Retail Natural Gas Supply, Scheduling, and Balancing Services at Eastern Correctional Institution

The Maryland Environmental Service (MES) seeks a qualified natural gas commodity supplier and energy‑management firm to assume full responsibility for natural gas supply, scheduling, nominations, balancing, and procurement services for the Eastern Correctional Institution. The contract will be structured on a cost‑plus monthly management‑fee basis, requiring the vendor to provide ongoing commodity procurement, volume forecasting, nomination submissions to the pipeline operator, real‑time balancing, and related reporting. All bids must be submitted electronically via the MES Procurement Portal by the stated deadline; paper submissions are not accepted. The solicitation emphasizes compliance with COMAR regulations and specifies that any conditioning of the bid will render it non‑responsive. • Scope includes wholesale natural gas procurement, price risk management, and monthly balancing for a correctional facility. • Services must be delivered under a cost‑plus fee arrangement with monthly invoicing. • Electronic submission only; portal deadline Oct 16 2026 1:00 PM EST. • Vendor must be capable of handling nominations, scheduling, and real‑time balancing with the gas pipeline system. • No small‑business set‑aside; open to all qualified firms.