2017 Fall FUPWG Seminar

The Federal Utility Partnership Working Group (FUPWG) meets twice a year to establish partnerships, facilitate communications and develop strategies between Federal agengies, specific sites, and utilities to implement cost-effective energy efficiency and water conservation projects to help agencies improve operations, upgrade infrastructure, and save taxpayer dollars.

Agenda

Agenda will be posted on September 20

Hotel Reservations

Doubletree Ontario Airport
222 N. Vineyard Ave.
Ontario, CA 91764

Non-Government Rate: $169
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Government Per-Diem Rate: $92
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Per-diem rooms are blocked for Federal employees only and government IDs will be required at check in for attendees reserving room in the government block. We encourage you to reserve your room as soon as possible; these special rates will not be available after the block is full. Reference Federal Utility Partnership Working Group to receive the group rate. The hotel reservation deadline is October 14, 2017.

Related Information

NEW FUPWG Forum!

November 14 – 5:00-6:00pm

The FUPWG Forum is designed to provide a venue for individual input on topics relating to FUPWG and the FUPWG Seminar. All FUPWG attendees are welcome. Seating is limited so register for FUPWG early and indicate your desire to attend this session on the registration site.

Advanced Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESC) Training
November 13-14, 2017

DOE/FEMP is helping agencies improve facility operations, upgrade infrastructure, and save taxpayer dollars by offering training and partnership opportunities with their serving utilities that explore contracting options available including Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESCs). A UESC, ideal for any size project, is a limited-source contract between a federal agency and serving utility for energy management and demand-reduction services. This two-day Advanced UESC Training examines strategies and methods used by experienced contracting officers and their technical teams from project development to contract award and post-acceptance. Attendees will work through exercises designed to develop a project using templates and samples.

This course is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and there is no registration fee to attend. CEUs will be awarded upon successful completion of an online quiz following the workshop. Priority registration will be given to contracting officers, contracting specialists, and other federal employees.Attendees from private industry will be admitted as space allows. Register here for this training.

Energy Lawyers and Contracting Officers Forum
November 16 (12:45-2:15pm)

This meeting is open to all registered FUPWG Seminar attendees at no cost and is designed to be of interest particularly to energy lawyers and contracting officers involved in federal energy projects. The agenda focuses on topics of interest and is designed to provide an opportunity for individual input and discussion.

For more information, please visit the FUPWG website at https://www4.eere.energy.gov/femp/training/training/2017-fall-federal-utility-partnership-working-group-seminar or contact Susan Courtney at scourtney@alleghenyst.com or 703-832-2456.