Alaska Intertie Snow Load Monitoring System

The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) issued RFP 26031 for the Alaska Intertie Snow Load Monitoring System, requiring a contractor to perform routine maintenance, snow‑patrols, daily weather reporting, and technical support for system upgrades along the Willow‑Healy transmission corridor. The contract is a mixed‑type award (fixed‑fee and time‑and‑materials) with an estimated ceiling of $500,000 and an initial performance period from November 2025 to June 2027, with up to two one‑year renewal options. Electric Power Systems, Inc. was identified as the awardee. The work involves operating snow‑mobile equipment in remote Alaskan terrain, inspecting transmission structures, maintaining battery‑powered monitoring hardware, and providing daily weather data to the Chugach Electric Association dispatcher. • Scope includes five distinct tasks: routine system maintenance, automatic snow‑condition patrols, dispatcher‑directed call‑out patrols, daily weather reporting (Nov‑May), and technical support for future upgrades. • Contract type is a hybrid Fixed‑Fee/T&M with a 5 % bid bond, performance bond equal to the award amount, and required insurance coverages (commercial general liability, automobile liability, professional liability, workers’ compensation). • Evaluation emphasizes experience (20 %), technical approach (30 % combined), and cost (40 %), with Alaska‑bidder and veteran preferences providing additional scoring advantages.