The Town of Agawam (Awarding Authority), acting through its Chief Procurement Officer, issues this Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified consultants or companies to develop a program to aggregate the electrical load of electricity users within the Town, both residential and commercial, and, in consultation with the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (“DOER”) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (“Department”), develop, prepare, implement, secure regulatory approval and perform all services related to administering the Town’s Municipal Aggregation Program as defined by and in compliance with all applicable provisions of M.G.L. c. 164, § 134, as amended, and any other applicable statute or regulation related to this process, including 220 C.M.R. 11.00, D.T.E. 06-102, D.T.E. 06-104 and the policies and procedures of both the DPU and the DOER.