SP0600-14-R-0423_-_Notice_of_Opportunity.pdf

Notice of Opportunity

USAG R-P, Germany

Notification of Opportunity

The U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz (USAG R-P) Germany

Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) Task Order the Department of Energy’s

(DOE), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract.

Solicitation: SP0600-14-R-0423

1. Notice: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy, on behalf of USAG RP, Germany plans to award an ESPC task order using the Department of Energy (DOE) Super ESPC indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts to design, install, and operate a Combined

Heat and Power Plant (CHP) at Sembach Kaserne, Germany. DLA Energy invites the current 16

ESPC holders to submit a written response to this Notice of Opportunity (herein called the

‘Notice’) for our consideration. Only those 16 DOE ESPC awardees are eligible for award.

Offerors shall comply with this Notice of Opportunity when preparing their response.

2. Authority: The DLA Energy authority is in accordance with the Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR) 23.205 “Energy-savings performance contracts,” Energy Policy Act of 1992

(EPAct), and DOE Final Rule, 10 CFR 436 Subpart B – Methods and Procedures for Energy

Savings Performance Contracting and Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPA, April 10, 1995).

3. Project Approach: Sembach Kaserne is pursuing the installation, operation, and maintenance of a combined power and heat (CHP) plant.

The Government is pursuing an on-site CHP facility to realize savings as compared to the cost of the commercial utility electrical power. The generated electricity from the CHP will be fed into the electric grid (20 kV) and the generated thermal energy from the CHP will be fed into the heat distribution system of the US Military Installation, Sembach Kaserne. The Government shall provide natural gas from its own supply/account as the fuel source for the CHP plant. The

Government has estimated the CHP system electrical capacity to be approximately 600kw with a production of 4,000 MWH per year of electricity and 4,000 MWH per year of thermal energy.

These are estimates for the CHP. The final proposed capacity and production will be determined by the ESCO to optimize both the infrastructure performance and financial performance of the system. Sembach Kaserne intends to receive all power produced from the

CHP and therefore production shall not exceed the installation consumption. Operation of the unit shall be continuous to optimize efficiencies with reasonable downtime for maintenance and repair. Sembach would also like to pursue net metering with the utility if available.

In the event of commercial power failure, the CHP will remain in operation and supply power and heat to the internal grid of Sembach Kaserne. The CHP shall be installed and the installation grid configured/switched to provide electricity to priority facilities. Once commercial power is restored, the CHP shall shutdown, re-start, and re-synchronize with the commercial power as before.

It also must be ensured that the operation of the CHP during the downtime of the commercial power does not negatively impact the start-up and operation of the existing individual emergency power generators connected to specific buildings.

The ESCO shall be responsible for interconnection and net metering requirements with the local commercial utility. The ESCO shall also comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations (e.g. Aufragsbauten Grundsätze 1975 – ABG 1975), as amended, including those requirements relating to health, safety and the environment during construction and performance phase of the contract. The ESCO shall provide its own German speaking staff for coordinating efforts with local entities (e.g. Landesbetrieb Liegenschafts-und Baubetreuung –

LBB) as the Government will not provide any translation or interpretation services.

The Government will assess responses to this Notice to determine each ESCO’s capability to perform a project of this magnitude, complexity, and overseas location. Responses to this Notice will be evaluated against the following evaluation factors, listed in descending order of importance:

Factor 1: Past Experience

Factor 2: Price Component

The selection will focus on an ESCO’s past experience performing previous projects of this magnitude and complexity. The Government’s assessment will be based on an ESCO’s likeliness to successfully perform the solicited project, considering the ESCO’s past experience providing such projects of the same or similar magnitude, complexity, and experience coordinating the same or similar projects overseas. A site visit will not be offered as part of the down-selection process.

The Government may select one contractor to perform a streamlined version and expedited delivery (within 14 days) of the preliminary assessment (PA) as described in paragraph H.4, Preliminary Assessment Content Requirements for Task Orders of its DOE

ESPC. Upon acceptance of the PA, the selected contractor may be issued a Notice of Intent to

Award at which time that contractor will begin a streamlined version and expedited delivery

(within 30 days) of the IGA process as described in paragraph H.5, Investment Grade Audit for

Task Orders.

The resultant task order will be awarded to the offeror that demonstrates the past experience performing a project the same as or similar to that of a CHP in an overseas environment and whose offeror represents the best value to the Government considering Past

Experience and Price.

4. Submission Requirements: Submission Requirements: ESCOs are responsible for verifying the completeness and accuracy of all information furnished to them by the Government. All interested ESCOs should provide the required information to DLA Energy no later than 30

September 2014, 4:00 PM. Ft. Belvoir time via email at Jacob.vigil@dla.mil and

Cynthia.obermeyer@dla.mil. Facsimile and hard-copy offers in response to the Notice of

Opportunity are not acceptable.

Through its submission of a response, the ESCO implies concurrence and intent to perform the terms and conditions as stated in this Notice and its attachments. The ESCO’s submission must include all data and information requested and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions. Any ESCO who submits an incomplete package or determined to be non-compliant with the instructions provided may result in an unfavorable respondent evaluation.

5. Responses: The response shall be organized in the following format and shall consist of the following information:

Factor 1: Past Experience

This factor considers the extent of the respondent’s past experience in performing projects the same as or similar to that of a providing a CHP of similar size and complexity and the demonstrated experience coordinating same or similar projects in an overseas non-U.S. location. This factor’s response shall not exceed eight (8) pages total.

For each project provide a brief narrative and the following information:

Note: If the CHP was part of an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) with other Energy Conservation Measures (ECM), provide information specifically related to the CHP ECM with a brief narrative of the entire ESPC.

1. Site/ Installation and Country;

2. Electrical and production capacity of CHP;

3. Date of award and contract term;

4. Site point of contact and contact information;

5. Description of CHP project installed;

6. Any Operation and Maintenance responsibilities of the CHP and the nominal runtime percentage of unit (percentage of time the unit was running).

7. Offer examples of problems encountered on the CHP project and how you managed them;

8. Coordination efforts with local entities (i.e. permits, licenses, Interconnection agreements, etc.);

9. Measurement & Verification methodology for the CHP;

10. Guaranteed savings for the CHP project; and,

11. Any unique characteristics defining this project, similar to those of the solicited CHP in Sembach Kaserne, Germany.

Factor 2: Price Component

This factor considers an ESCO’s historical pricing information related to those projects provided in Factor 1. This factor’s response shall include pricing information related to three (3) of the CHP projects provided in Factor 1and shall contain the following and should be limited to no more than three (3) pages total:

1. Final negotiated percent profit;

2. Final negotiated percent indirect expenses (overhead);

3. Percent Investment Grade Audit (IGA) expense compared to overall implementation cost;

4. Hourly rate (including fringe benefits) of project developer;

5. Hourly rate (including fringe benefits) of senior project engineer; and,

6. Hourly rate (including fringe benefits) of construction manager;

6. Evaluation Methodology: The Government will evaluate each response and select the one that provides the best fit for the ESPC project based on the factors. Best fit means the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government’s estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in satisfying the requirement and represents the best value to the Government considering both Past Experience and Price.

Attachments:

(a) Site-Map

(b) Electrical Distribution Map