Capital Solar Challenge for Rooftop Photovoltaic PPA

Solicitation GS-11P-15-DC-D-0056 is amended to respond to Requests for Information (RFIs) received from prospective offerors and make changes to the solicitation. as indicated in Amendment 07 posted with this notice.  The due date for receipt of offers remains as October 23, 2015.

Note:  A total of seven (7) amendments have been issued against this solicitation which can be accessed via the following links in fbo.gov:  Amendment 01 (for Amendment 01), Amendment 1 (for Amendment 02), Amendment 2 (for Amendment 03), Amendment 3 (for Amendment 04), Amendment 4 (for Amendment 05), Amendment 5 (for Amendment 06), and Amendment 6 (for Amendment 07).

Solicitation GS-11P-15-DC-D-0056 is amended to extend the due date for receipt of offers to October 23, 2015, as indicated in Amendment 06 posted with this notice.  A subsequent amendment will follow this one to respond to Requests for Information (RFIs) received from prospective offerors.  Please continue to monitor fbo.gov for that information.

Note:  There are a total of six (6) amendments issued against this solicitation which can be accessed via the following links in fbo.gov:  Amendment 01 (for Amendment 01), Amendment 1 (for Amendment 02), Amendment 2 (for Amendment 03), Amendment 3 (for Amendment 04), Amendment 4 (for Amendment 05), and Amendment 5 (for Amendment 06).

Solicitation GS-11P-15-DC-D-0056 is amended to extend the due date for receipt of offers to October 23, 2015, as indicated in Amendment 06 posted with this notice.  A subsequent amendment will follow this one to respond to Requests for Information (RFIs) received from prospective offerors.  Please continue to monitor fbo.gov for that information.

Solicitation GS-11P-15-DC-D-0056 is revised to re-open the RFP, to revise the pre-proposal activities schedule, and to make other changes to the solicitation (as indicated in Amendment 05 posted to fbo.gov on September 8, 2015).

The revised pre-proposal activities schedule is as follows.  Additional details, including information that must be submitted to GSA to attend the pre-proposal conference and site visits, are provided in Amendment 05.

1.  Deadline to confirm pre-proposal conference and site visit participation:  September 17, 2015
2.  Pre-proposal conference conducted:  September 28, 2015
3.  Site visits conducted (3 days):  September 29, September 30, and October 1, 2015
4.  Deadline for submission of RFIs:  October 9, 2015
5.  Offer due date:  October 21, 2015

Solicitation GS-11P-15-DC-D-0056 remains suspended until further notice while GSA completes a review of its procurement strategy.  This review includes additional market research through a sources sought notice/request for information that was posted to fbo.gov on July 23, 2015 and amended on July 24, 2015.  The sources sought notice/request for information can be accessed via the following link.  Please refer to the notice itself for details on the information being collected (for market research purposes), and the due date for receipt.

Link to sources sought notice/request for information:
https://www.fbo.gov/spg/GSA/PBS/PotomacServicesDivisionWPG/GS-11P-15-MA-C-0300/listing.html 

Solicitation GS-11P-15-DC-D-0056 is hereby suspended until further notice while GSA reviews its procurement strategy.  The suspension includes the following events:  June 19, 2015 deadline to confirm pre-proposal conference participation; June 26, 2015 pre-proposal conference; June 30, 2015 deadline to confirm site visit participation; July 7, 8, and 9, 2015 site visits; July 15, 2015 deadline for submission of RFIs; and August 18, 2015 proposal due date.

The General Services Administration, National Capital Region is soliciting a rooftop photovoltaic power purchase agreement (PPA) requiring installations at multiple federal and quasi-federal buildings in Washington, DC.  Specific buildings are identified in the solicitation.  The Contractor will design, own, operate and maintain the PV systems and furnish all labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to supply and deliver electricity to the locations specified in the solicitation, in accordance with the performance work statement.

The contract term shall be up to twenty (20) years, including a base period of ten (10) years, with one (1) option for an additional 10-year term.  A non-renewal of option payment is due from the Government to the Contractor in the event that the 10 year option period for a PV project is not exercised.

The NAICS for this procurement is 221114, and the size standard is 250 employees or fewer.

This solicitation is issued for full and open competition.  All responsive offers will be considered.

The current schedule is as follows.  Additional details are provided in the solicitation.

1. Deadline to confirm pre-proposal conference participation: June 19, 2015
2. Pre-proposal conference conducted: June 26, 2015
3. Deadline to confirm site visit participation: June 30, 2015
4. Site visits conducted: July 7, 8, and 9, 2015
5. Deadline for submission of RFIs: July 15, 2015

The solicitation is being posted concurrently with this notice. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be provided. Offerors must follow instructions in the solicitation, and must monitor the FBO website for changes.

Certain documents will not be released until a document security agreement has been executed and returned to bonita.kenan@gsa.gov. The agreement and policy are being posted with the solicitation.