NOTICE DATE: December 14, 2012

NOTICE TYPE: M-A121412-01 Contracts/RFP

SHORT DESCRIPTION: RFP for 30-Minute ERS Pilot Contract Period February 1, 2013, through May 31, 2013

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSEs)

DAYS AFFECTED: ERS Resource Identification information is due no later than December 21, 2012; Competitive Offers and Self-Provision Offers are due January 11, 2013

LONG DESCRIPTION: On December 11, 2012, the ERCOT Board of Directors (Board) voted to extend the 30-Minute Emergency Response Service (ERS) Pilot for two additional Contract Periods – February 1, 2013, through May 31, 2013, and June 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013.

Based upon the Board’s decision, ERCOT has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the 30-Minute Emergency Response Service (ERS) Pilot Contract Period of February 1, 2013, through May 31, 2013. Thirty-Minute ERS Resource Identification information is due to ERCOT no later than December 21, 2012. Competitive offers and Self-Provision offers are due January 11, 2013.

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 (13.1)

· Procurement Schedule

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Awarded offers will be communicated to QSEs by 17:00 CPT on January 25, 2013. 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]. 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].

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