1. ESPC ENABLE Program Overview
Solutions Showcase
Successful Small Projects
using ESPC ENABLE
ESPC ENABLE Program Overview
Mike Holda & Bob Slattery
LBNL & ORNL
August 13, 2015

2. Session Agenda DOE FEMP Forest Service Project Experience
ESPC ENABLE Overview
ESPC ENABLE Process
ENABLE Program Status
Forest Service Project Experience
SoCal Regional
California – 11 National Forests
Deschutes-Ochoco NF
ABM Project Experience
Laughlin AFB
US Embassy Belize
US Embassy Cyprus

3. Energy Services Company (ESCO)
ESPC Review: What are they?
Contracts that allow agencies to do energy projects with minimal up-front capital cost and no special appropriations from Congress.
Arranges project financing
Guarantees cost savings sufficient to cover project costs
Energy Services Company (ESCO)
Pays ESCO over term of contract from guaranteed cost savings
Agency

4. ESPC Review: Budget Neutral
Reallocate the Government’s Utility Bill
 Stop paying for waste and pollution  Start paying for efficiency 
$ for Energy + Related Operations & Maintenance
$ for Energy + O&M
Savings
Excess Savings
Payments to ESCO
Before ESPC
Performance Period
After ESPC Term

5. ESPC ENABLE: Program Review
Guaranteed savings and no up-front costs for smaller facilities or projects
Standardized and streamlined process to quickly award projects and realize savings using GSA Schedule 84, SIN
Targets straight-forward ECMs including lighting upgrades, water conservation, basic HVAC controls, HVAC equipment, and solar PV.
FEMP-provided tools and templates assist agencies and ESCOs with project development and contracting tasks.
Prescribed basic measurement and verification (M&V) for each ECM.

6. ESPC ENABLE: ECM Summary
Included
Not Included
Lighting
Lamps, Ballasts, Fixtures
Controls: Occupancy, Day lighting (on/off, dimming)
Solar Lighting (off-grid installations allowed)
Water
Sanitary plumbing fixtures: sinks, toilets, urinals, showers
Irrigation
Leak repair
Domestic/commercial hot water heaters
Water based appliances: dishwasher, ice machine, clothes washer, etc.
Heating/Cooling system improvements (cooling towers, once through cooling, condensate reclaim)
HVAC Controls
Whole building control strategies including:
Time/Temperature Set-back
Demand/Night Ventilation
Advanced Controls 1: Energy Management Control Systems (EMCS) / Building Automation Systems (BAS)
HVAC Equipment
Basic whole building/system one-for-one replacement 2 of:
Window AC units / Electric Baseboard heat
Split AC/Furnace
Heat Pumps
Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner (PTAC)
Packaged Single Zone Air Conditioner (PSZ)
Roof Top Units (RTU)
Single building Boiler/Chiller
Central Boiler/Chiller Plants
Retro-commissioning based activities
Non-building related heating/cooling/ventilation
Solar PV
Ground, Roof, Parking Canopy mount
Fixed and Tracking Arrays
Grid Tied and Off-grid
Solar Thermal (Hot Water)
Hybrid PV/Hot water systems

7. Quick Comparison of Project Funding Options
DOE ESPCs
ESPC ENABLE
UESCs
Contract type
TOs under DOE IDIQ
GSA Schedule 84 (SIN246-53)
GSA Area-wide contracts; Basic ordering agreements
Private-sector partner
ESCO
ESCOs on GSA Schedule 84 (SIN246-53)
Serving utility company
Eligible facilities
Federally owned worldwide
Federally owned facilities
Where government pays utility bill; where offered/authorized
Project size
$2 million or larger
< $2M; bldgs <200K sq ft and site bundling are anticipated
Any
ECMs
Unlimited
Lighting, water, basic HVAC controls, HVAC equipment, and solar PV
Savings guarantees and M&V
Required
Required; simplified M&V
Negotiable; performance assurance required for annual scoring
O & M
ESCO responsible; tasking negotiable
Government is responsible; ESCO provides training
Negotiable

8. ESPC ENABLE: Process Cycle
Phase 1
Acquisition Planning
(1-2 weeks)
Phase 2
ESCO Selection
(3 weeks)
Phase 3 Investment Grade Audit and Award (5 weeks)
Phase 4 Installation
(8 weeks)
Phase 5
Performance Period
(<10 years)
Projects awarded in weeks.
Energy/cost savings in 6-8 months.

9. ESPC ENABLE Process, Acquisition Planning
Activities: Estimated timeline Weeks
Essential members of the acquisition team are identified
Agency hosts kickoff meeting with acquisition team members
Agency develops an Acquisition Plan*
Agency develops the Request for Quotation/Notice of Opportunity*
Agency develops Source Selection Plan prior to receipt of Expression of Interest
*Indicates FEMP-provided template
Acquisition Planning

10. ESPC ENABLE Process, ESCO Selection
Activities: Estimated timeline - 3 Weeks
Request for Quotation/Notice of Opportunity is released
Agency prepares Scope of Work (SOW)*
ESCOs express interest*
Agency evaluates responses based on best value criteria outlined in the RFQ/NOO*
Agency notifies unsuccessful offerors* and issues the notice of intent to award (NOITA)*
ESCO Selection
*Indicates FEMP-provided/required template

11. ESPC ENABLE Process, Investment Grade Audit to Award
Activities: Estimated timeline - 5 Weeks
Agency hosts Investment Grade Audit (IGA) kickoff meeting
ESCO performs IGA using FEMP-provided survey tools*
ESCO submits final proposal*, final negotiations occur
Agency awards task order
*Indicates FEMP-provided template
IGA and Award

12. ENABLE IGA Tool Overview
EnergyPlus
Building Simulation
Software
ENABLE IGA TOOL
Water
HVAC
Lighting
HVAC
Solar
PVWatts
NREL web service
Solar PV
outputs
IGA Summary Report
Energy and Cost Savings Tables (M&V Plan)
Financial TO Schedule #4 (TO-4)
ECM Equipment Summaries

13. IGA/Award: Final Proposal
Once the agency reviews the Summary IGA Report, they will request that the ESCO prepare the FP. The FP should adhere to the requirements established in the NOO and the agency’s SOW.
The ESCO’s Proposal will consist of the following:
A Project Overview
A Price Proposal (TO Financial Schedules)
A Technical Proposal
ECM descriptions
Measurement and Verification Plan
Management approach
Once negotiations complete, agency CO will notify ESCO to solicit financing offers

14. ESPC ENABLE Process, Installation and Acceptance
Activities: Estimated timeline – 8 Weeks
Installation
Commissioning*
Measurement and Verification (M&V)*
Agency Acceptance*
* Indicates FEMP provided plan templates and report outlines

15. ESPC ENABLE Process, Performance Period
An annual M&V audit is performed to verify the achievement of annual cost savings performance guarantees provided by the ESCO
ESCO or agency must perform annual M&V audit
Equipment inspections are performed as prescribed in the M&V plan to verify savings achievement
Primarily Option A
An annual M&V Report* is generated by the ESCO and submitted to the agency
* Indicates FEMP provided report outline
Performance Period

16. ESPC ENABLE: Getting a Project Started
Verify project sites and scope
Confirm site leadership buy-in
Commence acquisition planning
Populate Notice of Opportunity/RFQ
Identify and finalize core team members
Schedule project kick-off meeting

17. ESPC ENABLE: Program Status as of August 2015
Updates in the Program
20 qualified ESCOs under GSA Schedule 84
Nine Small Business vendors
IGA tool being converted to web environment
3 awards to date
Project Status
Multiple projects underway ($18M Pipeline)
Project scopes range from one to multiple ECMs
Efforts are leading to other performance contracting projects (IDIQ, Schedule 84, UESC)

18. ESPC ENABLE: Agencies and Projects
Agencies Developing Projects
DHS: ICE, CBP
DOD: USAF
DOS
GSA
USDA: USFS
3 awards
8 under development
Acquisition Planning
ESCO Selection
IGA & Award
Installation & Acceptance
Performance Period

19. FEMP Federal Project Executives (FPEs)
– Covering ESPCs and All AFOs –
Northeast
Tom Hattery
Northeast Region
plus State Dept.
ee.doe.gov
WestMidwest
Scott Wolf
Western Region
including N. Marianas, Palau,
Guam, American Samoa; plus
East, South, and Central Asia; the Pacific; and Near East
SoutheastMidwest
Doug Culbreth
Southeast Region plus Europe and Western Hemisphere
Ira Birnbaum
FEMP ENABLE Lead

20. Questions