Provision of Renewable Electricity Supply to United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Description

1. United Nations Procurement Division (UNPD) seeks Expressions of Interest (EOI) from qualified retail electricity suppliers for the supply of all electricity supply commodity components to the United Nations Headquarters in the Consolidated Edison (ConEd) New York service territory with the intention of prequalifying suppliers for a later solicitation. 2. Suppliers who are successful in this EOI/prequalification exercise (see Specific Requirements below) will be invited to participate in the upcoming solicitation (sealed-bid auction) for the provision of renewable electricity supply at UNHQ in NY. The sealed-bid auction shall be carried out by UNPD utilising the Ariba online procurement platform. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: 3. It is envisaged that the successful supplier will supply the full requirements of such electricity for the entire contract term. All quantities required to be supplied to the UN facilities shall be considered firm requirements ('firm' means electricity supply that will not be interrupted unless such interruption is due to Force Majeure) for delivery by the supplier to the Delivery Point. 4. The following is a list of service locations to be included in the upcoming solicitation with estimated annual usage totals of 34,940,000 kWh (estimated annual kWh usage based on 2025/2026): a. UNITAR (345 E 45 ST ENT): annual usage 75,000 kWh b. Albano Building (305 E 46 ST): annual usage 2,200,000 kWh c. Main Campus (425 E 42 ST): annual usage 32,500,000 kWh d. UNITAR (343 E 45 ST): annual usage 165,000 kWh 5. During the upcoming solicitation, suppliers will be requested to submit proposals for Product 1 and Product 2. The pricing in response to the solicitation shall incorporate the following components: Product 1: Fixed with RES/CES, ZECs, PPT, and TOTs, Ancillaries and GRT passed through PLUS 100% RECs> a. Included in Contract Rate for term of contract (Contract rate is NOT adjustable) - Forward Energy - Forward Reserve - Capacity Costs - ICAP Tag - Capacity auction / settlement prices - Locational Price Differentials (Congestion) - Line Losses (Priced at Metered Usage) - Reliability Must Run (RMR) - Transmission Service Charge (TSC) - Auction Revenue Rights (ARR) Credits - Financial Transmission Rights (FTR) - Supplier Margin - Balancing & Congestion Costs - Scheduling - Fuel Costs - 100% Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) Solar, Wind, or Hydro b. NOT included in Contract Rate ("Passed Through at Cost with no markup") - New York Renewable Energy Standards (RES) compliance costs - NY Tier 1 & Tier 2 REC Program Costs - NY Zero Emission Credits (ZECs) - Tier 4 RECs, Offshore Wind RECs (ORESC) - Transmission Owner Transmission Solution (TOTs) - Public Policy Transmission (PPT) costs - All Ancillary Costs including Services & Independent System Operator (ISO) costs, operating reserves, and ISO administrative fees AND NYPA Transmission Adjustment Charge (NTAC) - NY Transmission Owner Transmission Solution (TOTs) Product 2: Fixed with CAPACITY, RES/CES, ZECs, PPT, TOTs, Ancillaries, and GRT passed through PLUS 100% RECs a. Included in Contract Rate for term of contract (Contract rate is NOT adjustable) - Forward Energy - Forward Reserve - Locational Price Differentials (Congestion) - Line Losses (Priced at Metered Usage) - Reliability Must Run (RMR) - Transmission Service Charge (TSC) - Auction Revenue Rights (ARR) Credits - Financial Transmission Rights (FTR) - Supplier Margin - Balancing & Congestion Costs - Scheduling - Fuel Costs - 100% Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) Solar, Wind or Hydro b. NOT included in Contract Rate (Passed Through at Cost with no markup) - Capacity Costs - ICAP Tag - Capacity auction / settlement prices - New York Renewable Energy Standards (RES) compliance costs - NY Tier 1 & Tier 2 REC Program Costs - NY Zero Emission Credits (ZECs) - Tier 4 RECs, Offshore Wind RECs (ORECS) - Transmission Owner Transmission S