DOE Energy Savings Performance Contracts 2002-2010 (ESPC)

The Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy established this Master IDIQ for energy savings performance contracts on February 1, 2002, with ordering authority ending December 31, 2012—the vehicle is closed to new orders as of thirteen years ago. A successor vehicle, DOE Energy Savings Performance Contracts 2008–2019, was awarded in December 2008 and should be evaluated for active pursuit.

This vehicle financed comprehensive energy audits, renewable energy projects, and performance-based energy savings improvements at federal facilities. The nine task orders awarded under it span biomass cogeneration plants, boiler retrofits, facility energy management systems, and measurement and verification funding for post-construction operations, with performance periods extending as late as 2032 for the largest order.

The portfolio totals $1.14 billion in combined potential value, of which $54.2 million has been obligated (5 percent). The most recent task order was issued in June 2013. Ameresco Federal Solutions, Inc. dominates by potential value, holding three orders worth $1.13 billion combined—nearly all vehicle value. Energy Systems Group, LLC holds four orders valued at $6.7 million combined, and Honeywell Inc. holds two orders at $92 thousand. All nine orders were unrestricted procurements with no set-aside designations.

Customer concentration is high. The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration's single biomass cogeneration contract at Savannah River Site accounts for $949.4 million in ceiling value. The U.S. Coast Guard's Baltimore Yard energy savings order totals $145.1 million. USDA Forest Service regions—Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, R2 (Rocky Mountain), and R3 (Southwestern)—collectively account for five of nine orders but represent only $6.8 million in combined potential value. These small-dollar Forest Service orders required ongoing measurement and verification funding across multi-year performance periods.

Order activity clustered in 2007–2009, with three orders in each of 2009 and 2013, suggesting the vehicle's later years saw primarily closeout and amendment activity rather than new project awards. For contractors evaluating this family, the successor 2008–2019 vehicle is the active procurement path.

The Energy Service Companies (ESCO) under this Master IDIQ will conduct comprehensive energy audits for the Federal facility and identify improvements to save energy and/or implement renewable energy projects. In consultation with the Federal agencies, the ESCOs will design and construct projects that meets the agency's needs as well as arrange necessary financing.