New England 2024 - Electricity

This is a SYNOPSIS for commercial items prepared in accordance with the Format in FAR Subpart 5.2, as supplemented with additional information. This announcement does not constitute the solicitation.

The Defense Logistics Agency Energy (DLA Energy) intends to issue solicitation SPE60424R0400 for the supply of electricity and any ancillary services to be delivered to various Department of Defense installations and Federal Civilian agency facilities located in the Independent System Operator New England (ISO-NE) market area. The Government is soliciting retail electricity offers for a 12-month base period beginning with the meter read date occurring in the month of May 2024, plus four one-year option periods. The RFP will include language requiring Contractors to use reasonable efforts to identify and procure available carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) throughout the period of performance while a more robust CFE strategy is developed.

In conjunction with the solicitation, DLA Energy intends to issue a separate Request for Information (RFI) concerning the availability and supply of CFE from new resources, consistent with Executive Order 14057, in ISO-NE. In order to achieve 100% CFE by 2030 in the ISONE market, ~25% of the facility electrical energy use will need to be procured from qualifying CFE resources with the associated energy attribute certificates (EACs). DLA Energy is seeking to fulfill this need through its follow-on retail electricity supply contracts beginning as early as May 2025, but no later than May 2029.  The RFI number will be included in the RFP and posted on SAM.gov.

Accounts are located in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island with a total annual estimated quantity of 174,288,457 kWh’s. The awarded contract(s) will be Firm Fixed Price Requirements Type and Fixed-Price Requirements Type contract utilizing Locational Marginal Price. The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposal.  Additional requirements may be added by amendment.  All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered.

Upon solicitation issuance, all potential offerors are highly encouraged to submit for consideration any questions or comments to dlaenergy.eteam@dla.mil as early as possible prior to the offer due date/solicitation closing.

All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a responsive and complete proposal.

The proposed contract action will be made to offeror(s), who, at the time of award, are on the approved list of Retail Electric Providers in the state in which the award(s) is/are to be made. No proposed award(s) will be made to offeror(s) who appear on the Office of Foreign Assets Control – Specially Designated National (SDN) List, the Industry & Security - Denied Persons List (DPL), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), and/or Excluded Parties List System (EPLS).

One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements.

Upon issuance of the solicitation, the closing response date will be provided in block 8 of the SF 1449.

If you are unable to access the solicitation via the Internet, please contact DLA Energy-FEA for a printed copy at dlaenergy.eteam@dla.mil 

Point of Contact:

Jessica Mayeaux, jessica.g.mayeaux@dla.mil

Contracting Office:

8725 John J. Kingman

Suite 3827

Fort Belvoir, VA 22060

For all Small Business issues, please contact 571-767-9465/9400 or dla.energy.osbp@dla.mil.