This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Charleston, Mississippi. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

For Energy Savings Performance Contracting Services East Tallahatchie School District (hereinafter referred to as "Customer") seeks specific qualifications from interested Energy Services Companies (ESCOs) that can provide comprehensive energy management for facilities owned or managed by the Customer. The Customer seeks an open and transparent form of procurement when selecting an ESCO to perform energy conservation services. Only NAESCO accredited firms with approval from MDA Energy Division to perform such services will be considered. Proof of NAESCO accreditation is required in the qualifications submission and must be included as a separate tab in the response for easy access by the Customer. All aspects of this RFQ and approach shall be conducted in accordance with Section 31-7-14 of the Mississippi Code, the Mississippi Development Authority-Energy Division's Policy and Procedures for Energy Performance Contracting and the Request for Qualifications. Proposals may not be withdrawn for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of the submission deadline. The Customer reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal or item listed therein. The Customer further reserves the right to waive any informality in proposals received. The objective in issuing this Request for Proposals for Qualifications is to solicit proposals and qualifications from companies that have the experience, capability, and track record to provide guaranteed, paid from savings upgrades to existing facility and infrastructure through a performance-based contracting methodology. The selected performance-based contractor shall develop and implement utility savings measures, develop cost reduction strategies, and identify any available funding opportunities for the Customer. The funding generated from such strategies shall be utilized to provide infrastructure improvements and upgrades. The selected firm shall: a) Design and implement infrastructure improvements that utilize proven technologies to provide a state-of-the-art environment that will serve the Customer's present and future needs; b) Provide training of personnel in the operation and maintenance of installed systems; c) If requested, assist with securing a viable financing mechanism acceptable to the Customer; d) Be able to provide a written guarantee that total program costs shall be one hundred percent (100%) covered by the performance enhancements of the system and operating cost reductions based in utility unit reductions, equipment accuracy, funding opportunities, and agreed upon operational savings. e) Provide a contract that includes a provision for measuring and verification of any guaranteed savings or funding. Provide a contract life of the program not to exceed twenty (20) years. The Customer intends to structure the program's implementation schedule in a manner to minimize capital needs. All utility conservation measurements or infrastructure enhancements proposed by qualified performance-based contracting service provider shall be proven, commercially available, and verifiable. The Contract will be awarded to the firm which, in the Customer's opinion, has submitted the best overall proposal. Criteria to be used in the evaluation process will include, but not be limited to, qualifications and experience of the firm, as well as, specific team members to be assigned to the project; financial stability, financing options and resources of the firm. The Customer reserves the right during the solicitation process to request additional information or seek clarification for any aspect of the proposal from any and all firms. During the "restricted period" (defined below), prospective firms, (including any representative, lobbyist, or any of the firm's customers) are PROHIBITED from attempting to influence the governmental procurement by contacting anyone other than the designated customer contact, Moncia Hall / mhall@etsdk12.org, without Moncia Hall 's knowledge and consent. The "restricted period" is essentially a blackout period which begins with the earliest written notice of the District's solicitation of RFQ and ends upon approval and public disclosure of the most qualified firm for the Customer. Due to the limited availability of staff by the Customer, site visits will not be made until after the selection of the ESCO to ensure minimal disruption to the operations of the facilities. Any information about the size, conditions, etc. of the facilities can be requested by an email request to the above point of contact. The Customer will attempt to supply information requested to the proposing ESCO's to assist in the response to the solicitation, however, only request received via email communication will be responded to and all information provided will be provided to each firm who request a copy of the solicitation. The Customer during this phase of the solicitation is more concerned with each ESCO's general approach to developing projects.