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NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY (NOO)

U.S. Army Reserve, 88th Readiness Division
Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC)
Task Order Under the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fourth Generation ESPC Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract Solicitation: SP060427R0400

1. NOTICE

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy, on behalf of the U.S. Army Reserve, 88th Readiness Division, (88th RD) plans to award an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) Task Order (TO) under the Department of Energy (DOE) Fourth-Generation ESPC Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract.
DLA Energy invites the twenty (20) current DOE Fourth-Generation ESPC IDIQ contract holders, also known as Energy Service Companies (ESCOs), to submit a written response to this Notice of Opportunity (NOO) for DLA Energy’s consideration. Eligibility for award is limited exclusively to these twenty (20) DOE Fourth-Generation ESPC IDIQ contract holders/ESCOs. In the event of a resultant TO award, the award will be offered to only one (1) of the twenty (20) eligible ESCOs, which will serve as the prime contractor.

2. AUTHORITY

The authority for this acquisition is granted to DLA Energy by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct). This authority is codified in 42 U.S.C. § 8287 and is implemented through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 23.2, Energy Savings Performance Contracts, and the Department of Energy (DOE) Final Rule at 10 CFR Part 436, Subpart B, Methods and Procedures for Energy Savings Performance Contracting.

3. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS AND APPROACH

U.S. Army Reserve, 88th RD has an objective to reduce energy consumption, reduce energy cost, and increase energy resiliency of multiple facilities located in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The 88th RD is seeking to identify additional Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) that provide measurable energy and cost savings. Potential energy and water saving projects may include but are not limited to: envelope improvements, insulation upgrades, window upgrades, LED upgrades, geothermal heat pumps, lighting, controls, renewable energy generation including photovoltaic solar arrays, retro-commissioning, water conservation measures, heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) upgrades including boilers, furnaces, split systems, and chillers, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and Hydrogen Fuel Cells and microgrids. Additional ECMs of interest include re-tuning; retro-commissioning and re-commissioning; building automation and control systems; window replacement; minor building-envelope improvements; domestic hotwater system replacement; plug-load analysis and reduction, including refrigerators and freezers; water-leak