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SOURCES SOUGHT NAICS Code: 221122 Electric Power Distribution 221210 Natural Gas Distribution 221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems 1. Contract Information: The US Government is the nation's sing... SOURCES SOUGHT NAICS Code: 221122 Electric Power Distribution 221210 Natural Gas Distribution 221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems 1. Contract Information: The US Government is the nation's single largest energy consumer. Due to the magnitude of funds spent on energy in support of Government operations and the steady inflation of such costs, the Government is re-evaluating its operations and reducing its energy consumption. Executive Order 14057 of December 08, 2021, establishes that the Federal Government will lead by example to achieve, among other requirements, 100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity on a net annual basis by 2030, a net-zero emissions building portfolio by 2045, a 65 percent reduction in scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from Federal operations by 2030 from 2008 levels, implementation of deep energy retrofits in at least 30 percent of owned covered facilities by 2030, and significant improvements in agency energy and water use intensity. EO 14057 further requires agencies to leverage performance contracting, in line with requirements in the Energy Act of 2020 to implement at least 50% of life cycle cost effective measures identified through performance contracts, to improve energy and water efficiency and reduce GHG emissions. The primary purpose of the proposed acquisition is to acquire the design, implementation, and operation of a Utility Energy Services Contract (UESC) energy management project for the US Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) at the following location: Carl T. Hayden Veterans Administration Medical Center 650 East Indian School Road Phoenix, AZ 85012-1839 2. Background: 42 USC 8256 provides information relating to utility incentive programs. Four key elements of this section are highlighted below. - Agencies are authorized and encouraged to participate in programs to increase energy efficiency and water conservation or manage electricity demand conducted by gas, water, or electric utilities and generally available to customers of such utilities. - Each agency may accept any financial incentive, goods, or services generally available from any such utility, to increase energy efficiency or to conserve water or manage electricity demand. - Each agency is encouraged to enter into negotiations with electric, water, and gas utilities to design cost-effective demand management and conservation incentive programs to address the unique needs of facilities utilized by such agency. - If an agency satisfies the criteria that generally apply to other customers of a utility incentive program, such agency may not be denied collection of rebates or other incentives. 3. Description of the Requirement: A UESC is a contracting vehicle that allows agencies to accomplish energy savings projects for their facilities without up-front capital costs and without special Congressional appropriations to pay for the improvements. Under a UESC contract, the selected UESC utility provider (Utility) will provide their own funding, provide financed funding, or a combination of their own and financed funding, for an energy conservation project that will be repaid from utility bill savings. The Utility will conduct a comprehensive energy audit to identify improvements that will result in energy savings, incorporating and prioritizing VA site identified ECMs (Wish list). With coordination and approval of the Government, the Utility will design and construct an energy savings project and provide assurance that the improvements will result in savings sufficient to pay for the project. The Utility will also develop a savings assurance plan and arrange project financing. The project energy savings will be measured over the course of the financing period. 4. Project Information: The requirement at VAMCs listed above under section 1, is for the contractor to design, engineer, construct, commission and third-party finance if necessary VA site identified ECMs (Wish List) includes but is not limited too: Boilers, Laundry, AHUs, Chilled Water Systems, HVAC, Distributed Generation, Lighting, Water Savings measures, Renewable Energy Systems, and other applicable Energy Conservation Measures to maximize energy and water savings, reduce GHG emissions, and further the goals of increasing carbon free electricity, achieving a deep energy retrofit, and/or developing net-zero emissions buildings. 5. Submission Requirements: The Government does not intend to rank submittals or reply to interested companies/firms. This synopsis is for Market Research purposes only and is not a request for proposal (RFP) or request for quote (RFQ). The Government will NOT reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in preparation of a response to this notice. Your firm's response is requested no later than 1630 EDT, Friday, April 28, 2023. Send responses by email to Nathan Pennington at nathan.pennington@va.gov. Responses should be limited to a maximum of 10 pages and should include the following Sources Sought Questionnaire. The Sources Sought Questionnaire must be answered from your own firm only, without incorporating experience or knowledge attributable to other entities. No hard copy or facsimile submissions will be accepted. Cover letters and extraneous materials such as brochures will not be considered. Personal visits or requests for the purpose of discussing this announcement will not be considered, scheduled, nor will replies be sent. Sources Sought Questionnaire 1. Is your business currently a utility provider to the following VAMC? Carl T. Hayden Veterans Administration Medical Center 650 East Indian School Road Phoenix, AZ 85012-1839 2. Is your business currently authorized by the State of Arizona to provide utility services to any of the aforementioned VAMCs? 3. What is the name and address of your business? 4. Identify a responsible point of contact who can be contacted regarding your response, their phone number, and email address. 5. Does your company have a GSA Area-wide Agreement? If yes, provide the GSA Contract Number. 6. Provide no more than three (3) examples of financed energy conservation projects for which you were the prime contractor, a joint venture partner, or a first-tier subcontractor responsible for developing, financing, and/or managing the design, construction and/or post construction effort. Identify the scope of your contractual responsibilities, location, client, and size of the project in terms of construction cost and total financed amount. 7. Has your company performed a UESC in accordance with DOE/FEMP Guidelines? If yes, provide the project location and size of project based on dollars. 8. What is your level of interest in performing a UESC for the VA at the VAMC listed in this Sources Sought?