WATTEV develops, owns, and operates charging infrastructure on freight corridors and uses an expanding fleet of BETs for electrified freight services. WATTEV was selected as a subrecipient by the Port of Oakland (“Port”) in connection with the Port’s award under the Clean Ports Program’s Zero-Emission Technology Deployment Competition with grant number 97T26001 (“Port Award”). The purpose of the RFP process is to procure from original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), in part with federal funds, up to 300 Class 8 battery-electrical trucks (BETs) for the purpose of leasing the acquired BETs to licensed carriers. This RFP is issued under 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart D (specifically, 2 CFR 200.320[b][2]), and is for procurement in compliance with Applicable Law (as defined herein), including under WATTEV’s federal subaward.
