The Loan Programs Office (LPO) provides loans and loan guarantees for the commercial deployment of innovative and high-impact energy-related technologies and projects. LPO has billions of dollars in lending authority, and its loan capacity has further expanded under the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
In order to successfully diligence, structure, and execute financially, technically, and legally complex projects, LPO relies not only on its experienced staff but also on third-party advisors. As LPO’s lending authority and application volume have both increased significantly, so too has its need for additional specialized services from such contractors. To address that need, upcoming advisory engagement opportunities are anticipated to be posted at https://www.fedconnect.net and also at https://fbohome.sam.gov/ in early November 2022.
Advisory firms interested in responding to these anticipated procurement opportunities with the Department of Energy must first be registered in two important United States Government electronic systems:
- System for Award Management (SAM) (https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration). Please note that, due to the United States Government’s recent transition to Unique Entity Identification (UEI) and high demand, SAM registration and associated verification and validation processes have been significantly impacted and delayed. Interested vendors are encouraged to initiate the SAM registration and UEI validation processes, or to confirm the active status of their existing SAM registrations, as soon as possible. Additional information and resources are available at https://sam.gov/content/help and the Department of Energy contact listed below.
- FedConnect (https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicUserRegistration.aspx). FedConnect registration requires that an entity first have a SAM UEI and Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN). FedConnect does not have the same reported systemic delays as SAM, but interested vendors are also encouraged to initiate the FedConnect registration process, or to confirm the active status of their existing FedConnect registrations, as soon as possible after completing SAM registration and UEI validation.
If you have any questions regarding LPO procurement opportunities, please contact Marvin Bethea at 202-306-8199 or marvin.bethea@hq.doe.gov.
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