NOTICE DATE: August 6, 2012 NOTICE TYPE: M-B080612-01 Contracts/RFP SHORT DESCRIPTION: RFP for 30-Minute ERS Pilot Contract Period October 1, 2012, through January 31, 2013 INTENDED AUDIENCE: QSEs DAYS AFFECTED: ERS Resource Identification information is due no later than September 4, 2012; Competitive Offers and Self-Provision Offers are due September 12, 2012 LONG DESCRIPTION: ERCOT has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the 30-Minute Emergency Response Service (ERS) Pilot Contract Period of October 1, 2012, through January 31, 2013. 30-Minute ERS Resource Identification information is due to ERCOT no later than September 4, 2012. Competitive offers and Self-Provision offers are due September 12, 2012. All documents associated with the procurement of 30-Minute ERS are available on the ERCOT Pilot Projects website at http://www.ercot.com/mktrules/pilots/ . These documents include: * 30-Minute ERS Pilot Project Governing Document * 30-Minute ERS Pilot Project QSE Agreement * Request For Proposal * ERS Submission Form (12.3) * Procurement Schedule ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Awarded offers will be communicated to Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSEs) by 17:00 CPT on September 24, 2012. ERS Supporting Information on these awards will then be posted to the Market Information System (MIS), at https://mis.ercot.com/pps/tibco/mis/Pages/Services/Home, prior to the start of the Contract Period. CONTACT: If you have questions about the 30-Minute ERS pilot or the RFP, please send an email to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. If you have any other questions, please contact your ERCOT Account Manager. You may also call the general ERCOT Client Services phone number at (512) 248-3900 or contact ERCOT Client Services via email at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. If you are receiving email from an ERCOT distribution list that you no longer wish to receive, please follow this link in order to unsubscribe from this list: http://lists.ercot.com. dh