Requests for proposal released for Schriever ESPC

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  • By Kevin Elliott
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TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in conjunction with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, recently released a request for proposals for a base-wide energy savings performance contract at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.

The ESPC is to be a "fence-to-fence" project, meaning energy service companies interested in the project should consider every possibility when assessing and proposing energy conservation measures.

"There are secure areas that are off limits, but for the most part, everything is on the table," said Sidney Mohseni, ESPC project manager at AFCEC. "We suggest some ECMs to the ESCOs, but we also encourage them to bring us their best ideas."

According to Mohseni, one of the crucial elements of an energy conservation project is a base's energy management control system, a centralized platform for monitoring and managing facility systems across an entire base. A robust EMCS is to be part of the plan for Schriever.

"By far the greatest savings that can be achieved for all bases, including Schriever, is through a base-wide EMCS," he said. "The ESCOs can and do make many valuable upgrades, but without a mechanism to centrally monitor and control all base systems, we are not taking full advantage of these opportunities."

A site visit is scheduled for Aug. 6 to allow representatives from interested companies to examine a sampling of facilities included in the scope of work, from which the ESCOs will develop a proposal for the Air Force to consider.

ESCOs have until Aug. 20 to respond to the RFP.