April 18, 2023, 1–2:30 p.m. ET

FEMP IACET: 0.2 CEU

Level: Intermediate

What is a contracting officer to do if assigned an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) post-award without prior involvement with the project? What if the contracting officer hasn't been involved with ESPCs for a while?

This training will answer those questions and cover contract requirements, key documents with pertinent information, agency roles, and responsibilities, agency process of voucher/billing submitted by the contractor, and close-out procedures at the completion of the performance period.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:

  • Identify agency post-award responsibilities
  • Identify what ESPC project information is available
  • Recognize list of items that should be in the contract file
  • Identify what to do if documents are missing
  • Recognize performance period issues
  • Identify issues to watch out for.

Instructors

Kurmit Rockwell serves as an ESPC program manager where he oversees services, tools, and resources needed to assist agencies with implementing successful ESPC projects.

Over a career spanning 25 years, Kurmit's work included engineering and all aspects of ESPC project implementation for federal, state, and local governments. His work in the public and private sector energy services industry has focused on the evaluation and implementation of energy and water cost-saving technologies, smart building energy optimization services, renewable energy systems, and demand-side management.

He holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of New York University and a master's degree in building systems engineering from the University of Colorado. He is a registered professional engineer in multiple states.

Eusebio M. (Sam) Espinosa is a senior subject matter expert providing contract management services to federal agencies. Sam has more than 40 years of experience in all types of contracting and acquisitions ranging from small purchases, up to multi-billions, including base procurement purchasing supplies and equipment for the Air Force Weapons Laboratory.

He served as the administrative contracting officer for the F-16 Program, involving several U.S. and foreign government agencies. He served as procuring/administrative contracting officer for the B-2 Program and administered R&D, full-scale development, and production contract while establishing the Contract Administrative Office.

Sam was the senior contracting officer for the Ballistic Missile Office supporting Peacekeeper in Minuteman Silos and Small ICBM. He served as manager and senior contracting officer as well as principle contracting advisor for ESPCs at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.

Dr. Christine E. Walker works at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Integrated Building Deployment and Analysis in the Energy and Sciences Technology Division. She provides technical support to the Federal Energy Management Program and performs engineering and economic analyses for the implementation of energy, resiliency, and cost savings projects at federal facilities.

Prior to this position, Christine worked in industry for energy service companies for more than 10 years in the development of ESPC projects in the public, private, and federal markets. She has more than 20 years of experience in leading and managing project development and engineering teams and addressing comprehensive energy management in the commercial, institutional, residential, and industrial markets through analytics and building performance analyses.

Christine received her doctorate in building technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, her Master of Science in mechanical engineering, and her Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Illinois. She is a licensed professional engineer in six states.

About FEMP Training

The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) provides live and on-demand training to foster and maintain a high-performance workforce that constructs, operates, and maintains energy-efficient and cost-effective federal facilities. Choose from over 120 free courses spanning topics like project financing, facility and fleet optimization, fleet management, resilience, sustainable product procurement, and more.

FEMP is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and awards IACET continuing education units (CEUs) upon the successful completion of select courses. FEMP training is provided through the National Institute of Building Sciences' Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) learning management system.