S--VISN 23 UESC Hot Springs & Fort Meade Utility Energy Service Contract - Intent to Sole Source

Notice of Intent to Sole Source Solicitation Number: 36E776-19-R-0007 The Department of Veteran Affairs, Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) intends to solicit and negotiate directly with Black Hills Utility Holdings, Inc. PO Box 1400 Rapid City, SD 57709 for the procurement of an Utility Energy Savings Contract (UESC) in support of the VAMC Hot Springs & Fort Meade, SD under the authority of 42 USC 8256, as implemented by FAR 6.302-5, Authorized or required by statute. Black Hills Utility Holdings, Inc. is the only servicing utility of the below campus which can provide demand-side energy management services under a single project. VA Black Hills Health Care System Hot Springs Campus 500 North 5th Street Hot Springs, SD 57747 VA Black Hills Health Care System Fort Meade Campus 113 Comanche Road Fort Meade, SD 57741 Project Information: 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. 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. The requirement at VAMCs listed above is for the utility to design, engineer, construct, commission and third-party finance if necessary energy conservation measures (ECMs) including but not limited to: HVAC Upgrade, Re-plumbing, Packaged Air Conditioning Unit Replacements, Lighting Upgrades, Boiler Improvements, Refrigeration Optimization, BAS, and Biomass CHP. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This notice will remain open for 10 business days. If any prospective contractors have questions or concerns please contact Justin O Rourke, who can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at 216-447-8300 x3536. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veteran Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6150 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 300 Independence, Ohio 44131