C--New York Harbor HCS UESC - Manhattan, Brooklyn, St Albans (VA-17-914405)

Notice of Intent to Sole Source Solicitation Number: 36E776-18-R-0002 The Department of Veteran Affairs, Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) intends to solicit and negotiate directly with ConEdison, Inc, 4 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003 for the procurement of an Utility Energy Savings Contract (UESC) in support of the VA NY Harbor Health Care System under the authority of 42 USC 8256, as implemented by FAR 6.302-5, Authorized or required by statute. ConEdison, Inc is the only servicing utility of the below three NY Harbor Health Care System campuses which can provide demand-side energy management services under a single project. VA New York Harbor Healthcare System Brooklyn Campus 800 Poly Place Brooklyn, NY 11209 VA New York Harbor Healthcare System Manhattan Campus 423 East 23 Street New York, NY 10010 VA New York Harbor Healthcare System St. Albans Community Living Center 179-00 Linden Blvd Jamaica, NY 11425 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: Chiller Plant Improvements, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Lighting Improvements, Building Management Systems, Chilled Water, Hot Water, and Steam Distribution Systems and Electric Motors and Drives. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Point of contact for this notice is Nathan Pennington, who can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at 216-447-8300 x3838. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veteran Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6150 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 300 Independence, Ohio 44131