DOER NOI-ENE-2026-017 Due Diligence Posting of Notice of Intent to Purchase a Proprietary Service

The Department of Energy Resources of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is seeking a Solar Program Administrator to provide services related to the development and implementation of a new application portal for SMART 3.0. The selected vendor will be responsible for receiving Statement of Qualification Applications, coordinating with the Department and the Distribution Companies, acting as the Independent Verifier for all Non-NEPOOL Market Assets, and performing other duties as prescribed in a request for proposals. The contract is valued at $300,000, and all other costs associated with the Distribution Companies' contract with CLEAResult Consulting will be covered by the Distribution Companies. • The Solar Program Administrator will be responsible for providing the following services: • Receiving Statement of Qualification Applications • Coordinating with the Department and the Distribution Companies to issue Statements of Qualification to STGUs • Acting as the Independent Verifier for all Non-NEPOOL Market Assets • Performing other duties as prescribed in a request for proposals • The contract is valued at $300,000 • All other costs associated with the Distribution Companies' contract with CLEAResult Consulting will be covered by the Distribution Companies