The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued second technology contract under the $7bn multiple award task order contracts (MATOC) programme, which seeks renewable and alternative energy power production at all Department of Defense (DoD) installations.
Awarded in collaboration with the Army Engineering and Support Center and Army Energy Initiatives Task Force (EITF) to 22 companies, the contract seeks a supply of solar technology.
Go deeper with GlobalData
Discover B2B Marketing That Performs
Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms.
Recipients include Acciona Energy North America, Apex Wind Energy, Borrego Solar, Cobra Industrial Services, Dominion Energy, Element Power US, Emerald Infrastructure, Enel Green Power North America, Energy Matters, Gehrlicher Solar America and Johnson Controls Government Systems.
Lend Lease, LTC Federal, New Generation Power, NRG Energy, Photon Finance, Siemens Government Technologies, Silverado Power, Solar Power Ventures, Standard Solar, Sunpower and Washington Gas Energy Systems are the other awardees.
EITF executive director John Lushetsky said the MATOC represents a important step forward in the acquisition of renewable energy for the army and other services that will reduce timelines by accelerating procurement processes.
”Utilising the MATOC in this way will assist the EITF in meeting the army’s goal for one gigawatt renewable energy by 2025 as well as additional congressional mandates," Lushetsky said.
US Tariffs are shifting - will you react or anticipate?
Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard. Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis.
By GlobalDataUS Army Engineering and Support Center commander colonel, Robert Ruch, said: "By pre-qualifying companies under each technology and awarding the contracts to them, we are situated to more quickly award task orders for individual future projects being developed by the army or DoD.”
The latest contract enables recipients to compete for future projects within their approved technology area for any renewable energy task order issued under the MATOC by the army or DoD.
The indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) MATOC contracts will be used for the acquisition of reliable, locally generated, renewable and alternative energy through power purchase agreements (PPA) over the next 30 years.
The contracts move army closer to meeting the US Congress-mandated energy goal of 25% production and consumption of energy from renewable sources by 2025, while also enhancing the installation energy security and sustainability.
First contract for geothermal energy was awarded in May, whereas the remaining technologies, including wind and biomass, are scheduled to be awarded by the end of 2013.
Image: the latest MATOC contract seeks delivery of solar technology. Photo: courtesy of US Marine Corps.
