Recoveryproject#::34843::RP# replace digital controls - B9214. The utility company and their competing subcontractors will make arrangements for qualified contractors to provide necessary…

This is a firm fixed-price delivery order awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to South Alabama Electric Cooperative (SAEC), a non-profit electric cooperative, under an existing Utility Energy Savings Contract (UESC) valued at $476,218.00. The contract is for the replacement of pneumatic controls with digital controls, including mechanical upgrades and energy management control system installations, at facilities at Fort Novosel in Alabama. This is expected to result in energy and cost savings for the government. No set-aside was used for this award. SAEC has previously received other prime federal contract awards and grants totaling over $20 million to support infrastructure projects and energy audits for the U.S. Army.

Recoveryproject#::34843::RP# replace digital controls - B9214. The utility company and their competing subcontractors will make arrangements for qualified contractors to provide necessary mechanical, electrical and general construction contract work to remove and replace pneumatic controls with digital controls consisting of mechanical upgrades and energy management control systems installations. This will result in energy efficient savings of electrical, natural gas and maintenance. Recovery-per far 5.7 this notice is provided for information purposes only; therefore far 5.203 does not apply. This opportunity was available only to contractor(s) under the current contract. South alabama electric cooperative (seac) (utility) (duns 007961295) and their competing subcontractors perform under the pre-existing utility energy savings contract (uesc) agreement and previously established indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity type contracting vehicle W9124G-05-d-0007. This contract action was accomplished using other than competitive procedures because a statute exists that expressly authorizes or requires that the acquisition be made from a specific source or through another agency (far 6.302-5); per far 6.302-5 a j & a is not required for this award. This contract action was accomplished using other than competitive procedures because this is an order under an existing contract that was awarded using non-competitive procedures. Projects issued under this uesc agreement will produce financial savings to the government that are equal or greater than the cost of implementing the energy conservation project (ECP). The amount of the investment will generate savings to pay for the project over a specified payback period. The utility company and their subcontractors perform competitive bidding among contractors to establish firm fixed price projects and are submitted and proposed to fort rucker technical personnel for review and analysis. A uesc is one vehicle that a federal agency and its utility company can use to implement energy efficiency, water conservation and renewable energy projects.