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DOE Qualified ESCOs

The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) established the U. S. Department of Energy Qualified List of Energy Service Companies (DOE Qualified List) in accordance with the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and 10 CFR 436.

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The DOE Qualified List (PDF 270 KB) comprises private industry firms that have submitted an application and been qualified by the Qualification Review Board. This board consists of representatives from the Federal Interagency Energy Management Task Force and DOE staff.

Applying for DOE's Qualified List of Energy Service Companies

Applications for the DOE Qualified List will be accepted throughout the year. Each member on the list will be required to re-certify for each calendar year.

To be considered for DOE's Qualified List, all first-time applicants must complete and submit the following materials:

  1. Statement of Qualifications (Standard Form 129 and attached Supplemental Questionnaire)
  2. Two client questionnaires with original signatures from project clients

For an application to be considered for evaluation, both the Standard Form 129 and supplemental questions 10A through 10E must be completed. All questions in the supplemental questionnaire must be completed, with special attention paid to two project descriptions that demonstrate design and installation experience in ESPCs or energy conservation measures (Question 10B[a]). Personnel qualifications that should be in the form of resumes (Question 10D[a]), and trades that the organization utilizes on a regular basis should be demonstrated with the firm's personnel qualifications (Question 10D[b]).

Included with this application are two client questionnaires that need to be completed and submitted with original client signatures as part of the application. These questionnaires should correspond with the two project descriptions identified in the statement of qualifications (Question 10B[a]).

Responses of "not applicable" to Questions 10E(b) and (c) will be considered incomplete and may delay the qualification review process. Only "Yes" or "No" answers will be accepted.

Department of Defense Qualified Firms

If your firm is currently listed on the Department of Defense list of qualified firms and you wish to be placed on DOE's Qualified List for the first time, it is necessary to only provide the following:

  1. A completed SF 129 with the supplemental question 10A(a) only
  2. A copy of the statement of qualifications submitted to the Department of Defense.

Application Forms and Submittal

A copy of the application may be obtained by calling 1-877-337-3463 and providing your name, company name, address, and telephone number.

If you prefer, you can download the application below:

Please submit an original and one copy of your firm's application to the following:

Federal Energy Management Program
U.S. Department of Energy, EE-2L
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20585-0121
Attn: Bill Raup

For More Information

If you have any questions, please contact Douglas Eisemann at 703-748-7263 or deisemann@sentech.org.

Evaluation Process

A Qualification Review Board (QRB), composed of representatives of the Federal Interagency Energy Management Task Force and DOE, evaluates applications for the DOE Qualified List of Energy Service Companies. On the basis of statements of qualifications received and any other relevant information, the QRB selects firms for inclusion on the qualified list if:

  1. The firm has provided energy savings performance contract services or services that saved energy or reduced utility costs for not less that two clients, and the firm possesses the appropriate project experience to successfully implement the technologies that it proposes to provide.
  2. Previous project clients provide ratings that are "fair" or better.
  3. The firm or any principal of the firm has neither been insolvent nor declared bankruptcy within the last 5 years.
  4. The firm or any principal of the firm is not on the list of parties excluded from procurement programs (in other words, has not been debarred by the Federal government) under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4.
  5. There is no adverse information that warrants the conclusion that the firm is not qualified to perform energy savings performance contracting.

Please allow at least 3 months for the evaluation process to be completed.