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NOTICE DATE:  July 30, 2018
NOTICE TYPE:  M-A073018-01 Contracts/RFP
SHORT DESCRIPTION:  RFP for NWS ERS-30, WS ERS-30, NWS ERS-10 and WS ERS-10 for the SCT of October 1, 2018, through January 31, 2019
INTENDED AUDIENCE:  QSEs
DAY AFFECTED:  ERS Resource Identification information is due no later than August 29, 2018; Competitive Offers and Self-Provision Offers are due September 10, 2018
LONG DESCRIPTION:  ERCOT has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Emergency Response Service (ERS) for the Standard Contract Term (SCT) of October 1, 2018, through January 31, 2019. This RFP seeks participants for Non-Weather-Sensitive ERS-30 (NWS ERS-30), Weather-Sensitive ERS-30 (WS ERS-30), Non-Weather-Sensitive ERS-10 (NWS ERS-10), and Weather-Sensitive ERS-10 (WS ERS-10).
ERS Resource Identification information is due to ERCOT no later than August 29, 2018. Competitive Offers and Self-Provision Offers are due September 10, 2018.

Please visit the Emergency Response Service<http://www.ercot.com/services/programs/load/eils> page of the ERCOT website for the RFP and all other documents associated with this procurement.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  ERCOT will communicate awarded offers to Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSEs) no later than September 17, 2018. ERS Procurement Summary will then be posted to the MIS prior to the start of the Standard Contract Term.
Changes to the ERS Procurement Methodology OBD via OBDRR004, approved by the Board on June 12, with an effective date of July 1, 2018 revised the risk-weighting factors from the previous risk-factors of 1-10 to 1-100.
CONTACT:  If you have any 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]>.
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