The NWSA’s goal is to facilitate a just and equitable transition to zero-emission drayage trucking in our gateway – a transition that reduces and ultimately eliminates the air emissions from drayage trucks without diminishing and undermining the economic/commercial viability and vitality of the drayage trucking industry on which the success of our cargo gateway depends. The Zero Emission Drayage Incentive Program is a core element of the NWSA’s strategy for advancing this goal. We anticipate that this will be a multi-year program supported by state and federal grants awarded to the NWSA, through which the NWSA and Contractor will identify, assess, select, and support projects that deploy zero-emission drayage trucks serving NWSA cargo terminals in Seattle and/or Tacoma. The goal of the Incentive Program is to incentivize the deployment of zero-emission drayage trucks in the NWSA cargo gateway to: 1) increase familiarity with, and confidence in, zero-emission technologies among NWSA drayage service-providers; 2) stimulate the development of the zero-emission truck market and support system (i.e. maintenance and repair) in the Puget Sound region and Washington state; and 3) gather data and gain experience that will inform and guide future NWSA programs and the longer-term transition to zero-emission trucking in our region and state. The goal of this RFP is to procure services from an experienced Contractor to manage the administrative and financial tracking elements of the Incentive Program, combining different sources of grant funding, as well as outreach and technical assistance to program participants/incentive recipients.
