SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Energy Resilience - 18-U-OEA1 Attachment A
- Notice Date
- 8/16/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE HNC, Huntsville, P. O. Box 1600, Huntsville, Alabama, 35807-4301, United States
- ZIP Code
- 35807-4301
- Solicitation Number
- W912DY-18-U-OEA1
- Point of Contact
- Stuart Gregory, , ,
- E-Mail Address
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William.s.gregory.civ@mail.mil, usaf.pentagon.saf-ie.mbx.afoea@mail.mil
(William.s.gregory.civ@mail.mil, usaf.pentagon.saf-ie.mbx.afoea@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Air Force Energy Flight Plan Solicitation Number: W912DY-18-U-OEA1 Notice Type: Request for Information Response Date: 15 Feb-2019 Special Notice Synopsis: This is a Request for Information (RFI). This RFI shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP), a lease solicitation, or any obligation on the part of the Government. The Government does not intend to select or qualify proposals or offers on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for information obtained via this RFI or in response to this notice. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this RFI. The Government is performing market research to determine feasibility of contracting for various energy generation technologies for the purpose of providing resilience and solutions to Air Force Office of Energy Assurance (OEA). OEA serves as the facilitator and integrator of energy assurance efforts and acts as "resilience advocates" by ensuring projects align with installation needs and with the three strategic goals of the Air Force Energy Flight Plan 2016-2036 (Attachment A). The plan's goals are to improve resiliency, optimize demand, and assure supply. As such, OEA partners with defense and federal agencies, industry, and communities, to develop innovative, technology-neutral energy solutions that defend against cyber, natural, and adversarial based service interruptions. Enabling Authorities Air Force has a number of Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal authorities that enable infrastructure improvements through the use of third-party capital, asset ownership, and long-term operations and maintenance. The Air Force can also apply for and use its own capital through DoD's Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program (ERCIP). ERCIP is a funding subset within DoD's MILCON appropriation accounts, the funds from which can be used for major construction projects on military land. ERCIP is specifically intended to fund projects that improve energy resilience, contribute to mission assurance, save energy, and reduce DoD's energy costs. ERCIP accomplishes this through construction of new, high-efficiency energy systems and technologies or through modernizing existing energy systems. The following examples include brief summaries of third-party financing authorities and contracts that are available for use in undertaking Air Force energy resiliency projects. These examples are provided for informational purposes only. Respondents to this RFI are responsible for understanding the use, requirements, and limitations of any/all of these authorities: 10 U.S.C. §2667 Leases: Non-Excess Property of Military Departments and Defense Agencies. Grants the military departments and defense agencies the authority to out-lease non-excess property under the control of the Secretary concerned, to a lessee for such purposes that promote national defense and/or are in the interest of the public. 10 U.S.C. §2662 Real Property Transactions: Reports to Congressional Committees. Describes Congressional reporting requirements and wait times prior to the execution of leases (under 10 U.S.C. §2667), transactions or contracts for terms over 20 years (under 10 U.S.C. §2922a), easements (under 10 U.S.C §2668) and licenses over certain thresholds (refer to Attachment A for specific requirements). 10 U.S.C. §2922a Contracts for Energy or Fuel for Military Installations. For the "provision and operation" of energy production facilities under the jurisdiction of Secretary of Defense, or on private property. Contracts may be for up to 30 years and costs of the contracts may be paid from annual funds. Contract approval has been delegated to the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense level. 10 U.S.C. §2913 Energy Savings Contracts and Activities (42 U.S.C. §8287 Authority to Enter into Contracts), - Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC). Department of Energy's (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) manages the policies on the use of ESPCs. ESPCs enable federal agencies to contract with energy service companies (ESCOs) to implement energy conservation measures (ECMs) using third-party financing. These contracts include a Measurement & Verification (M&V) program over a specified term. ESPCs can have terms of up to 25 years. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and DOE both have multiple-award task order contracts (MATOC) consisting of pre-selected ESCOs who can bid on federal ESPCs. 10 U.S.C. §2913 Energy Savings Contracts and Activities (42 U.S.C. §8256 Incentives for Agencies), - Utility Energy Services Contract (UESC). A UESC is a form of energy savings contract that is between a government agency and its serving public utility. UESCs are used to develop projects that reduce cost and consumption, and generally improve efficiencies through the installation of new equipment and/or systems using third-party financing. The term of these agreements can be up to 25 years. Typically, utilities competitively hire an ESCO as their prime subcontractor to perform, guarantee, and sometimes, operate and maintain the work. Increasingly, utilities are offering savings assurance or M&V programs, if desired by the military host. 40 U.S.C. §501 Services for Executive Agencies, FAR Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services. DoD, through a General Services Administration (GSA) delegation of authority, may competitively acquire utility services from an independent producer or from a regulated utility. The term of these agreements is limited to 10 years. 10 U.S.C. §2916 Sale of Electricity from Alternate Energy or Cogeneration Production Facilities. This statute authorizes a military base to sell, contract to sell, or authorize an energy contractor to sell to a utility, electrical energy produced on military land by alternate (renewable, e.g.) energy or CHP facilities. 10 U.S.C. §2688 Utility Systems: Conveyance Authority (Utility Privatization or UP). The military Secretary concerned may convey all right, title, and interest in a base utility system (water, wastewater, electrical distribution and power generation, gas, etc.) to a local municipal, private, district, or cooperative utility provider (or other entity) for a period of up to 50 years. The competitively-selected utility or infrastructure company proposes and undertakes initial system deficiency corrections to bring a utility system up to modern standards and then begins a long-term capital investment, repair, and operations and maintenance program over the contract term. The military base aligns its budget requests and recurring utility budgets to the awarded program. 10 U.S.C. §2917 Development of Geothermal Energy on Military Land. This statute enables a military Secretary to develop or authorize the development of a geothermal energy resource on land under the jurisdiction of the military Secretary (including public lands) for the use and benefit of DoD. The development should not deter commercial development and use of other portions of the land, if offered for leasing. The geothermal resource developer is required to provide the military base with consideration in the form of energy security that is integrated into the design and development of the project. Purpose of RFI To accomplish its mission, OEA is focused on building a "go to market" strategy that aligns Air Force priorities and mission requirements with market drivers. Accordingly, this RFI is intended to inquire about technical and financial data points and project development concepts from Industry. The plan is to use this data to assist OEA in expanding its energy resilience opportunities and further developing its project development portfolio considerations. Refer to SECTION 2 INFORMATION SOUGHT FROM INDUSTRY RESPONSES for the specific information requested by this RFI. This RFI is not intended to seek proposals, sources that can meet OEA's requirements, or to review capabilities of potential providers. RFI Questions: 1. Identify concepts/potential resilient energy solutions that might be available to the Air Force (through OEA) in order to meet the above stated requirements. OEA desires to understand the advantages and disadvantages of potential development concepts (different types of generation technologies, financing structures, ownership and revenue-generating options, and on/off-site distribution options, etc.) that meet the requirements outlined in SECTIONS 1 and 2 of this RFI. 2. Identify the benefits and risks associated with each of the energy resiliency, financing, development, ownership, and operations and maintenance concepts identified. 3. Identify regulatory, policy, and market restrictions and drivers within the project jurisdictions(s). 4. Provide an estimated cost and/or pricing breakdown for each concept. Illustrate a range of estimated costs for concepts/solutions to help the Air Force find the right balance of risk versus life-cycle cost. 5. Identify any potential challenges that the proposed solutions or concepts may have in meeting OEA's mission requirements. As permitted by FAR Part 10, OEA is requesting that interested parties submit a brief (no more than 5 pages) information statement on company letterhead, responding to the information requested in SECTION 3. Please provide any other relevant information that is deemed important to your concept(s). The information package shall be sufficiently detailed to assist OEA in evaluating and determining the viability of the concepts proposed, and in determining available and potential financing methodologies. There is no deadline for submissions and OEA does not intend to hold an Industry Day associated with this RFI. Please submit your completed responses to Stuart Gregory, via email to William.s.gregory.civ@mail.mil. Please use the subject line: OEA - Request for Information (August 2018). The Government is not obligated to, and will not, pay for any information received from the potential sources as a result of this synopsis. The documentation should address, at a minimum, the following: COMPANY PROFILE: to include 1. Company Name; 2. Address; 3. Point of Contact/Title (including telephone number & email address) Questions or comments regarding this notice may be submitted by email to: usaf.pentagon.saf-ie.mbx.afoea@mail.mil. Please do not contact the Contracting Officer with questions regarding this RFI. THE RESPONSE SHALL NOT PROVIDE ANY PROPRIETARY OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. THE INFORMATION MAY BE PROVIDED TO THIRD PARTIES WITHOUT ANY FURTHER NOTICE OR CONSENT. AIR FORCE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COSTS INCURRED IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS. ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED IS AT THE OFFEROR'S OWN EXPENSE. ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OR SUGGESTIONS PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES-SOUGHT DOCUMENT MAY BE UTILIZED WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTIONS WHATSOEVER OR COST TO THE GOVERNMENT. ANY WRITTEN ITEMS SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS MARKET RESEARCH MARKED WITH RESTRICTIONS OR LABELLED AS PROPRIETARY OR SIMILAR TERMINOLOGY WILL NOT BE REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
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