Advanced Energy Roadmaps
Advanced Energy Roadmaps
Request for Proposals: NorTech Energy Enterprise Advanced Energy Sector Roadmaps
Firms interested in responding to the RFP may download all necessary information below:
- Executive Summary
- Request for Proposals Required Budget Form (excel format)
- RFP Questions & Answers
- Media Advisory
In response to inquiries from potential bidders, NorTech grants an extension to the deadline for hard copy proposals only. An electronic copy must be received via email to Ashley Paessun at apaessun@nortech.org no later than 5:00 pm eastern standard time on Friday, September 3, 2010. Hard copy proposals must be received no later than Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 12 noon. The hard copy proposal package should include one (1) original hardcopy proposal, five (5) photocopies of the proposal, and one (1) electronic copy on CD-Rom or USB Drive in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Additionally, all electronic versions and hard copy versions of the proposal must be identical.
Please note that the NorTech offices are closed on the weekends starting at 5:00 pm EST on Fridays and will be closed on Monday, September 6, 2010 in observance of Labor Day. As such, no personnel will be available to accept package deliveries until Tuesday, September 7, 2010.
Please direct any questions to Ashley Paessun at apaessun@nortech.org or at 216-363-6896.
Background:
In May 2010, NorTech received a grant from the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Economic Adjustment Assistance Program to fund a series of advanced energy industry cluster roadmaps to accelerate economic growth and job creation in Northeast Ohio's advanced energy industry. Roadmaps will be developed for the Energy Storage, Transportation Electrification, Smart Grid and Biomass/Waste-to-Energy sectors.
In order to develop the roadmaps, NorTech will facilitate regional stakeholders through a process to conceive of and articulate a clear vision and a game plan for each of the four sectors based on the region’s assets, the global market drivers and the competitive landscape. With existing synergies among the targeted sectors, the four Roadmaps will be integrated an action plan for Northeast Ohio to capture economic growth and job opportunities in the advanced energy industry. The roadmaps and action plan will be an extremely valuable tool to set priorities and focus regional resources to grow the region’s advanced energy economy.
On August 16, 2010 NorTech Energy Enterprise released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to engage a consultant to assist in the development of the advanced energy sector roadmaps.
Questions about the RFP should be directed to Ashley Paessun at apaessun@nortech.org or at 216-363-6896.
