ca requesting a copy of the RFP.

The RFP stage of the competition to procure TFR will close on June 10, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. MDT. Kindly disregard the date and time displayed on APC (June 7, 2024 at 23:59:59), as adjustments were made due to a scheduled outage. Please note, the current APC will shut down for both buyers and suppliers on June 8, 2024 with the launch of the modernized APC scheduled for June 11, 2024.

NOTE: This has been shared via APC for INFORMATION PURPOSES only.

For more information on this solicitation, please click on the following link:

http://vendor.purchasingconnection.ca/Opportunity.aspx?Guid=3b4d161b-22aa-3b66-1514-248748680000 (opens in a new window)

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued by the originator of the notice. MERX asks you to contact the buying agency directly for these amendments. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the main tender document and/or on this notice abstract.