Notice of Intent to Issue Federal Agency Call (FAC) No. DE-FOA-0002329 entitled “Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) 2020”

The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), a Federal Agency Call (FAC) entitled “Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) 2020”. The AFFECT 2020 FAC will provide direct funding to Federal agencies for the development of projects using energy performance contracts. Submitted projects must address one or more of the Areas of Interest identified in the full text of the NOI, and utilize and present a plan for (a) replication across the agencies’ enterprises and/or (b) case study development for replication across applicable U.S. Government sites. Using the authority provided in 42 U.S.C. §8256(b), funding under the AFFECT 2020 FAC will help Federal agencies advance the energy efficiency, resilience, and security of their operations. The FAC will competitively select agency projects that leverage performance contracting to enhance Federal agency goals at critical sites, as well as address the issue of aging infrastructure and deferred maintenance and repairs. ---------------------------- This notice of intent (NOI) is issued so that interested parties are aware of the EERE’s intention to issue this FAC in the near term. All of the information contained in this NOI is subject to change. EERE will not respond to questions concerning this NOI. Once the FAC has been released, EERE will provide an avenue for potential applicants to submit questions. EERE plans to issue the FAC in the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 via the EERE Exchange website https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. When the FAC is released, applications will be accepted only through EERE Exchange. The full content of the announcement can be found on the EERE Exchange website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov.