RFI for Hard to Decarbonize projects Service
- Client
- Washington.
- RFP Number
- EXTRA-78132
- Posted
- 10/17/2026
- Category
- Professional, Consulting, Administrative or Management Support Services
- Budget
- Looking for Proposals
- NAICS
- —
- Set-aside
- —
- Contact
- —
Description
AI GeneratedThe Washington State Department of Commerce, Office of Economic Development & Competitiveness seeks information to help design a potential program for projects that foster economic development through the decarbonization of hard-to-decarbonize sectors. Requested project details include deployed technologies, material or fuel substitutions, project development history and readiness, size, total anticipated costs, energy requirements, and projected job creation. Eligible participants include onshore U.S. organizations and local entities, with performance occurring offsite. The buyer requires respondents to submit RFI responses via email to the Procurement Coordinator no later than 4:00 PM on October 1, 2026. Prioritization criteria for eventual grants prioritize projects leveraging the greatest amount of matching funds and providing benefit to communities. This request for information carries no obligation to award a contract, and submitting a response is not mandatory to participate in future state solicitations.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from RFI_Hard to Decarbonize.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The Washington State Department of Commerce is issuing a Request for Information to identify potential projects and gather input for designing a grant program focused on decarbonizing hard-to-decarbonize industrial sectors. Eligible entities include local governments, tribal governments, utilities, ports, associate development organizations, for-profit entities, academic and research institutions, nonprofit organizations, and state agencies.
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Commerce, Office of Economic Development & Competitiveness
- RFI Date
- 10-1-2026
- Responses due
- no later than 4pm on October 30, 2026
- How to submit
- Submission details
- Submit responses via email to the Procurement Coordinator no later than 4pm on October 30, 2026. Responses should limit question answers to 500 words or less.
- Place of performance
- Statewide (Washington State)
- Funding
- State grant program funding
Scope of work
- Information on advanced materials, minerals, and metals manufacturing and processing
- Information on aerospace, space, and maritime components manufacturing
- Information on chemical production and processing
- Information on food production and processing
- Information on fuels production and processing
- Information on electronics and computer components manufacturing processing and assembly
- Details on energy intensive industrial processes, decarbonization pathways, costs, match funding, and projected economic, energy, climate, and community impacts
Minimum qualifications
- Eligible entities include local governments, tribal governments, utilities, ports, associate development organizations, for-profit entities, academic/research institutions, nonprofits, and state agencies
Verify important details
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