S111--Atlanta UESC (VA-25-00018807) (VA-25-00018807)

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Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Solicitation Number: 36C776-25-Q-0039
The Department of Veteran Affairs, Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) intends to solicit and negotiate directly with Southern Company Gas (formerly Atlanta Gas Light Company (AGL)) 10 Peachtree PL NE STE 1000 Atlanta, Georgia 30309-4496 for the procurement of a Utility Energy Savings Contract (UESC) in support of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center (VAMC) under the authority of 42 USC 8256, as implemented by FAR 6.302-5, Authorized or required by statute. Only electric, water, and natural gas utility companies serving the facility are eligible to offer a UESC under the authority of 42 USC 8256. Southern Company is the only utility company servicing the below campus which can provide demand-side energy management services under a single project and the only utility to respond to the Government s sources sought notice and outreach requests. Southern Company Services Georgia Power and Southern Company Gas are subsidiaries of Southern Company that provide utility services to the facility. Of their two serving utility subsidiaries, Southern Company has designated Southern Company Gas as the utility to perform this UESC.

Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta (VAMC)
1670 Clairmont Rd.
Decatur, GA 30033

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 or utility companies have questions or concerns, please contact William Koeditz, who can be reached by email at William.Koeditz@va.gov.
Contracting Office Address: Department of Veteran Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6100 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 490 Independence, Ohio 44131

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