Now Available: Answers to POWERON RFP Questions and Additional RFP Materials

Following the POWERON Bidders Q&A Webinar held on Tuesday, March 11, we are pleased to share that additional materials are now available on our proposal portal. The following new items can now be found under “Other materials” on the POWERON RFP details page:

• Webinar Recording (POWERON Q&A Webinar Recording.mp4, 132mb)

• Webinar Slides (POWERON_Q&A_Webinar_Slides.pdf, 1.1mb)
• Q&A Document, including answers to questions submitted via email and during the webinar (POWERON RFP Questions_Answers.pdf, 186kb)
• KML and Shapefile of Proposed POWERON Deployment Locations (POWERON_deployment_locations_shp.zip; POWERON_deployment_locations.kmz)

We also want to draw your attention to the “Draft Finding of No Historic Properties Affected for Passive Acoustic Monitoring Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf” led by BOEM, which is relevant to POWERON deployments. A pdf copy of the draft finding is also now located under “Other materials”. Please visit BOEM’s Center for Marine Acoustics page for the original copy of the draft finding and instructions for how to submit comment during the 45-day public comment period (by April 26, 2025). 

Reminder: The RWSC will not accept further clarification requests regarding the POWERON RFP. 

Proposal Deadline: April 7, 2025, at 8:00 PM ET. 

You may find more information on POWERON RFP in the RWSC’s proposal portal.