The purpose of this Request for Proposal is to select one contractor that will conduct a Vehicle Inter-Operability Testing Symposium (VOLTS) in California to support interoperability of electric vehicle charging.
The goal of this RFP is to support product development and standards implementation for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty on-road vehicles and associated charging equipment in a collaborative, low-risk environment to move toward an interoperable charging ecosystem.
This RFP will result in one (1) contract to conduct a Vehicle Inter-Operability Testing Symposium (VOLTS). VOLTS is meant to convene key EV stakeholders to conduct collaborative, low-risk interoperability tests, develop and finalize products, conduct implementation testing and test tool development for charging standards and protocols, and discuss means to overcome common technology barriers facing the industry. These stakeholders include, but are not limited to: EVSE manufacturers, automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and EV software/network providers. By gathering all of these stakeholders together, VOLTS will support rapid protocol testing and validation of many combinations of products, and provide an invaluable resource for product development and standards implementation.
This effort will further California’s leadership in EV and charging industry innovation by establishing a forum that will support interoperability testing, product development, standards implementation, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and a more competitive market composed of advanced and interoperable products.
VOLTS will address the following objectives:
- Provide a venue for stakeholders to troubleshoot products at any stage of development and determine whether more research and development needs to occur, or if they are ready to move on to conformance testing and commercialization.
- Provide a venue for stakeholders to conduct implementation testing and test tool development of charging standards and protocols. This type of event will help catch the “edge cases” and discover potential inconsistencies in software protocols and standards implementations.
- Provide structure for product roadmaps.
- Establish a forum for knowledge sharing through a public conference component, engaging a variety of stakeholders.
- Lower the barrier for stakeholders to participate in these events (for example, reduced or eliminated registration fees, full or partial reimbursement of equipment/vehicle shipping costs).
VOLTS must be located in California. However, Bidders have flexibility in the design of the event, including the location in California, the host, and the duration based on what will be most valuable to the market and will support the goals and objectives of this solicitation.
VOLTS will focus on intra-protocol testing to ensure interoperable implementations of ISO 15118 communication between EVSEs and EVs, including cybersecurity testing such as certificate handling to ensure secure and interoperable Public Key Infrastructure.
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