Army chooses 18 for $3B energy services recompete

The Army has awarded 18 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $3 billion contract vehicle for energy and water conservation services at the service branch’s own facilities and those of other federal agencies.

Army officials received 19 bids in total for this fourth iteration of its Energy Savings Performance Contracts program, which continues the service branch’s ongoing efforts to reduce its energy usage and reduction needs without upfront capital costs or special appropriations from Congress.

The Pentagon’s Monday awards digest lists these winners:

• AECOM
• Ameresco
• The Brewer-Garrett Co.
• Centrica
• CMTA
• Constellation
• Energy Systems Group
• Engie Services
• Green Generation Solutions
• Honeywell
• Johnson Controls’ government systems unit
• M.C. Dean
• Noresco
• CEG Solutions
• Schneider Electric
• Southland Industries
• Trane
• Veregy

ESPC IV awardees will compete for task orders to help the Army carry out projects for conservation and renewable energy products, as well as repair and replacement jobs when needed.

Agencies set up ESPC contracts as alternative financing mechanisms, which are arranged between a federal agency and an energy service provider that takes on project design and construction work.

The Army has obligated roughly $375 million in task order volume to-date against the current ESPC III contract since it was awarded in 2015, according to GovTribe data.

Siemens’ U.S. federal subsidiary has been the largest recipient of that spend at 34.7%, which is notable given it is not on the awardee list for ESPC IV.

Noresco, Johnson Controls Government Systems and Southland Industries are among the top five incumbents that will continue to the new iteration. CEG Solutions is the other notable top five incumbent not on the new awardee list.