Resources for Energy-Efficient Products

FEMP and the Federal Government provide resources to help agencies meet energy-efficient product procurement requirements.

Publications

• FEMP Energy-Efficient Product Procurement Overview
• Covered Product Categories List
• Buy Energy-Efficient Products
• Sell Energy-Efficient Products

Training

• Energy-Efficient Federal Purchasing: This intermediate FEMP eTraining course offers hands-on learning on finding, specifying, and selecting energy-efficient products.

• Energy-Efficient Product Procurement: This introductory FEMP First Thursday Seminar details executive order and Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements for purchasing FEMP-designated and ENERGY STAR products.

Commit to Efficiency Campaign

FEMP provides resources and support for Federal government buyers and specifiers that pledge their commitment to energy efficiency. Learn more about the Commit to Efficiency campaign. Download the Commit to Efficiency Resource Kit.

Newsletters

• March 2013
• January 2013
• August 2012
• June 2012
• April 2012
• February 2012
• November 2011
• September 2011

Customized News Alerts

Sign up to receive the Energy Efficient Product Procurement (EEPP) newsletter and timely customized news alerts using FEMP's EEPP subscription system.

Sample Contract Language

In addition to the model language provided by FAR Section 52.223-15, FEMP provides sample contract language for specific product types, including:

• Information Technology Products: Sample language Federal agencies can use in contracts specifying or purchasing energy-efficient information technology products.

• Construction Products: Sample language Federal agencies can use in contracts specifying or purchasing energy-efficient construction products.

Federal Product Supply Sources and Information

• GSA Advantage!: One-stop online resource to help agencies better serve the public by meeting their needs for products and services, and to simplify access to information.

• DOD EMALL: Full-service resource for purchasers to find and acquire off-the-shelf, finished goods and services from the commercial marketplace and Government sources. Access to DLA websites requires enhanced security measures. Civilian Federal agencies may have difficulty accessing these sites.

• ENERGY STAR Institutional Purchasing: Encourages and assists governments, schools, and businesses in procuring ENERGY STAR-qualified and FEMP-designated products.

• ENERGY STAR Product Purchasing and Computer Power Management for Federal Agencies: Information on Federal requirements and resources surrounding energy-efficient products and power management.

Applications and Software

• Compliance Certification Management System: This searchable database allows users to search product models with specific energy-efficiency levels, based on manufacturer-submitted certification reports and compliance statements for covered products and equipment subject to Federal conservation standards.

• Rooftop Unit Comparison Calculator: Determines cost-effectiveness of an air conditioner (new installation or replacement) project.

• MotorMaster+: Web version of the MotorMaster Software, helps determine cost-effectiveness of motor replacement projects.

• Building Life-Cycle Cost (BLCC) Software: Analyzes the cost-effectiveness of Federal energy and water conservation projects funded by agencies or financed through energy savings performance contracts or utility energy services contracts. Software calculates life-cycle costs, net savings, savings-to-investment ratio, internal rate of return, payback period, estimated emissions, and emission reductions.

• Commercial Buildings Resource Database: Commercial Building Initiative resource providing guides, case studies, webinars, software tools, and more to improve building energy efficiency.

Contact

• Amanda Sahl
  Federal Energy Management Program
  202-586-1662

• Christopher Payne
  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  510-495-2577