RFI# 7107-21-EUA, Request for Information for EDI Gateway

Status: Addendum Posted
Contact Name: Felix Orta
Contact Number: 806-775-2170
Contact Email: forta@lpandl.com
Response Due Date: 11/3/2020
Response Due Time: 2:00 PM
Agency/Texas SmartBuy Member Number: D6873
Days Solicited: 21+ Days for Solicitation Notice
Solicitation Posting Date: 10/9/2020
Last Modified: 10/29/2020 2:05 pm
Solicitation Description: PURPOSE:Lubbock Power and Light (LP&L) is a municipality that provides electric service to the City of Lubbock.   LP&L is seeking information to satisfy a need for an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) service in support of the Oracle Customer Cloud Service (CCS) Market Transaction Manager (MTM) to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). No award will be made based on the results of this process.   The second phase of this process, if approved, will be the issuance of a Request for Proposal, which will contain the terms and

conditions of the EDI Gateway required.  LP&L will be advertising for EDI Gateway software in 2021 to use in communication of data between LP&L, CCS, MTM,   ERCOT, and potentially, additional communication with ERCOT approved retailers.  SUMMARY OF REQUEST:LP&L is on track to join the ERCOT market as of June 2021; by approximately June 2023, LP&L expects to transition to a Transmission Distribution Service Provider (TDSP). LP&L will be implementing Oracle MTM within Oracle CCS and will need an EDI Gateway to transmit transactions to and from ERCOT, as well as to Retail Electric Providers. The number of transactions is unknown at this time. LP&L is issuing this Request of Information (RFI) to companies who provide EDI Gateway software and services in order to assist in LP&L’s preparation of developing a purchase specification.    RESPONSE DOCUMENTS:ONE original and ONE copy provided on a flash drive of the response, including any supporting documentation, are required. Responses should be submitted by November 3, 2020, @ 2:00 PM. LP&L reserves the right to consider late responses. The responses must be inside a sealed envelope or container when submitted. The response material must be addressed and delivered to:  Lubbock Power & Light Felix Orta, Purchasing Manager Electric Utilities1314 Avenue K, 5 th FloorLubbock, Texas 79401 The outside of the envelope or container must state:RFI# 7107-21-EUA, Request for Information for EDI Gateway
PURPOSE:
Lubbock Power and Light (LP&L) is a municipality that provides electric service to the City of Lubbock.   LP&L is seeking information to satisfy a need for an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) service in support of the Oracle Customer Cloud Service (CCS) Market Transaction Manager (MTM) to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). No award will be made based on the results of this process. 
 
The second phase of this process, if approved, will be the issuance of a Request for Proposal, which will contain the terms and conditions of the EDI Gateway required.  LP&L will be advertising for EDI Gateway software in 2021 to use in communication of data between LP&L, CCS, MTM,   ERCOT, and potentially, additional communication with ERCOT approved retailers.
 
LP&L is on track to join the ERCOT market as of June 2021; by approximately June 2023, LP&L expects to transition to a Transmission Distribution Service Provider (TDSP). LP&L will be implementing Oracle MTM within Oracle CCS and will need an EDI Gateway to transmit transactions to and from ERCOT, as well as to Retail Electric Providers. The number of transactions is unknown at this time. LP&L is issuing this Request of Information (RFI) to companies who provide EDI Gateway software and services in order to assist in LP&L’s preparation of developing a purchase specification.  
ONE original and ONE copy provided on a flash drive of the response, including any supporting documentation, are required.
Responses should be submitted by November 3, 2020, @ 2:00 PM. LP&L reserves the right to consider late responses. The responses must be inside a sealed envelope or container when submitted. The response material must be addressed and delivered to:
 
Lubbock Power & Light
Felix Orta, Purchasing Manager Electric Utilities
1314 Avenue K, 5 th Floor
Lubbock, Texas 79401
 
The outside of the envelope or container must state:
RFI# 7107-21-EUA, Request for Information for EDI Gateway


URL:
Addendum: RFI# 7107-21-EUA Addendum #1 10/19/2020 RFI 7101-21-EUA, Addendum #2 10/29/2020
Class/Item Code: 20943-*Edi (Electronic Data Interchange) Translator Software, Mini/Mainframe Computer 20842-*Edi (Electronic Data Interchange) Translator Software, Microcomputer 91526-*Edi (Electronic Data Interchange) Value Added Network (Van) Services