The District of Columbia Office of Public-Private Partnerships ( DC OP3), in conjunction with the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO), has issued a Request for Information and will host an Industry Forum on January 24-25, 2017 regarding a potential public-private partnership  to modernize the District’s streetlight system.

By upgrading its system, the District is looking to take advantage of new technologies in the sector, namely the advent of Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology, to improve performance and drive down costs. Through this Smart Lighting Project, OP3, DDOT and OCTO are collectively seeking a long term partner to take on responsibilities for the following:

• Converting existing non-LED DDOT-owned lights to LED technology and installing remote monitoring functionality to more effectively control and maintain the entire streetlight system;
• Delivering ongoing operation and maintenance (O&M) of the streetlight system, including replacing existing poles, installing new poles, improving and maintaining the electric conduit that powers the streetlights, repairing all facilities as needed, and generally ensuring that all areas of the city are well-lit.
• Introduce functionality for the streetlight system to serve as a platform for ancillary uses commonly referred to as “Smart City” technology, including (but not limited to): expanded broadband coverage, augmented cell coverage, sensors and other intra-District services.

The District is looking at a variety of procurement options in support of these goals, including a performance based operations and maintenance contract, an energy savings performance contract (ESCO / ESPC), and a performance based design-build-finance-operate-maintain (DBFOM) Public-Private Partnership (P3) arrangement.

Individual firms or teams interested in participating in the Forum are invited, on a non-binding basis, to express their interest in the Project; and provide feedback on its features at the District’s upcoming Forum on January 24-25, 2017.

For further information about this business opportunity, please visit the following website.