1. Contract Information: The U. S. Government is the nation's single largest energy consumer. Due to the magnitude of funds spent on energy in support of Government operations and the steady inflation of such costs, the Government is re-evaluating its operations and reducing its energy consumption. Executive Order 13423 of January 24, 2007, states the head of each agency shall improve energy efficiency by 3% annually or 30% in total by the end of fiscal year 2015, relative to each agency's fiscal year 2003 energy use baseline. The primary purpose of the proposed acquisition is to acquire the design, implementation, and operation of Utility Energy Services Contract (UESC) energy management project for the U. S. Coast Guard Base, Portsmouth, VA. 2. Background: 42 USC 8256 provides information relating to utility incentive programs. Four key elements of this section are highlighted below. - Agencies are authorized and encouraged to participate in programs to increase energy efficiency and water conservation or manage electricity demand conducted by gas, water, or electric utilities and generally available to customers of such utilities. - Each agency may accept any financial incentive, goods, or services generally available from any such utility, to increase energy efficiency or to conserve water or manage electricity demand. - Each agency is encouraged to enter into negotiations with electric, water, and gas utilities to design cost-effective demand management and conservation incentive programs to address the unique needs of facilities utilized by such agency. - If an agency satisfies the criteria that generally apply to other customers of a utility incentive program, such agency may not be denied collection of rebates or other incentives. 3. Description of the Requirement: A UESC is a contracting vehicle that allows agencies to accomplish energy savings projects for their facilities without up-front capital costs and without special Congressional appropriations to pay for the improvements. Under a UESC contract, the selected UESC utility provider (Utility) will provide their own funding, provide financed funding, or a combination of their own and finance funding, for an energy conservation project that will be repaid from utility bill savings. The Utility will conduct a comprehensive energy audit to identify improvements that will result in energy savings. With coordination and approval of the Government, the Utility will design and construct an energy savings project and provide assurance that the improvements will result in savings sufficient to pay for the project. The Utility will also develop a savings assurance plan and arrange project financing. The project energy savings will be measured over the course of the financing period. 4. Project Information: The requirement at U. S. Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, VA, is for the contractor to design, engineer, construct, commission and third-party finance if necessary USCG site identified ECMs (Wish List) includes: Boiler and Boiler Burner Replacement; LED and High Efficiency Lamp or Fixture Replacement; Electric Peak Shaving/Load Shifting; and Water and Sewer Conservation Systems. 5. Submission Requirements: The Government does not intend to rank submittals or reply to interested companies/firms. This synopsis is for Market Research purposes only and is not a request for proposal (RFP) or request for quote (RFQ). The Government will NOT reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in preparation of a response to this notice. Your firm's response is requested no later than 4:00 EDT, Friday, July 25, 2014. Send responses by email to
[email protected]. Response should be limited to a maximum of 5 pages. No hard copy or facsimile submissions will be accepted. Cover letters and extraneous materials such as brochures will not be considered. Personal visits or requests for the purpose of discussing this announcement will not be considered, scheduled, nor will replies be sent. Sources Sought Questionnaire. 1. Is your business currently a utility provider to USCG Base Portsmouth, VA (Zip Code 23703)? 2. Is your business currently authorized by the State of Virginia to provide utility services to USCG Base Portsmouth, VA? 3. What is the name and address of your business? 4. Identify a responsible point of contact who can be contacted regarding your response, their phone number, and email address. 5. Is your firm a large business, small business, a certified 8(a) small business, certified HUBZone business and/or Service Disabled Veteran Owned concern? List all that apply. 6. Does your company have a GSA Areawide Agreement? If yes, provide the GSA Contract Number. 7. Provide no more than three (3) examples of financed energy conservation projects for which you were the prime contractor, a joint venture partner, or a first-tier subcontractor responsible for developing, financing, and/or managing the design, construction and/or post construction effort. Identify the scope of your contractual responsibilities, location, client, and size of the project in terms of construction cost and total financed amount. 8. Has your company performed a UESC in accordance with DOE/FEMP Guidelines? If yes, provide the project location and size of project based on dollars. 9. Does your company have experience coordinating rebates, other incentives, and any potential interconnect/transmission discussions/agreements that may be necessary as part of a proposed project? 10. Does your company have expertise and experience with any or all of the following energy conservation measures? Answer yes or no to the following: a. Roof Replacement b. Installation of energy efficient lighting c. Installation of motion sensors d. HVAC and controls updates e. Boiler improvements f. Chiller improvements g. Utility Monitoring and Controls Systems h. Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning including Boilers and Chillers i. Lighting improvements j. Building envelope improvements k. Water and steam distribution systems l. Electric motors and drives m. Distributed generation n. Renewable energy systems o. Energy/Utility Distribution Systems p. Water and sewer conservation systems q. Electrical/peak shaving/load shifting r. Commissioning/Retro-Commissioning s. Production/Manufacturing/Industrial Process Improvements t. Recycling and other Waste Stream Reductions u. Data Center Improvements v. Ancillary Construction Requirements.