Awarded vendors
- Gray Stassel Engineering
Description
The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) issued a competitive solicitation (RFP 23115) for a term contract to provide comprehensive engineering services for its Rural Power System (RPS) Maintenance & Improvement program across multiple remote Alaskan villages. The award was made to Gray Stassel Engineering. The contract covers conceptual through final design, permitting, bid support, construction administration, commissioning, O&M manual preparation, warranty inspections, and related documentation. It is a two‑year base contract (July 1 2023 – June 30 2025) with up to three one‑year extensions and a further authority‑reserved three‑year extension, for a possible five‑year total term and a maximum funding ceiling of $5 million. The solicitation required a sealed technical proposal and a separate cost proposal, with a final submission deadline of July 5 2023. Evaluation heavily weighted past performance (30 %) and technical capability.
• Scope includes all phases of engineering design (conceptual, preliminary, detailed) and construction‑admin for power‑plant upgrades in remote Alaska communities.
• Contract type is competitive sealed proposals (full open competition) with a fixed‑price + expenses pricing structure.
• Maximum authorized funding $5 M; base period $2 M–$3 M estimated, with extensions optional.