Utility Management Support Services

The Department of Energy - Consolidated Service Center intends to award a one-year contract with four one-year option periods to Exeter Associates, Inc. to provide expert utility management support services for the Electric Power Consortium, which manages power procurement for three DOE laboratories in northern California. Exeter possesses nearly 30 years of experience and expertise with the unique Consortium arrangement, making it uniquely qualified to provide services including research, planning, analyses, acquisition support, cost analyses, system management, scheduling, and regulatory and legal support. Responses to determine if competition is warranted will be accepted until April 9, 2021.

The anticipated award is under NAICS code 541618 for utility management consulting services with a size standard of $16.5 million. As no set-aside is designated, the sole-source award would be made to incumbent Exeter Associates in Q4 FY2021. Exeter's experience of nearly 30 years providing services for the Consortium demonstrates its unique qualifications for this requirement.