On January 12, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking a qualified entity to conduct a feasibility study for a world-class, flagship offshore wind research and development (R&D) testing facility as part of the Authority’s strategy to accelerate innovation for the offshore wind industry. The Offshore Wind Innovation Center Feasibility Study RFP can be found here.

The firm selected through the RFP will be responsible for providing the background review and market analysis, feasibility analysis, and implementation plans for this facility. The Authority envisions the offshore wind R&D facility as a physical anchoring asset for testing, validating, and refining emerging technological and component innovations that demonstrate promise for the offshore wind market.

The estimated dates below are provided to interested Proposers for planning purposes only and do not represent firm commitment dates by which NJEDA will take action.

Key events:

• Question and Answer Period Ends: January 24, 2022 at 1:00 PM (EST).
• If required, Addendum with Q&A Responses, estimated: January 31, 2022.
• Proposals Due: February 23, 2022 at or before 1:00 PM (EST).
• Estimated Recommendation for Award: June 8, 2022.
• Agreement Execution Date: July 8, 2022.

The intent of this RFP is to award one, five-month contract for an offshore wind innovation center feasibility study, with one, three-month extension option, if deemed necessary by the Authority and dependent upon funding, to the responsible Proposer whose Proposal, conforming to this RFP is most advantageous to the Authority, price and other factors considered.

NJEDA will not provide special consideration after responses to this RFP are opened.

Please reach out to Hilary Chebra, Manager, Government Affairs at hchebra@chambersnj.com if you have any questions.