Defense Energy Consortium (DECo) - Consortium Management Organization (CMO)

The Department of the Air Force is seeking a Consortium Management Organization (CMO) to establish the Defense Energy Consortium (DECo), a public-private partnership aimed at increasing energy resilience and mission assurance of Department of Defense (DoD) installations worldwide. The selected CMO will work with the Department of the Air Force to conduct due diligence, obtain funding commitments, build DECo's membership, and negotiate a Consortium Management Agreement (CMA). The CMO will be responsible for managing the overall business process of DECo, including developing a portfolio of prototype projects, obtaining funding commitments, and building DECo's membership. • The CMO will need to have expertise in energy resilience technologies and business models. • The CMO will need to have experience in managing DoD consortia and working with third-party financiers. • The CMO will need to have a clear understanding of the administrative and management responsibilities required to operate a successful consortium. • The CMO will need to have a robust process for managing and disseminating Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). • The CMO will need to have a comprehensive process flow diagram that illustrates the end-to-end operation of DECo.