Site work for a service station / car wash facility in Baltimore, Maryland. Completed plans call for site work for a service station / car wash facility.

Questions are to be sent via e-mail to: Email Address: katrina.lawhorn1@maryland.gov Attention: RFI # ES-22001 Questions must be submitted no later than: Wednesday, March 16, 2022, by 5:00 p.m. Local Time Goals: It is the State's intention to pursue a comprehensive State-wide procurement that will fully support the State's ambitious rollout of EV infrastructure in a seamless way. DGS is looking for a single firm to provide comprehensive turnkey services for equipment delivery, installation, signage and lot painting, software, network connectivity, maintenance, and repair of installed components for the term of the contract. Please provide examples of existing comprehensive solutions if any exist. DGS is seeking information for comprehensive and creative solutions using state of the art technology that may include at a minimum: Provide, install, and maintain 2,000 or more primarily Level II electric vehicle networked charging stations at State-owned and leased facilities across the State of Maryland. Provide a data platform for all of the State's Electric Vehicle Service Equipment (EVSE), including for networked charging stations that are already installed. Data points may include: tracking vehicle electric use to include defined metrics on fleet vehicles, including driver and vehicle identification, charging session electric use, time spent charging, etc. and integration with our fleet management system/vehicle telematics to track dwell periods, range requirements, and mileage Provide real time data to each vehicle in the fleet on the status (available, in-use, or out of order) of the installed charging stations at State facilities. Strong preference is to display the status information on the vehicle's OEM onboard display, or, due to not all users having smart phones, on a device other than a smartphone app. Provide regular software updates for the installed charging stations and the data platform. Provide comprehensive and timely preventative maintenance and repair services for all EV charging stations installed at State facilities, to include those already installed. Provide a means for initiating charging sessions and conducting financial transactions between different user groups, including invoicing between State agencies for station usage, payments for State usage of public charging stations, and fee collection from State employees for workplace charging Purpose: The purpose of this RFI is to gain information about existing solutions for providing a large-scale and comprehensive EV charging transition, to include EVSE installation, maintenance and repairs, data, and administration. This RFI contains preliminary information to serve as a platform to initiate discussion with the vendor community. The requirements of this RFI are in no way final nor represent what may be contained in a Request for Proposal (RFP) or other procurement vehicle. This issuance does not constitute a commitment to issue a solicitation, award a contract, or pay any costs incurred in preparation of a response to this request. Furthermore, interested vendors shall abstain from submitting quotes or bids in response to the RFI. Responses to this RFI will assist DGS in preparing for the potential procurement and implementation of a Statewide EV charging solution.