RECOVERY--A--Research in the Areas of Innovative Energy Efficiency, Energy Security and Innovative Electrical Power Architecture for Energy Surety

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1. Under Response Date: ADD Central Daylight Time

2. Under CERL Topic 4-1, Energy Security Assessments and Islanding Methodologies:

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A proposer must demonstrate its ability to receive and access sensitive material. All appropriate security safeguards must exist prior to receiving sensitive information. No extension of the proposal due date will be granted based on inability to acquire security accreditations in a reasonable timeframe.

Additionally, a proposer must provide a letter or email letter of interest from the Energy Manager or higher official at the Army installation(s) which the proposer intends to engage for demonstrating energy security self-audits or obtaining site specific information for energy security methodologies or analyses.

REPLACE with the following:

If a proposer intends on 1) demonstrating energy security self-audits at one or more Army installations, and/or 2) obtaining site-specific information from one or more Army installations for the purposes of developing energy security methodologies or analyses, the proposer must provide a letter or email letter of interest from the Energy Manager(s) or higher official(s) at the specific Army installation(s) the proposer will be working with.

3. In the paragraph beginning with: While proposals may be submitted under the BAA at any time&

DELETE the following: Pre-proposals will be accepted for a period of twenty (20) days after the date of publication of this announcement.

REPLACE with the following: Pre-proposals are due no later than 26 May 2009, 11:59 pm Central Daylight Time.

Recovery The Engineer Research and Development Center is seeking proposals under their current Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) that will be awarded as a result of funding under The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (hereafter referred to as the Recovery Act). Pre-proposals are requested under Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Facilities Division, Topics CERL 4 and CERL 7 in the following areas (See the BAA (http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/contract/docs/BAA.pdf pages 48-52 for a complete description):
(CERL Topic 7-1) Microgrid Field Scale Demonstration develop, validate and demonstrate the microgrid concept, methodology, and technology integration, through modeling and simulation. Validation of system performance of the resulting microgrid design may be performed via a field-scale demonstration at a subset of buildings that are part of the Field Artillery Training Center at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Total available funding for proposals received under this topic: Up to $3.5 million maximum. The scope of this effort is such that we anticipate the duration of the project(s) will be eighteen (18) months or less.
(CERL Topic 4-1) Energy Security Assessments and Islanding Methodologies - develop energy security self-audit model including metrics to describe the energy security state of critical missions and utilize this with existing Anti Terrorism/Force Protection processes. Total available funding for proposals received under this topic: Up to $7 million maximum. The scope of this effort is such that we anticipate the duration of the project(s) will be eighteen (18) months or less.
Please note the following additional requirements for this topic:
A proposer must demonstrate its ability to receive and access sensitive material. All appropriate security safeguards must exist prior to receiving sensitive information. No extension of the proposal due date will be granted based on inability to acquire security accreditations in a reasonable timeframe.
Additionally, a proposer must provide a letter or email letter of interest from the Energy Manager or higher official at the Army installation(s) which the proposer intends to engage for demonstrating energy security self-audits or obtaining site specific information for energy security methodologies or analyses.
(CERL Topic 4-2) Ultra Low Energy Community Systems develop concepts, methodologies, integrated technologies, and validations by modeling one or more Army installations within the context of Master Planning an orderly approach to changing the typical Army installation to an ultra low energy consuming community that achieves: (1) Reduced energy wastes and greater use of energy conserving (ultra-low energy) technologies, (2) Maximized use of renewable energy technologies, and (3) Optimized Life-Cycle Cost. Total available funding for proposals received under this topic: Up to $3 million maximum. The scope of this effort is such that we anticipate the duration of the project(s) will be one (1) year or less.
While proposals may be submitted under the BAA at any time, in order to be considered for the Recovery Act funding, Pre-proposals will be accepted for a period of twenty (20) days after the date of publication of this announcement. Pre-proposals shall be submitted in accordance with the instructions set forth in the existing BAA which can be viewed at http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/contract/docs/BAA.pdf.
Proposals received as a result of this announcement will be evaluated in accordance with evaluation criteria specified in the BAA through a peer or scientific review process. Proposals will not be evaluated against each other since they are not submitted in accordance with a common work statement. The Government reserves the right to select for award any, all, part or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement and to make award without discussions. To the maximum extent practicable, any contract(s) awarded using Recovery funds will be awarded as fixed price contracts. The number of awards made will depend on the quality of the proposals received and the availability of funds as identified above. Offerors of Pre-proposals receiving favorable initial review will be encouraged to submit a more detailed Full proposal.
It is anticipated that additional requirements (i.e., contract clauses, reporting requirements, etc.) may be added to the BAA and/or contract awards that will be applicable to projects funded under the Recovery Act. Such requirements will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this announcement.
FAC 2005-032 was issued on 31 Mar 09 and amends the FAR to implement the provisions of the Recovery Act. The revisions have been issued as interim rules and apply to contracts using funds appropriated by the Recovery Act. The revisions include new FAR provisions and clauses and cover the following subjects: Buy American Requirements, Whistleblower Protections, Publicizing contract Actions, Reporting Requirements, and GAO/IG access. FAC 2005-32 also implements Section 871 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2009 (NDAA) with respect to GAO access to contract employees. FAC 2005-32 is published in the Federal Register at 74 FR 14622.
To maximize transparency of Recovery Act spending required by Congress and the
Administration, Recovery Act funds can not be co-mingled with any other agency funding. As a result, no additional funds will be available to supplement the Recovery Act funding.
Any proposals submitted as a result of this announcement shall be submitted electronically with Recovery in the subject of the email and on the cover page of the proposal and with the Topic number/Title identified. The address for submission is Recovery@usace.army.mil. The preferred method for inquiries is an email to Recovery@usace.amy.mil. Proposals that are not marked Recovery or are received out side of the Pre-Proposal acceptance period, will be retained for evaluation through the usual BAA process.
Proposers are forewarned that only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government.
Additional information on the Recovery Act may be obtained from http://www.recovery.gov
Contracting Points of Contact:
Karen R. Kline:
Phone: (217) 373-4478 Email: Karen.R.Kline@usace.army.mil
Gregory E. Denman:
Phone: (217) 373-6748 Email: Gregory.E.Denman@usace.army.mil
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Recovery The Engineer Research and Development Center is seeking proposals under their current Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) that will be awarded as a result of funding under The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (hereafter referred to as the Recovery Act). Pre-proposals are requested under Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Facilities Division, Topics CERL 4 and CERL 7 in the following areas (See the BAA (http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/contract/docs/BAA.pdf pages 48-52 for a complete description):

(CERL Topic 7-1) Microgrid Field Scale Demonstration develop, validate and demonstrate the microgrid concept, methodology, and technology integration, through modeling and simulation. Validation of system performance of the resulting microgrid design may be performed via a field-scale demonstration at a subset of buildings that are part of the Field Artillery Training Center at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Total available funding for proposals received under this topic: Up to $3.5 million maximum. The scope of this effort is such that we anticipate the duration of the project(s) will be eighteen (18) months or less.

(CERL Topic 4-1) Energy Security Assessments and Islanding Methodologies - develop energy security self-audit model including metrics to describe the energy security state of critical missions and utilize this with existing Anti Terrorism/Force Protection processes. Total available funding for proposals received under this topic: Up to $7 million maximum. The scope of this effort is such that we anticipate the duration of the project(s) will be eighteen (18) months or less.

Please note the following additional requirements for this topic:

A proposer must demonstrate its ability to receive and access sensitive material. All appropriate security safeguards must exist prior to receiving sensitive information. No extension of the proposal due date will be granted based on inability to acquire security accreditations in a reasonable timeframe.

Additionally, a proposer must provide a letter or email letter of interest from the Energy Manager or higher official at the Army installation(s) which the proposer intends to engage for demonstrating energy security self-audits or obtaining site specific information for energy security methodologies or analyses.

(CERL Topic 4-2) Ultra Low Energy Community Systems develop concepts, methodologies, integrated technologies, and validations by modeling one or more Army installations within the context of Master Planning an orderly approach to changing the typical Army installation to an ultra low energy consuming community that achieves: (1) Reduced energy wastes and greater use of energy conserving (ultra-low energy) technologies, (2) Maximized use of renewable energy technologies, and (3) Optimized Life-Cycle Cost. Total available funding for proposals received under this topic: Up to $3 million maximum. The scope of this effort is such that we anticipate the duration of the project(s) will be one (1) year or less.

While proposals may be submitted under the BAA at any time, in order to be considered for the Recovery Act funding, Pre-proposals will be accepted for a period of twenty (20) days after the date of publication of this announcement. Pre-proposals shall be submitted in accordance with the instructions set forth in the existing BAA which can be viewed at http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/contract/docs/BAA.pdf.

Proposals received as a result of this announcement will be evaluated in accordance with evaluation criteria specified in the BAA through a peer or scientific review process. Proposals will not be evaluated against each other since they are not submitted in accordance with a common work statement. The Government reserves the right to select for award any, all, part or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement and to make award without discussions. To the maximum extent practicable, any contract(s) awarded using Recovery funds will be awarded as fixed price contracts. The number of awards made will depend on the quality of the proposals received and the availability of funds as identified above. Offerors of Pre-proposals receiving favorable initial review will be encouraged to submit a more detailed Full proposal.

It is anticipated that additional requirements (i.e., contract clauses, reporting requirements, etc.) may be added to the BAA and/or contract awards that will be applicable to projects funded under the Recovery Act. Such requirements will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this announcement.

FAC 2005-032 was issued on 31 Mar 09 and amends the FAR to implement the provisions of the Recovery Act. The revisions have been issued as interim rules and apply to contracts using funds appropriated by the Recovery Act. The revisions include new FAR provisions and clauses and cover the following subjects: Buy American Requirements, Whistleblower Protections, Publicizing contract Actions, Reporting Requirements, and GAO/IG access. FAC 2005-32 also implements Section 871 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2009 (NDAA) with respect to GAO access to contract employees. FAC 2005-32 is published in the Federal Register at 74 FR 14622.

To maximize transparency of Recovery Act spending required by Congress and the
Administration, Recovery Act funds can not be co-mingled with any other agency funding. As a result, no additional funds will be available to supplement the Recovery Act funding.

Any proposals submitted as a result of this announcement shall be submitted electronically with Recovery in the subject of the email and on the cover page of the proposal and with the Topic number/Title identified. The address for submission is Recovery@usace.army.mil. The preferred method for inquiries is an email to Recovery@usace.amy.mil. Proposals that are not marked Recovery or are received out side of the Pre-Proposal acceptance period, will be retained for evaluation through the usual BAA process.

Proposers are forewarned that only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government.

Additional information on the Recovery Act may be obtained from http://www.recovery.gov

Contracting Points of Contact:

Karen R. Kline:
Phone: (217) 373-4478 Email: Karen.R.Kline@usace.army.mil

Gregory E. Denman:
Phone: (217) 373-6748 Email: Gregory.E.Denman@usace.army.mil