Renewable energy certificates (RECs) to meet environmental goals

The General Services Administration is requesting proposals for Renewable energy certificates (RECs) to meet environmental goals. The successful offeror will deliver the required RECs for fiscal year 2013 and possibly fiscal year 2014. The delivery date for the RECs is September 15, 2013 for all FY13 RECs. The solicitation requests pricing for approximately 205,000 MWhs of RECs produced from new renewable resources and meet the definitions of the solicitation. Some of the purchased RECs will be used to meet LEED certification requirements. The procurement method will be a competitive negotiated Request for Proposal (RFP) conducted in accordance with Part 12 (Commercial Item) of the FAR. This announcement constitutes the presolicitation notice and the synopsis. The Government intends to award a contract to the offeror that offers the lowest price per MWh for RECs and meets the solicitation's minimum technical requirements. The Government may opt to prefer RECs from resources that are located in eGRID regions with the highest greenhouse gas emissions. Supplier technical and price responses to the solicitation are due no later than 11:00 a.m. on June 18, 2013. Proposals must be emailed to the Contracting Officer per the solicitation due no later than 11:00 a.m. on June 18, 2013. This procurement is being conducted on an unrestricted basis. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 221118. Contact Mr. Ken Shutika on (202) 329-1826 if you have any questions.

Point of Contact
Ken Shutika, Contracting Officer (202) 329-1826, Email: ken.shutika@gsa.gov.