Energy Management Support and Services

The Energy Management Support and Services Department, under GSA MAS Schedule 03FAC Facilities Maintenance and Management, provides agencies with expert advice in all areas of energy management improvement and support services.

The Center for Facilities Maintenance and Hardware recently expanded the definition of Energy Services under the 03FAC MAS Schedule.

Energy Management Planning and Strategies:

  • A four phase Comprehensive Energy Management Solution consisting of all four phases of an energy project and could pertain to a variety of energy projects that include, but are not limited to, renewable energy, sustainable energy. The phases are:
    • Consulting/Auditing/Energy Management Solutions;
    • Concept Development and Requirements Analysis;
    • Implementation and Change Management; and
    • Measurement and Verification.

Training on Energy Management:

  • Reducing energy consumption;
  • Mitigating risk with energy systems;
  • Operating systems efficiently; and
  • Making energy efficient system choices.

Metering Services:

  • Basic and advanced metering services;
  • Installation of metering equipment and software; and
  • Analysis of data to ensure energy conservation goals are being met.

Energy Program Support Services:

  • Billing;
  • Management oversight; and
  • Assistance in preparing energy services related agency statements of work.

Building Commissioning Services:

  • Comprehensive building commissioning services on new construction;
  • Major modernization projects;
  • Existing energy consuming buildings and facilities; and
  • This includes re-commissioning and retro-commissioning services.

Energy Audit Services ranging from cursory to comprehensive:

  • Developing, executing, and reporting on audit plans;
  • Perform energy and water audit services;
  • Data collection, data analysis, benchmarking with tools such as Energy Star; and
  • Written recommendations of suggested infrastructure upgrades.

Resource Efficiency Management (REM):

  • Providing information on possible steps that will improve energy efficiency;
  • Information on estimates of cost savings and environmental benefits;
  • Onsite analysis of current operations, equipment, and energy purchasing patterns; and
  • Services of a resource efficiency advocate for individual or aggregated building(s) in order to maximize resource efficiency.

Innovations in Energy:

  • Innovative approaches to renewable and/or sustainable energy, sustainability services, and energy management technology and services;
  • New developments or improvements in providing renewable energy(fuel cell) and managing energy;
  • Innovations capable of providing renewable and/or sustainable energy and services;
  • Sustainability and carbon management solutions; and
  • Implementation, testing and evaluation of networked energy management systems and services that utilize Internet Protocol - Next Generation (IPv6).

Water Conservation:

  • Services and consulting related to the reduction of water usage, recycling of water for multiple purposes, retention of water, improvement of water quality and water flow. These services could include:
    • Water audits;
    • Water balance; and
    • Water system analysis.

Energy efficient buildings certification programs such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) may be included in all these definitions.

The shortcut for this page is www.gsa.gov/energyservices.

Last Reviewed 4/2/2009