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Request for Proposals to retain Affordability Consultant

RFP: 2024-02

To carry out its responsibilities under § 16-2a and § 16-18a of the Connecticut General Statutes 
(“CGS”), the Office of Consumer Counsel (“OCC”) has determined that it is necessary or 
desirable to retain one or more consultants in regulatory proceedings before the Public Utility 
Regulatory Authority (“PURA” or “the Authority”) related to the Authority’s Annual Review of 
Affordability Programs and Offerings (“Energy Affordability Annual Review”) as detailed below.

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The schedule for this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) seeking proposals from qualified Consultants is as follows:

 Release Date  May 1, 2024
 Notice of Intent to Bid May 10, 2024
 Deadline for Questions May 15, 2024
 RFP Clarification/Amendments May 20, 2024
 Proposal Due Date May 31, 2024

All questions on this RFP should be directed in writing to Megan.Sullo@ct.gov, not later than May 15, 2024. During the process of evaluating the proposals, OCC reserves the right to request additional information or clarification from any Consultant submitting a proposal, and to permit corrections of errors or omissions without notice to other competing firms.

All Proposals submitted in response to the RFP must be delivered by E-mail to Megan.Sullo@ct.gov by 4:30 p.m. on May 31, 2024. OCC requests that Proposals be electronically submitted in a format that is compatible with Outlook/Office 365, either in Word format or in a high quality, fully searchable pdf file.