First Wyoming NEVI RFP now live
STATEWIDE – For the first time, the Wyoming Department of Transportation is seeking Requests for Proposals for its National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program funding allocation.
The RFP is open until 11 a.m. Nov. 18 and can be accessed here: https://www.publicpurchase.com/gems/bid/bidView?bidId=216241
Applicants can select from a variety of eligible location “clusters” around the state, including urban areas and rural roadway corridors between urban areas; nearly all areas within Wyoming may participate. While NEVI guidelines no longer require charging stations to be spaced a maximum of 50 miles apart, Wyoming NEVI station locations will be limited to a 3-mile driving distance from one of the corridor exits within each corridor cluster.
“Tourism is one of Wyoming’s big three economic industries, and we think these strategic clusters will help alleviate EV driver range anxiety in rural areas,” said WYDOT Chief Engineer Keith Fulton.
WYDOT received full build-out status from the Federal Highway Administration in its most recent NEVI Plan and is no longer required to include interstate highways in NEVI location considerations. However, WYDOT recognized potential gaps and did include the interstates in the RFP clusters. The RFP also allows for upgrading existing stations as an eligible project type.
Each NEVI station must have at least four charging ports, and WYDOT is asking for at least two Level 3 fast charging ports at each location.
Station owners will be responsible for the 20 percent matching cost, while federal NEVI funding will cover the remaining 80 percent. WYDOT will not own, operate or maintain EV Charging infrastructure; this federal funding will pass through WYDOT as a grant for private industry to continue building EV charging infrastructure in Wyoming. The RFP specifies these charging stations cannot be located within the state right-of-way.
This RFP meets the goals and plans outlined in WYDOT’s most recent NEVI Plan, which was approved by the Federal Highway Administration in fall of 2025.
About the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program: Passed by Congress in 2021, the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program is a federal formula program with participation from all 50 states. Wyoming’s portion of the formula totals to about $26.8 million in federal funding, which the state is issuing as grants for EV fast chargers.
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