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Decision Gate · DG3 · Procurement

Module, inverter, and BOS sourcing with vendor diligence and contract leverage.

Procurement is where bonus credit qualification gets locked, where ITC vintage gets secured, and where the EPC's margin protection or expansion gets quietly negotiated. We sit between your capital stack and the supply chain, with no vendor commissions, no inventory exposure, and no scope to defend.

Gate at a glance

Key decisions
  • What gets specified, and at what bankability standard?
  • Which vendors clear financial diligence and tier 1 status?
  • How does UFLPA and AD/CVD exposure shape sourcing?
  • Where does safe-harbor and ITC vintage timing sit?
Bankable artifacts
  • Technical specification + BOM
  • Vendor diligence memos + bankability scorecards
  • RFQ, bid evaluation matrix, audit trail
  • UFLPA documentation package
  • Negotiated supply agreement with bankable LDs
  • Safe-harbor and ITC vintage memo
  • Domestic content compliance package
Common failure modes
  • Vendor-driven specification (tier 1 logo, not bankability)
  • Lowest-price award without total cost of ownership analysis
  • Late safe-harbor planning that misses the ITC vintage
  • Domestic content discovered as a gap after bid award
Kill bar
  • Vendor financial diligence eliminates short list
  • Trade compliance exposure exceeds project tolerance
  • Bonus credit qualification fails substantiation review
  • Safe-harbor window closes before procurement award

Sub-gates within DG3

DG3.1
Spec lock
Bankable BOM and technical specification approved by lender's IE.
DG3.2
Award
Supplier selected on common-basis bid evaluation, audit trail complete.
DG3.3
Contract execution
Supply agreement signed with lender-approved security and warranty package.
DG3.4
Safe-harbor lock
5% spent or physical work test cleared, ITC vintage secured.

Deep-dives for DG3

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The full lifecycle

DG1 Feasibility DG2 Capital Structuring DG3 Procurement DG4 Construction Oversight DG5 Commissioning & PTO DG6 Long-Term Operations
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