Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 35 - Electric Utility Rules › Subchapter 34 - Competitive Procurement › Section 165:35-34-3 - RFP Competitive Bidding Procurement Process for Long Term Fuel Transportation, Long Term Fuel Storage, Long Term Electric Generation and Long Term Purchase Power Agreements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				Competitive Bidding Structure and Process Guidelines for Long Term Fuel
				Transportation, Long Term Fuel Storage, Long Term Electric Generation and Long
				Term Purchase Power Agreements.
(1) The
				soliciting utility shall notify the Commission of its intent to engage in a
				competitive bidding process at least thirty (30) calendar days before issuing a
				request for proposal ("RFP"), as required by subsection (4) below.
(2) The soliciting utility shall prepare the
				initial draft of the RFP documents, including but not limited to RFP
				procedures, and a pro forma power purchase agreement that, to the maximum
				extent practicable, utilizes industry standard contractual terms and contains
				all expected material terms and conditions and a solicitation schedule
				(collectively, the "RFP Document").
(3) In addition to the information required
				by (1) of this Section, the RFP and RFP Document, at a minimum, shall identify
				clearly:
(A) Term;
(B) Amount of megawatts, if applicable, and
				types of products being solicited;
(C) All price and non-price evaluation
				factors to be considered;
(D)
				Respective weight for each price and non-price evaluation factor; and
(E) Utility's preliminary analysis
				of transmission availability and the utility's plan for evaluation of
				transmission availability for each proposal received, including, but not
				limited to:
(i) Description of the role of
				transmission analysis to be conducted by the utility in the bid evaluation
				process. This analysis should use publicly available tools provided by the
				controlling entity, such as the Southwest Power Pool Scenario Analyzer; and
(ii) Any role of the transmission
				analysis to be conducted by the controlling entity, currently the Southwest
				Power Pool, in the bid evaluation process.
(4) The draft of the RFP Document, supporting
				documentation, and bid evaluation procedures shall be provided to the
				Commission, Attorney General, non-competitive representatives and Independent
				Evaluator and posted on the utility's website at least fifteen (15) calendar
				days prior to the technical conference referenced below. After the draft RFP is
				issued, a technical conference shall be scheduled by the utility to discuss the
				draft RFP and the bidding process. After receiving input from interested
				persons, and holding the technical conference the soliciting utility shall post
				the draft RFP Document and any comments received, on the soliciting utility's
				website or electronic bulletin board, or by some other publicly accessible
				method. After due consideration of all comments, the soliciting utility will
				submit the final RFP Document to the Commission and post the final RFP Document
				on its website or electronic bulletin board, or by other publicly accessible
				method. RFPs shall include the Southwest Power Pool's time requirements to
				conduct transmission analyses, i.e. the aggregate study.