Third New Jersey Offshore Wind Solicitation Documents

Below are the guidance, forms, and applications to be used for this solicitation.

Solicitation Guidance Document

• Solicitation Guidance Document – Full Version
• Solicitation Guidance Document – Main Document Only

Attachments

• Attachment 1: Application Form (Updated 6/22/2023)
• Attachment 2: Administrative Completeness Checklist
• Attachment 3: Applicant Commitment Form
• Attachment 4: Offshore Wind Economic Development Act
• Attachment 5: Application Requirements in N.J.A.C. 14:8-6.1 et seq.
• Attachment 6: Environmental Protection Requirements and Recommendations
• Attachment 7: Data Management and Availability Plan Requirements
• Attachment 8: Offshore Wind Infrastructure Monitoring Plan Requirements
• Attachment 9: Fisheries Protection Requirements and Recommendations
• Attachment 10: Prebuild Infrastructure Requirements
• Attachment 11: Offshore Transmission Network Preparation Requirements
• Attachment 12: New Jersey Wind Port Parcel Information
• Attachment 13: Rate Counsel Nondisclosure Agreement

Additional Resources

Additional Resources regarding the State Agreement Approach

• SAA Agreement
• Board Order on SAA

Additional Resources to support development of the Offshore Wind Infrastructure Monitoring Plan (see Attachment 8)

• Partners in Science Report
• IOOS/MARACOOS data and monitoring priorities
• Strategic Operations Plan
• Data Management Plan
• HF radar mitigation document
• NYSERDA State of the Science Reports
• RODA Research Priorities
• SEER Noise Brief
• ROSA Monitoring Framework and Guidelines
• Atlantic Wildlife Research Priorities Database (Not yet public but should be by January 2023)
• New Jersey Offshore Wind Research and Monitoring Initiative
• Data formatting resources
• Introduction to Metadata, National Centers for Environmental Information ("NCEI")
• Standard taxonomic naming conventions, Integrated Taxonomic Information System ("ITIS")
• Standard variable naming conventions
• NYSERDA wildlife data standardization and sharing report