R--Pre-Solicitation Synopsis for Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) III

It has been determined to be in the best interest of the Government to amend this solicitation in the following particulars, but in no others. The purpose of this amendment is to On-Ramp additional small businesses to the existing ESPC III MATOC pool. This solicitation is being issued subject to the applicable procurement laws, guidance, terms, conditions, and the same evaluation criteria delineated in the original solicitation (to include all amendments). The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (CEHNC) intends to solicit proposals in support of the Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) Program. This procurement is being conducted under the On-Ramp procedures detailed in the original solicitation to award additional contracts to qualified small businesses. This On-Ramp is a total small business set aside. CEHNC proposes to award multiple indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contracts. Evaluation Process: All new proposals received shall be subject to the same proposal instructions and evaluation criteria stated in the original solicitation and all amendments. Award Process: Any award made via an On-Ramp shall be treated as a staggered award and have an ordering period with the same expiration date as the most current iteration of the contract at the time of award to include all options, and are subject to the same contract terms and conditions, including amendments. Contractors not selected for an On-Ramp shall be notified immediately and debriefed, if requested, as soon as possible. Contracts awarded under the On-Ramp will share in the remaining capacity of the MATOC. The current MATOC Capacity as of 21 April 2018: $1.32B. The Anticipated Period of Performance is: Base Period: Date of Award through 7 May 2020 Option Period: 8 May 2020 through 7 May 2025 The objective of the Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) III program and contracts are to acquire the design, construction, and operation of energy savings projects to help meet mandated energy savings goals established in the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and its subsequent amendments. Common services provided by an energy savings contractor (ESCO) include, but are not limited to, the following: equipment/system design; equipment/system installation; equipment/system testing; operations, maintenance, and repair. ESPC project task order scopes will include energy savings project requirements that may include boiler and chiller plant improvements; building automation and energy management control systems; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment; lighting improvements; building envelope modifications; chilled water, hot water, and steam distribution systems; electric motors and drives; refrigeration; distributed power generation systems; renewable energy systems; energy/utility distribution systems; water and sewer systems; electricity peak shaving or load shifting; and energy-related process improvements. The geographic scope of the contracted services under this acquisition will cover Government installations or facilities throughout the Continental United States (CONUS), Alaska, Hawaii, District of Columbia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and U.S. territories and possessions and Overseas Continental United States (OCONUS) locations in Germany and Korea. It is the intention of CEHNC to award firm fixed-price, performance-based, ID/IQ type contracts pursuant to FAR 16.504. CEHNC intends to award at least three contracts to small businesses. However, the Government reserves the right to award more, less or none at all. Documents attached to this amendment include the following: The original solicitation Amendment 001 through 0008 Amendment 009 - Amendment for the Small business On-Ramp Conformed copy of the solicitation Previous Pre-Proposal Conference Slides - dated 18 April 2014 Previous Pre-Proposal conference Questions and Answers Section J Attachments 1 though 20 Any questions regarding this solicitation are to be submitted by firms via the ProjNet website at http://www.projnet.org/projnet. To submit comments firms will need to self register in the system if not already registered. To self-register: go to the webpage, click the BID tab, select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, enter the Key for this solicitation (listed below) and an e-mail address, and then click "login". Fill in all required information and click "create user". Verify information on next screen is correct and then click continue. From this page you may view all bidder inquiries or add a new inquiry. Firms will receive an acknowledgement of their comments via email. Firms are requested to review the Bidder Inquiry System for existing comments/ questions prior to submission of a new inquiry. All questions must be submitted no later than 3 August 2018. Projnet Key: PQAZT9-2CTWD9 No questions will be accepted via email or by phone. Individual meetings with firms will not be scheduled. Emails or voicemails with questions and/or requests for meetings will not receive a response. The closing date and time of this amendment is 1:00 PM CST on 31 August 2018.