Specifications include, but are not limited to: UMaine is seeking current information regarding the supply of Renewable Liquid Biofuel (RLB) and Environmental Attributes for use in the addition to the existing CSP. Although this RFI will not result in an award, UMaine intends to use the information that is provided to inform the design and decision making for the CSP addition. Respondent(s) who choose to participate will be included in future solicitations that UMaine expects to conduct, in order to formally contract for the supply of RLB needed meet the fuel requirements of the Central Steam Plant. UMaine is evaluating Renewable Liquid Biofuel as part of an ongoing effort to meet environmental, financial and reliability goals and seeks information regarding the current and future availability of RLB for use in the new boilers in the addition to the CSP. UMaine seeks to understand the current and future markets, supply, capital investments needed, and supplier service models offered to potentially develop and issue a subsequent competitive solicitation. UMaine is interested in potentially using renewable liquid biofuels to meet 100% of the thermal requirements at the CSP and to offset 100% of the Scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions produced by the CSP. If Respondent would like to propose a solution that provides 100% of the CSP’s fuel requirement but has less than 100% renewable content, Respondent must clearly specify how renewable content could deviate on a daily, monthly and annual basis. Table 1 presents UMaine’s estimated thermal needs at the CSP. Respondent should identify any daily or monthly usage bandwidth threshold, where the CSP’s actual usage below or above the bandwidth threshold would be charged at a rate other than the contract price.
