VISN 21 RENO Energy Savings Performance Contract (EPSC)

Pre-solicitation Notice

VISN 21 RENO

Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC)

Solicitation Number: VA701-17-R-0014





The Department of Veterans Affairs, Program Contract Activity Central (PCAC) intends to solicit and negotiate with Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns for the purposes of entering into an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) at the Reno VA Medical Center. The VA will utilize the Department of Energy (DOE) Qualified List of Energy Service Companies (ESCOs). The NAICS code for this procurement is 541330 and the Small Business Administration Size Standard is $15.0 million. ESPCs are multi-year contracts authorized under 42 U.S.C. § 8287 for the purposes of achieving energy savings and benefits ancillary to that purpose.



Through ESPCs, prequalified ESCOs develop, finance, implement, and perform measurement & verification on energy conservation measures (ECMs) for federal agencies at no upfront cost to the installation or agency. The return to an ESCO is a contractually determined share of the energy cost savings generated by the ESPC project. Prior to award of a contract, the ESCO conducts a comprehensive energy audit and identifies improvements to avoid facility energy costs and energy related operation and maintenance (O&M) costs. The ESCO guarantees annual cost savings upon implementation of the ECMs and privately finances the investment. The delivery schedule is amortized to allow the federal agency customer to pay for ESCO services and debt service from annual cost savings over the term of the contract.



The VA estimates that the solicitation and related amendments will be posted on FEDBIZOPPS and the VA Vendor Portal on or around February 23, 2017. Instructions to register for the VA Vendor Portal are attached to this posting. Offerors are required to submit offers via the VA Vendor Portal.



Any responsible Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business who has been verified as such through the Vets First Verification Program and is on the DOE Qualified ESCO List may submit an offer upon release of the solicitation.



All Offerors must be registered in the SAM database prior to award of a contract, this can be found at www.SAM.gov. Additionally, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses must be registered and CVE verified in the VetBiz registry at www.vetbiz.gov.





DISCLAIMER

This Pre-Solicitation notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. The solicitation number will be VA701-17-R-0014. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract.  All inquiries regarding this requirement must be sent electronically to Contract Specialist Kathleen Klotzbach at kathleen.klotzbach@va.gov and Contracting Officer Nathan Pennington, nathan.pennington@va.gov.



Contracting Office Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs

Program Contract Activity Central

6150 Oak Tree Blvd Suite 300

Independence, OH 44131.