Sources Sought
Naval Station Rota Electricity Service
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy · Sol. N33191_27_ROTA_ELECTRIC
Due in 19 days
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The U.S. Navy (NAVFAC Europe, Africa, Central) is asking industry how it would supply and manage electricity for Naval Station Rota, Spain, from May 2027. This is a Sources Sought / Request for Information, so no contract is awarded from it. Responses are due 28 October 2026 at 11:00 CET.
Watch out for
- Specialized Spanish power market. The questions assume you already sell electricity in Spain (tariffs, hedging, PPAs, collective self-consumption rules), which is hard for a typical small business without a supply license or utility partner.
Please note that since 2008 the USG obtains a firm fixed price for the electrical power commodity in
- RFI only, not a bid. Responding does not win work; a separate solicitation for 2027 to 2029 is expected later and its terms, size standard and set-aside are not known.
is seeking information from qualified retail electricity
- Tight procurement timeline. The Navy needs a new supply arrangement in place when the current contract ends, so the follow-on solicitation could move quickly.
within the next six-months to follow-on the conclusion of the current contract falling on
- Price volatility and long commitments. The Navy notes rising forward prices and many zero or negative price hours, and is exploring 5 to 10 year deals and on-site or off-site generation, which carry price and asset risk.
leveraging localized or on-site generation would be optimal, if feasible.
- No clear submission instructions. The notice says to see the attached RFI, but the text provided has no email, portal or format instructions for responses.
Full brief
What they want
- Answer 13 numbered questions about electricity supply and risk management for Rota (a large, high-voltage customer)
- Pricing model your company can offer (firm fixed price, index or other) and how you hedge for Tariff 6.2TD customers over 2 to 3 years
- Whether you offer a "multi-click" dynamic pricing framework, including vendor-managed execution within preset limits
- How owning renewable assets, midday solar oversupply and zero or negative price hours affect your pricing and what you pass on to customers
- Whether you can do a 5 to 10 year supply deal with a minimum 3-year firm fixed price period
- Off-site solar, collective self-consumption (ACC) and utility-managed PPA options, including hybrid PPAs with battery storage on one invoice
- Other long-term contract structures that could lower the Navy's risk premiums
- Whether you would join an Industry Day (virtual or in Rota, Madrid or another city)
- Contract type
- Sources Sought / RFI (market research, no award). The Navy plans an electricity supply contract and says it has obtained a firm fixed price for the power commodity in Spain since 2008.
- Period of performance
- Planned supply contract from May 2027 to April 2029; the Navy is also assessing a structured supply contract from May 2029 onward (5 to 10 year structures are discussed). The current 3-year firm fixed price contract ends April 30, 2027.
- Place of performance
- Naval Station Rota, Spain
- Offers due
- 28 October 2026, 11:00 CET (notice shows 2026-10-28T11:00:00+01:00)
What to include when you submit
- Respond to the 13 numbered RFI questions in the attached Request for Information document
- Give feedback, suggestions and solutions as the notice requests
- Say whether your company would attend an Industry Day and which risk-sharing topics should be on the agenda
- The notice only says "see attached" and no email address or portal appears in the text provided, so confirm where to send the response on SAM.gov
You must have
- The RFI is aimed at qualified retail electricity suppliers, utility operators and energy developers
is seeking information from qualified retail electricity
- Ability to serve a large high-voltage customer on the Spanish Tariff 6.2TD and hedge its price over 2 to 3 years
2. What hedging mechanisms do you utilize to protect large high-voltage customers (Tariff 6.2TD)
Current contractor
A current 3-year firm fixed price electricity contract for Rota ends April 30, 2027. The current supplier is not named.
Not in the notice text
- Where and how to submit the RFI response (email address or portal)
- Date and location of any Industry Day
- Annual electricity volume (MWh), load profile and current price at Rota
- Estimated contract value
- Whether the future solicitation will use a set-aside, and its evaluation criteria
- Name of the current electricity supplier
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 28, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 5, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- N33191_27_ROTA_ELECTRIC
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy
- Office
- Navfacsyscom Europe Africa Central
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 221121
- Product/service code
- S112
- Business type
- Energy, fuel & utilities
- Contracting contact
- Paul Marthapaul.m.martha.civ@us.navy.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The United States Navy is seeking to understand how industry leaders utilize advanced pricing, hedging, and integration models—including hybrid power purchase agreements (PPAs), battery storage, "multi-click" dynamic pricing, and updated collective self-consumption structures—to optimize costs and manage risk for large-scale, high-voltage consumers. Constructive feedback, suggestions, and solutions are requested. Please see attached Request for Information document. Your feedback is requested by 28 October 2026 by 11:00 CET
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