Purchase Order 36C77624P0026

The Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 (VISN 8) awarded a $110,049 firm fixed-price purchase order to Emp2, Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in Richland, Washington, on February 15, 2024. This contract, designated as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside under the Veterans First Contracting Program, provides project facilitator services for an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) initiative at the Bay Pines VA Medical Center in Florida. The performance period extends through February 14, 2028, with work to be performed in Richland, Washington. Emp2 will deliver comprehensive project facilitation support encompassing preliminary assessments, engineering reviews, construction oversight, project acceptance, measurement and verification, and overall tracking and reporting to support energy efficiency improvements at VISN 8 Bay Pines and affiliated facilities.

Emp2, Inc. is a specialized provider of energy management and ESPC services to federal agencies, with extensive experience delivering similar project facilitator services across the VA, General Services Administration, Department of Energy, and other civilian federal agencies. The company maintains two significant Indefinite Delivery Vehicles with GSA—a $10 million Blanket Purchase Agreement and a $6 million Federal Supply Schedule contract—which serve as primary contracting vehicles for its energy management consulting work. This VISN 8 award represents a continuation of Emp2's established role as a key technical services provider supporting federal sustainability objectives and alternative financing mechanisms for energy efficiency improvements across Veterans Affairs medical facilities nationwide.