1. General Information
1.1. Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Objective
The objective of ERCOT in this procurement is to establish a pool of qualified Respondents (preferred vendors) for Electrical Distribution Upgrade Services at ERCOT's mission-critical facilities. Qualified Respondents identified through this RFQ process will be invited to submit proposals in response to subsequent Requests for Proposal (RFPs) defining the complete scope of work, construction documents, and pricing requirements for specific projects.
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) will be using Workday Strategic Sourcing (WSS) to manage the submission process for this RFQ.
In order to participate, each respondent is required to create a free supplier account with Workday Strategic Sourcing by accessing the ERCOT Workday Strategic Sourcing public RFQ portal and following the instructions for new account creation.
Once registered, you can view details and ask questions (via the WSS message center) to ERCOT within the WSS platform. You will also be able to invite additional team members to collaborate and submit your RFQ response.
1.2. ERCOT Point of Contact
The sole point of contact for inquiries concerning this RFQ is:
Gates Yager
ERCOT
2705 West Lake Drive
Taylor, Texas 76574
Gates.yager@ercot.com
All communication relating to this RFQ must be directed to the specified ERCOT Point of Contact. All other communications between a Respondent and ERCOT staff concerning this RFP are prohibited. Failure to comply with this section may result in ERCOT's disqualification of the proposal.
1.3. Procurement Timeline
Procurement Timeline
RFQ Release Date November 4, 2026
Notice of Intent to Respond Due November 9, 2026
Respondent Questions Due November 11, 2026
Response to Respondent Questions Sent November 13, 2026
Respondent Proposals Due November 20, 2026
Respondent Presentations (if needed) TBD
Future Solicitation for Proposal TBD
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