This Sources Sought Notice (SS) is for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Energy Business Center 001E(B), 4141 Rockside Road, Seven Hills, Ohio, 44131 anticipates soliciting sources and subsequently awarding a contract for the purchase of Renewable Energy Credits (REC). The Government is seeking the purchase of RECs that meet the requirements as specified as follows: we would like to purchase a total of 200 million kWh worth of RECs: 100 million kWh worth for any type, and 100 million kWh worth of "New Renewable Energy Source". Line Item 0001: The Government will accept 100,000,000 RECs from wind, solar, geo -thermal and biomass renewable resource facilities. The renewable source facility must have commenced operation on or after January 1, 1991. Line Item 0002: The Government will accept 100,000,000 RECs from any other RECs being procured for the Department of Veterans Affairs under this line item must be from new renewable resource facilities. The renewable sources placed in service after January 1, 1999. Note: The Government will not accept qualifying hydropower as a renewable resource under these requirements. RENEWABLE ENERGY CETIFICATE VINTAGE - For the purposes of this solicitation, to qualify as eligible RECs under this contract, the RECs must be generated during contract year of the delivery date, six (6) months immediately preceding each contract year of the delivery date, and there (3) months immediately following each contract year of the delivery date. The delivery date is September 30, 2010. An independent third party verification audit is required for this contract, whereas independent means the third party has no commercial interest in the sale of the RECs. All offerors must provide a verification plan that will be utilized under any resultant contract, which is subject to VA's approval. At a minimum, the verification shall include an annual audit report, performed by a Certified Public Accountant, within one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days after the delivery date. In the event additional time is required in order to submit the annual audit report; please indicate the number of days required in writing and submit that via email to the COTR. Any exceptions to the 120 calendar day requirement will be subject to VA's approval. The audit report shall focus on the following areas of reporting as identified below: (1) An affidavit attesting that the REC product content of the past calendar year was sufficiently generated in order to meet the quantity, renewable type, vintage and on-line date identified in the contract specifications.(2) An affidavit indicating that: (i.) The offeror has not sold and will not sell the renewable power twice (as either a renewable power product or as a REC product), and in the case of a reseller that purchases a wholesale product for retail sale, reasonable measures are taken to ensure that suppliers also do not sell renewable power more than once; (ii.) The seller has transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs (or has permanently retired on behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs) the right to all emission reduction credits/allowances directly attributable to the generation unit from which the RECs are based and to which the generator is entitled, without the emission credits/allowances having been sold off separately and/or used for compliance with any local, state, or federal government regulatory requirement.(iii.) The offeror has not sold and will not sell any emission allowances/credits, or other environmental attributes associated with renewable power/REC's, and(iv.) The renewable power/ REC that is used to fulfill the requirements of the solicitation are also not being used and will not be used to meet any federal, state, or local renewable energy requirement, renewable energy procurement, renewable portfolio standard or other renewable energy mandate. (v.) The contractor will forward the third party verification audit report to the purchaser and note any contract deficiencies. The solicitation will be issued under NAICS 221119, Other Electric Power Generation with a size standard of $4M. The solicitation will be issued as FULL AND OPEN COMPETION. The solicitation will be issued on or about September 13, 2010 and proposals will be due on five business days thereafter, in Suite 110, 4141 Rockside Road, Seven Hills, Ohio 44131. There will be no public bid opening. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. After solicitation issuance, contractors may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments at the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website. The primary point of contact for this project is Bridget May who can be reached at
contact@example.gov. The Government reserves the right to use only the internet as notification of any amendments to this solicitation. It is the offeror's responsibility to view the FBO website daily for any amendments to the solicitation. Telephone questions will not be accepted. At this time, no solicitation exists. Therefore, DO NOT REQUEST A SOLICITATION. Contractors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements should forward an e-mail only to the primary point of contact listed below. Contracting Office Address: VA National Energy Business Center (VA NEBC) 4141 Rockside Road Seven Hills, OH 44131 Primary Point of Contact: Bridget May, Contract Specialist E-Mail:
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