Solicitation
Notice of Opportunity (NOO) U.S. Army Reserve, 88th Readiness Division Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC)
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryDLA Energy has posted a Notice of Opportunity (NOO) for an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) for the U.S. Army Reserve 88th Readiness Division's facilities in Minnesota and Wisconsin (SP060427R0400). An ESPC pays for energy upgrades out of the savings they produce. The notice ties the effort to the Department of Energy's Fourth-Generation ESPC IDIQ contract, and its response date differs from SAM.gov's. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Nov 2, 2026. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 29, 2026. The notice was amended Nov 2, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov.
DLA Energy has posted a Notice of Opportunity (NOO) for an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) for the U.S. Army Reserve 88th Readiness Division's facilities in Minnesota and Wisconsin (SP060427R0400). An ESPC pays for energy upgrades out of the savings they produce. The notice ties the effort to the Department of Energy's Fourth-Generation ESPC IDIQ contract, and its response date differs from SAM.gov's.
How to submit: Email to DLAEnergy-ESPC@dla.mil. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch
- Serious: Runs through DOE's ESPC IDIQ. The effort goes through the DOE Fourth-Generation ESPC IDIQ, so check whether you must hold that contract to respond.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Energy conservation measures (ECMs) that give measurable energy and cost savings at 88th Readiness Division facilities
- Possible projects: envelope, insulation and window upgrades, LED lighting and controls, geothermal heat pumps
- HVAC upgrades (boilers, furnaces, split systems, chillers) and building automation and control systems
- Renewable generation such as solar photovoltaic arrays, battery energy storage, hydrogen fuel cells and microgrids
- Retro-commissioning, re-tuning, water conservation, water-leak detection and plug-load reduction
- Contract type
- Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC)
- Place of performance
- Multiple U.S. Army Reserve 88th Readiness Division facilities in Minnesota and Wisconsin
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Contract vehicle
- Department of Energy (DOE) Fourth-Generation ESPC Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract
- Offers due
- Nov 9, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 29, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email to DLAEnergy-ESPC@dla.mil
Not in the notice text
- Whether only DOE ESPC IDIQ holders may respond is not stated.
- What a response must contain is not stated.
- The facility list, sizes and energy baselines are not given.
- The contract term and value are not stated.
- How the upgrades will be financed and savings guaranteed is not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to DLAEnergy-ESPC@dla.mil. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
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Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 29, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- DLA Energy, Fort Belvoir, VA
- Product/service code
- B540 · Special Studies/Analysis – Building Technology
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541330)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 2, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 9, 2026
- Oct 29, 2026 · Amendment 0002 (this version)Due Nov 9, 2026
- Oct 28, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 9, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 1, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 2, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
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Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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