Request for Proposals (RFP) Decarbonizing the Tongass with Tribally Owned Heat Pumps Location: Prince of Wales Island
Response Deadline: March 15, 2025
Contact:
Brooke Leslie, Project Manager - brooke@spruceroot.org CC: grow@spruceroot.org
1. Notice
Spruce Root is seeking a supply-install contractor (the “Contractor”) to furnish equipment and provide labor with an apprenticeship component to install approximately 240 air source heat pumps (ASHPs) on Prince of Wales Island during the 2025, 2026, and 2027 construction seasons.
Spruce Root is also seeking an outreach contractor (the “Outreach Contractor”) to perform a property assessment to help rural Alaska households determine if a heat pump is right for them, facilitate the program application process and conduct consumer education to foster understanding of heat pump technology for heating homes and how to use them to derive maximum benefit.
2. Scope of Services
Spruce Root, a 501c3 non-profit Native CDFI, was recently selected by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) to receive $4.2 million1 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding as part of the Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) program for a multi-year ASHP project on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. This project launches the Tongass Green Bank project announced by Spruce Root in 2023. Spruce Root targets 240 heat pump installations and a robust workforce development training program. It will manage the project to maximize community benefits and outcomes. Contractors are encouraged to respond to any piece of this RFP that they may be interested in fulfilling and Spruce Root will negotiate details with selected contractors to fulfill each component of the RFP.