Specifications include, but are not limited to:. The Vermont Public Service Department (“Department” or “PSD”) is soliciting proposals for expert witness services to assist in formulating and presenting its recommendations on the radio frequency (“RF”) impacts of various telecommunications, and electric transmission and generation projects as required by 30 V.S.A. §§ 219a, 248, 248a, and other statutes. The Department represents the public interest in utility cases before the Vermont Public Utility Commission (“Commission” or “PUC”), federal regulatory agencies, and state and federal courts. The selected contractors will perform a detailed review of the RF impacts of proposed telecommunications, and electric transmission and generation facilities on the surrounding environment to develop and present a recommendation to the PUC. Additionally, the selected contractors will perform a review and critique of the analyses presented by the petitioners and other parties in the proceedings. The Department anticipates that projects of various size and scope will be presented over the duration of the contract and expects the selected contractors to be available on short notice to conduct certain reviews. The Department retains the discretion to hire alternative or additional RF consultants during the contract period. Each project will be assigned a separate docket number.
