The Bonners Ferry City Council agenda for June 16, 2026 lists an Electric Department action item to consider selection of a Tier 2 product for the Provider of Choice contract with the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). This suggests the City is evaluating BPA’s Tier 2 power supply options as part of a long-term wholesale power contract structure and needs to decide on the preferred product and risk profile.While this decision is about selecting among BPA offerings rather than a competitive vendor RFP, it has significant implications for long-term power costs, resource adequacy, and potentially local infrastructure or demand-side management programs. Vendors providing power portfolio analytics, load forecasting, rate modeling, or customer program design (e.g., energy efficiency, demand response) may find value in supporting the City’s Electric Department as it finalizes its Tier 2 choice and then plans tariffs, infrastructure, and customer programs aligned with that decision.

This item appears to be a strategic resource selection within an existing BPA power supply framework, not a competitively bid third-party power contract.