SLED Opportunity · MARYLAND · MARYLAND
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Maryland OPC seeks confidential expert engineering consulting services to evaluate Potomac Edison transmission line replacement applications. Bids due by January 16, 2026, 5 PM EST.
Because this solicitation is related to pending litigation, the nature of the services to be performed for OPC requires confidentiality. For additional information, contact OPC Procurement Officer, Sarah DeMaio at Sarah.DeMaio@maryland.gov. All bids must be received by January 16, 2026, 5 P.M. EST. Bids must be submitted by email to OPC.RFP1@maryland.gov. You must submit a signed copy of the bid on your firm’s letterhead, signed by an officer, partner or proprietor of the firm no later than the bid deadline. The Maryland Office of People’s Counsel is an independent state agency which represents the interests of residential and noncommercial users in all matters or proceedings before the Maryland Public Service Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. In all such matters and proceedings, OPC has the rights of counsel for a party to the proceeding, including the right to participate in all discovery, motions, hearings, and appeals. The duties and powers of OPC are set forth in Public Utilities Article §§ 2-204 and 2-205. Following the 2021 Legislative Session, the Maryland General Assembly expanded OPC’s mandate to require OPC to consider the “environmental interests of the State and its residents, including the State’s progress toward meeting its greenhouse gas emissions reductions goals.” OPC is seeking expert engineering consulting services to review the proposed transmission line replacements.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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