This bid is for solar quality assurance inspections, analysis, and reporting at project sites throughout Rhode Island. - Term: Three years beginning approximately January 1, 2027. - Solar inspections: Assume at least 50 small-scale systems under 25 kW; also include medium-scale systems up to 250 kW and commercial systems 251 kW and above. Inspections require a licensed electrician and review of NEC 2023 compliance, technical guidance, system design, shading, and interconnection. - Inspection pricing: Provide estimated time and unit costs, including reports, for small-scale, 250 kW, 500 kW, 1 MW, and 3 MW PV systems, plus residential PV paired with battery storage. - Other technologies: Include inspection capabilities and estimated time and costs for 1 MW hydropower, 1 MW anaerobic digestion, and 3 MW and 5 MW wind projects, if needed. - Reporting and support: Include sampling plans, corrective-action reports, homeowner summaries, a customer survey with participation incentives, interim and final reports, up to two presentations, and a staffed customer email center during inspection scheduling, inspections, and report follow-up. - Training and materials: Include technical guidance…
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Of the 1 open inspection & testing contract in Rhode Island, none are federal1 is state or local. That split matters: federal work runs through SAM.gov and needs a UEI and an active SAM registration, while state and local buyers each run their own portal with their own vendor sign-up. XL Eagle already holds both.
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Most inspection & testing firms never bid government work because the overhead is the barrier, not the job: SAM registration and a UEI, reps and certifications, bonding on larger jobs, wage determinations, and a different submission portal for almost every buyer. That is administrative work, not trade work.
XL Eagle bids as the prime contractor. We carry the registrations, write the proposal, own the compliance and submit through whichever portal the buyer uses. You price the work and perform it as our subcontractor. There is no fee to you and no registration for you to maintain.
1 live inspection & testing opportunity in Rhode Island as of October 28, 2026. The list is rebuilt daily.
For the federal solicitations, yes — a UEI and an active SAM.gov registration. State and local buyers use their own portals instead. Working through XL Eagle as the prime, you need neither: we hold the registrations and submit the bid.
A mix of federal agencies and state and local buyers; the current list is on this page.
Nothing up front. XL Eagle bids as the prime contractor and the businesses that perform the work are paid as subcontractors on the awarded contract.
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