C--VISN 21 Reno ESPC Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit and negotiate a multi-year Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) specifically set aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) for energy efficiency improvements at the Reno VA Medical Center. The contract will be awarded to firms listed on the Department of Energy’s Qualified List of Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) under NAICS code 541330 and in compliance with the SBA size standard of $15 million. The ESPC framework enables prequalified ESCOs to develop, finance, install, and manage energy conservation measures that generate guaranteed cost savings, with no upfront costs to the VA. The ESCO will conduct a thorough energy audit, implement energy-saving upgrades, guarantee annual savings, and recover its investment from the cost savings achieved over the contract term. Offers must be submitted electronically through the VA Vendor Portal when the solicitation is released, expected around late February 2017, under Solicitation Number VA701-17-R-0014. Eligible offerors must be verified as SDVOSB through the Vets First Verification Program, be on the DOE Qualified ESCO List, and registered in both the SAM and VetBiz databases prior to contract award. This pre-solicitation notice is intended for informational purposes only and does not obligate the VA to award a contract. Communication with the contracting office is to be directed via email to designated officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contract Activity Central in Independence, Ohio.