Request for Proposals: Maritime and Aviation Decarbonization Sector Mapping

Through this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (“MassCEC”) is seeking qualified consultants or professionals with experience in clean transportation, maritime decarbonization, aviation decarbonization, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement to serve as a technical consultant and project manager under MassCEC’s Maritime and Aviation Decarbonization Sector Mapping Initiative.

The goal of the Initiative is to assist MassCEC and the Commonwealth in determining actionable, near-term recommendations for aviation and maritime decarbonization. The recommendations should focus on opportunities that are within the jurisdiction of the state. The recommendations should be a mix of short-term (1 month – 1 year) and medium-term (1-5 years), creating pathways to spur initial decarbonization work which can then inform longer-term strategies for decarbonizing these sectors.

To achieve this goal, the Technical Consultant will be responsible for:

1. Ongoing management and reporting;
2. Developing baseline sector mapping by identifying key stakeholders, existing decarbonization technologies, supporting infrastructure, and relevant policy/regulatory measures in these sectors;
3. Conducting robust stakeholder engagement with relevant industry entities to understand market needs, opportunities and potential barriers, which will inform the sector map and decarbonization recommendations; and
4. Developing a set of recommendations to identify near term (0-5 years) next steps for MassCEC and other Massachusetts state agencies to address barriers to maritime and aviation decarbonization.