Department of Veterans Affairs, Facilities Management Office, Asset and Enterprise Development Office (189), 810 Vermont Avenue N.W., Washington DC 20420

S -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR ENHANCED-USE CO-GENERATION ENERGY PLANT DUE 063097 POC Contact Edward L. Bradley, III; Portfolio Manager, 202-565-4307 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is providing a development oppertunity for a qualified and motivated lessee/developer/operator to finance, develop, and operate a co-geration energy plant on the campus of the VA Medical Center, North Chicago, IL. The Department intends to use its Enhanced-Use leasing authority as a means of obtaining reduced-cost utilities and possible other energy-related services at the VA Medical Center Chicago, IL. -- It is the Department's intent to lease, on a long-term basis, a one acre parcel to a public or private energy developer/producer. The selected lessee will be responsible for financing, developing, operating and maintaining a co-generation energy plant, and selling energy to the North Chicago VA Medical Center. Other purchase arrangements with off-site consumers may be possible if in compliance with all applicable energy/utility-related statutes and regulations. Through theEnhanced-Use leasing authority. VA will transfer to an energy developer/producer the responsibility and commitment of providing energy (steam and electric) to VA. At the same time, VA can reap the benefits or more efficient and lower costg energy. Also, other off-site users may be interested in purchasing energy from the operation, such as GLNB and the Medical Center affiliate, Finch University of Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School (FUMS), thereby adding to VA's consideration. -- The intent is to immediately pursue the developmentof this initiative through a subsequent Request for Proposal. If your organization is interested in participating in the solicitatiion process, please FAX a brief "Expression of Interest" to Mr. Ed Bradley, Asset & Enterprise Development, Facilities Management Office at (202) 565-5115, or call (202) 565-4307, on or before June 30, 1997. (0156)

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