Recovery Solutions Energy & Environmental

Federal agencies can use GSA Schedules to support or fulfill key energy and environmental requirements outlined in the Recovery Act -- specifics of which are outlined below.  GSA offers the following Schedules and contract solutions to help your agency meet its energy conservation and environmental goals.

Metering and Advanced Metering

• By October 10, 2012, all federal buildings with the exception of excluded buildings shall be metered for energy efficiency and electricity cost reduction.
• Natural gas and steam metering should be in place by October 1, 2016.
• Agencies are encouraged to use advanced metering devices that measure, at least, hourly and provide data daily.

Comprehensive Energy and Water Evaluations 

• 25 percent of covered facilities must be evaluated annually.
• Each facility is evaluated every four years.

Commissioning, Recommissioning and Retrocommissioning

• Measures must be identified and assessed.

Implementation of energy and water conservation measures 

• No later than two years after evaluation, energy managers can implement cost effective projects and/or bundle individual measures into combined projects.

Applicable GSA Schedules

GSA’s support for the Recovery Act’s energy and environmental requirements can be met with the following Schedules.

899 - Environmental Services
03FAC  - Facilities Maintenance & Management
56 - Buildings & Building Materials/Industrial Services & Supplies
84 - Total Solutions For Law Enforcement, Security, Facilities Management, Fire, Rescue, Clothing, Marine Craft and Emergency/Disaster Response

Resources

Chief Financial Officers and Chief Acquisition Officers may find the following resources helpful in planning your agency’s energy and environmental projects.
 
* Example Statement of Work (SOW) for Typical Resource Efficiency Manager  (Word)
* Example Statement of Work (SOW) for Energy Assessments (Word)
* Presentation of GSA’s Energy and Environmental Solutions (PowerPoint)

Points of Contact