Standard Service & Last Resort Service RFPs
2026 Standard Service and Last Resort Service RFP
To: Bid Day is Wednesday, July 22, 2026 - All Bids are due to UI at 10 AM EPT July 22, 2026, is the next Standard Service and Last Resort Service RFP for up to 40% of 1H 2027 Load and 40% 2H 2027 Load for Standard Service and 4th Quarter 2026 LRS load.
For the one-year period that ended December 31, 2025, the following mapping represents actual mapping of GST and LPT load: For GST, 68.32% was mapped to Standard Service eligibility for energy (kWh) and 67.5% for demand (kW). For LPT, 26.4% was mapped to Standard Service eligibility for energy (kWh) and 24.0% for demand (kW). For GST, 31.8% was mapped to Last Resort Service eligibility for energy (kWh) and 32.2% for demand (kW). For LPT, 73.6% were mapped to Last Resort Service eligibility for energy and 75.3% for demand (kW).
Visit the pages below for RFP information
SS & LRS RFP Documents
- Term Sheet for April 2026 Bid Day
- Sample SS Bidder Workbook
- Sample LRS Bidder Workbook
- Bidder Information Form
SS LRS Bid Day Schedule for April 15, 2026 Bid Day
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Item |
Date |
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RFP Issued |
Monday, March 16, 2026 |
| Bidder Information Forms Due (Forms available on UI Wholesale Power Procurement website) | Wednesday, March 25, 2026: 4:00 p.m. |
| New Bidder Comments on Master WPSA Due | Friday, April 3, 2026: 4:00 p.m. |
| New Bidder Master WPSA Discussions / Negotiations | Monday, April 6, 2026, through Friday, April 10, 2026 |
| Last Questions / Inquiries for Q&A | Thursday, April 9, 2026: 4:00 p.m. |
| New Bidder Master WPSA Fully Executed | Friday, April 10, 2026: 4:00 p.m. |
| Bid Assurance Due | Thursday, April 9, 2026: 4:00 p.m. |
| Final Binding Bids Due | Wednesday, April 15, 2026: 10:00 a.m. |
| Expected Notification of Winning Bidder(s) | Wednesday, April 15, 2026: By 1:00 p.m. |
| Executed Confirmations and Guarantees Due via email or FAX | Thursday, April 16, 2026: Close of Business |
| Original Guarantees Due | Monday, April 20, 2026: Close of Business |