SOURCES SOUGHT
S -- Sources Sought BARC Energy Savings Agreement - table
- Notice Date
- 6/8/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 221114
— Solar Electric Power Generation
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Western Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-32SD-S-15-0018
- Archive Date
- 7/8/2016
- Point of Contact
- Trent Stevens, Phone: 301 504-4584
- E-Mail Address
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Trent.Stevens@ars.usda.gov
(Trent.Stevens@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- kW table per site THIS IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR SOLICITATION. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS) is considering an on-site photovoltaic (PV) energy sales agreement (ESA, also known as power purchase agreement) contract at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) located in Beltsville, MD with an estimated size of <x> MW. The solar developer would design, install, own, operate and maintain the PV system. The contract will utilize the Government's 25 year Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) authority. The project will be implemented using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 221114 - Solar Electric Power Generation. The applicable classification code is S - Utilities and Housekeeping Services. Specific objectives for such a project may include: • Development of the project at no up-front cost to the Government. • Purchase electricity at a lower cost than current cost. • <Sale or Agency purchase> of the Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). ARS is conducting this Sources Sought to identify small business contractors who possess the capabilities to provide services as specified above and to determine their availability, capability and adequacy. If your firm may be interested in this requirement, is a qualified small business for the NAICS code 221114 (250 employees according to https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/Size_Standards_Table.pdf), and has performed similar projects, we request the information shown below. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. As permitted by FAR Part 10, this is a market research tool being utilized for informational and planning purposes. Your responses will assist the Government in the development of its acquisition strategy for a possible Request For Proposal (RFP), to be issued at a later date, and in determining whether any type of small business set-aside is possible for this procurement or whether full and open competitive procedures should be utilized. If full and open competition is ultimately pursued, responses to this synopsis will be used to aid in establishing small business subcontracting goals. This notice shall not be construed as a RFP or as any commitment or obligation on the part of the Government to issue a solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request, so proposals will not be considered. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests. Response is strictly voluntary - it is not mandatory to submit a response to this notice to participate in any formal RFP process that may take place in the future. However, it should be noted that information gathered through this notice may significantly influence our acquisition strategy. All interested parties will be required to respond separately to any solicitations posted as a result of this sources sought notice. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Responses via email are due 4:30pm EST on June 23, 2016 to Trent.Stevens@ars.usda.gov and must include the information requested below. Responses greater than 20 double-sided pages (including all attachments) will not be considered. Late responses will not be accepted. This is strictly market research and the Government will not entertain any questions. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. We appreciate your interest and thank you in advance for responding to the Sources Sought. Qualified firms shall submit a statement of interest on company letterhead demonstrating the firm's qualifications to perform the defined work. Responses must be complete and sufficiently detailed to address the specific information. The documentation shall address, at a minimum, the following: A. Company Profile to include: 1. Company name and address; Affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, and potential 2. teaming partners; (2) Year the firm was established and number of employees; (3) Two points of contact (names, titles, phone numbers and email addresses); (4) DUNS number and CAGE Code, as registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov: (5) Small Business designation/status (must correlate with SAM registration): ____ Small business _____HUBZone ____WOSB ____ 8(a) _____SDVOSB ____VOSB ____Small Disadvantaged Business (6) Is the firm currently on the Department of Energy's energy service company pre-qualified list for (Note: inclusion is required by statute to be awarded an ESPC contract; however firms not currently on the list can generally get qualified roughly 3 months after submission of a complete and satisfactory application). See: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/financing/espcs_qualifiedescos.html B. Documentation of the company's ability to obtain financing for a contract valued between $1 - $5 Million. C. Bonding capability. D. List at least 3 current commercial PV ESAs in the last 5 years of similar size and scope. These PV systems must be designed, installed, owned and operated by your company, with payment from the client solely for kWh production. Include a brief statement as to why each project is relevant to this sources sought notice and other relevant information such as any teaming or joint venture partners, whether the company was responsible for selling the SRECs, responsibility for interconnection studies and/or agreement. In addition, include proof of satisfactory past performance on the referenced projects. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a combined synopsis/solicitation may be published on FedBizOpps. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Beltsville Agriculture Research Center, beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
- Zip Code: 20705
- Zip Code: 20705
- Record
- SN04142739-W 20160610/160608234438-c06513b097bc6fe2f5d9a2132a707bf8 (fbodaily.com)
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