Attachment 1 - DECo Authorities and Funding Opportunities.pdf

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This document is Attachment 1 to a Department of the Air Force Request for Solution (RFS) under Other Transaction Authority (OTA) for a Consortium Management Organization (CMO), providing informational reference material on available federal authorities for procuring energy commodities and services.

The attachment lists ten federal statutory authorities that contractors may leverage for follow-on production contracts under 10 U.S.C. § 4022(f). These authorities enable the Air Force to procure energy commodity and energy services from third-party owned, operated, and maintained energy assets. The authorities include: 10 U.S.C. § 2667 (leases of non-excess military property); 10 U.S.C. § 2695 (acceptance of funds for administrative expenses related to real property transactions); 10 U.S.C. § 2913 (Utility Energy Services Contracts); 10 U.S.C. § 2916 (sale of electricity from alternate energy or cogeneration facilities); 10 U.S.C. § 2917 (geothermal energy development on military land); 10 U.S.C. § 2919 (demand response programs); 10 U.S.C. § 2922a (power purchase agreements); 40 U.S.C. § 501 (utility services acquisition under FAR Part 41); 40 U.S.C. § 591 (electricity purchases); and 42 U.S.C. § 8287 (Energy Savings Performance Contracts). The document explicitly notes that vendors cannot leverage 10 U.S.C. § 2688 (utility systems conveyance authority) for follow-on production contracts. Contractors are responsible for understanding the use, requirements, and limitations of these authorities.

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Department of the Air Force Request for Solution(RFS)

Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Consortium Management Organization (CMO)

Attachment 1: DECo Authorities and Funding Opportunities

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has several authorities under federal law that authorize it to procure energy commodity and energy services from third-party owned, operated, and maintained energy assets. Below are examples of these authorities, which we are providing for informational purposes only. Contractors will need to leverage one or more of these authorities for follow-on production contracts under 10 U.S.C. § 4022(f), and are responsible for understanding the use, requirements, and limitations of these authorities. Please note, vendors cannot leverage 10 U.S.C. § 2688, Utility systems: conveyance authority for a follow-on production contract under 10 U.S.C. § 4022.

• 10 U.S.C. § 2667 - Leases: Non-Excess Property of Military Departments and Defense Agencies https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:10%20section:2667%20edition:prelim)

• 10 U.S.C. § 2695 – Acceptance of funds to cover administrative expenses relating to certain real property transactions https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2695&num=0&edition=prelim

• 10 U.S.C. § 2913 - Utility Energy Services Contract (UESC) https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2913&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.energy.gov/eere/femp/utility-energy-service-contracts-federal-agencies

• 10 U.S.C. § 2916 - Sale of Electricity from Alternate Energy or Cogeneration Production Facilities https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:10%20section:2916%20edition:prelim)

• 10 U.S.C. § 2917 - Development of Geothermal Energy on Military Land https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2917&num=0&edition=prelim

• 10 U.S.C. § 2919 - DoD participation in programs for management of energy demand or reduction of energy usage during peak periods (Demand Response) https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:10%20section:2919%20edition:prelim)

• 10 U.S.C. § 2922a - Contracts for Energy or Fuel for Military Installations (Power Purchase Agreements) https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2922a&num=0&edition=prelim

Department of the Air Force Request for Solution(RFS)

Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Consortium Management Organization (CMO)

Attachment 1: DECo Authorities and Funding Opportunities

• 40 U.S.C. § 501 - Services for Executive Agencies, FAR Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section501&num=0&edition=prelim

• 40 U.S.C. § 591 – Purchase of Electricity https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:40%20section:591%20edition:prelim)

• 42 U.S.C. § 8287 - Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-2000-title42-section8287&num=0&edition=2000 https://www.energy.gov/eere/femp/energy-savings-performance-contracts-federal-agencies https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section501&num=0&edition=prelim https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section501&num=0&edition=prelim

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