DOE Energy Savings Performance Contracts 2008-2019 (ESPC)

The Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy established this Master IDIQ for energy audits and renewable energy implementation on December 17, 2008, with the ordering period ending December 17, 2019. The vehicle is no longer active for new orders, though task orders continue to fund ongoing performance obligations across multi-year implementation and debt-service periods. A successor vehicle, DOE Energy Savings Performance Contracts 2017-2022, was awarded in April 2017.

The Master IDIQ has funded 231 total task orders with a combined potential value of $14.87 billion, of which $3.9 billion (26%) has been obligated. Ordering activity has slowed in recent years—three orders in 2022, nine in 2023, seven in 2024, three in 2025, and two in 2026—reflecting the mature stage of funded projects. The most recent task order was awarded May 1, 2026.

ESCOs under the vehicle conduct comprehensive energy audits, design and construct projects meeting federal facility needs, and arrange commercial financing. Performance includes measurement and verification over multi-year periods. Task orders fund both implementation phases and long-term debt service and annual performance payments, with many projects extending 20+ years.

Honeywell International dominates by order count with 41 orders totaling $4.02 billion in potential value, followed by Noresco (36 orders, $1.77 billion), Ameresco (33 orders, $2.47 billion), and Siemens Government Technologies (24 orders, $2.41 billion). These four primes hold roughly 67% of awarded orders and 78% of combined potential value. The top five including Johnson Controls capture $11.08 billion (75%) of the vehicle's total potential value. Competitive activity is concentrated among these major ESCO firms.

The Department of the Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Command is the largest customer by order share and value ($3.19 billion across 21 orders), representing approximately 31% of activity. Veterans Affairs, the Air Force, GSA, and the Department of Justice place the next largest order volumes. Customer funding is diverse across 74 agencies, with Navy's concentration reflecting heavy military infrastructure projects.

All 231 task orders are unrestricted (no set-aside designations). Typical task-order ceilings range from under $10,000 for minor maintenance and repairs to over $500 million for mega-projects. Recent mega-orders include Norfolk Naval Shipyard ($517.2 million potential), Naval Base Guantanamo Bay including LNG plant ($927.4 million), and a Portsmouth Naval Shipyard project ($212.7 million). Smaller orders fund recurring annual performance and debt-service payments on mature projects. Performance periods span through 2043 for the longest-obligated projects, reflecting the contractual structure of ESPCs whereby federal agencies fund energy savings through avoided utility costs over decades.

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.