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Services, Consulting, Management ;Services, Consulting, Reengineering, Change Management, Quality Assurance

Map to Bid Opening :

SMUD EC-OC

Type :

RFP - Services (Request For Proposal)

Department :

Distribution Services

Broad Class :

Professional Services

Deadline Date:

7/20/2018

Time:

5:00 PM

Est. Amount :	$300,000.00
Duration :

Work Location :

Sacramento

Licenses Required :

Description :

The Proposer shall provide all labor, material, and equipment required to perform the Service described as: Energy Delivery Business Solutions Consulting.

The Energy Delivery Business Unit of SMUD is seeking a qualified firm that will develop a strategic operational plan that is aligned to the SMUD strategic plan as well as a detailed Project Portfolio roadmap and implementation plan.  The Proposer should have proven expertise in utility safety, modernization strategy, technology advancements for grid operations with both proven successes in the planning, development and management of business solutions with a focus on continuous improvement.  The Proposer should also demonstrate a track record of delivering operational efficiencies and cost savings.

SCOPE OF WORK
 Energy Delivery has many initiatives underway that: 
•	Touch many internal business processes and those from other SMUD work groups, 
•	Are interdependent with other initiatives and  reliant on limited resources for completion, and 
•	Require significant change management for the work force. 

Tthe Contractor shall perform the following Scope of Work:

1.	Review the background documentation and current initiative information that will be provided after contract award. The successful firm will be provided access to existing materials and documents including, but not limited to:

•	SMUD strategic plan 
•	Prior SWOT analysis
•	Existing Safety programs and data
•	Technology Optimization Business Case and project plans
•	Existing Process maps 
•	Internal Strategic Services Portfolio Roadmap
•	Department Operational plans

The Contractor shall discuss any questions that they may have concerning this background information with the Contract Manager and other designated staff and leaders of Energy Delivery leadership team.   

2.	Working with designated members of Energy Delivery leadership team, the Contractor shall develop a 5-year strategic operational plan that describes how the comprehensive plan supports Energy Delivery in achieving the goals outlined in SMUD’s 5–year plan.
The plan shall include: 
•	A discussion of electric utility trends impacting the business of Energy Delivery; 
•	The SMUD 5-year plan broken down to a more detailed Energy Delivery specific operational plan; 
•	Proposals for Energy Delivery to align with and meet the goals in the SMUD’s plan; and 
•	The specific steps that need to be taken to achieve the plan. 

3.	 The Contractor shall also evaluate and develop an integrated Project Portfolio    roadmap and implementation plans incorporating existing project plans created by Systems Integrators and Energy Delivery project teams and advise on revisions and best practices.  The output shall be a comprehensive 5-year implementation plan which is focused on the key initiatives within the Strategic Services but also considers the interdependencies with the other work within Energy Delivery.  The roadmap shall specify:
•	Foundational work  
•	Cross-project dependencies
•	Systems, Process, and People impacts 
•	New applications or systems needed;  if applicable, the Contractor shall assist in developing business cases for implementing any new applications or projects as appropriate
•	Iterative implementation strategy to deliver incremental business value
•	Expected benefits realization

4.	The Contractor shall also provide Senior Leadership Development and Capacity Enhancement services.  This includes the coaching, mentoring, and development of the Energy Delivery Senior Leadership staff by highly experienced senior-level personnel of the successful bidder. The selected Consultant will provide 1:1 and group coaching, mentoring, and knowledge transfer to enhance the senior leadership team’s skills and capacity to equip them to implement the Strategic Operational plan.

SMUD intends to award one contract for an estimated six-month period.

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Pre Bid Conference:	Yes	Date :	6/29/2018	Time :	9:00 AM
Conference Attendance:	Recommended	Location:	On-Line only (SKYPE)
Address:
Instructions:	See RFP Section 3.6 ONLINE PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE for meeting details.