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IND-46 / Energy, environment and communities

Anchor on-base or private energy production through long-term contracts

Procure output and operation of energy-production facilities on controlled or private land; support energy/fuel agreements under incorporated geothermal authority.

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Authority / instrument · IND-46

Long-term energy purchase

Energy, environment and communities

Statute & instrument
Authority holder

Service Secretary with Secretary of Defense approval

What this does not authorize / hard limit

Not unrestricted construction or lending authority

Recorded executor

DLA Energy Installation Energy or Utility Services as appropriate; Service contracting officers / USACE / NAVFAC / AFCEC

Continue to actor →

Recorded executing role; this record-specific route is not an additional institutional office.

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedAnnual appropriations may pay annual contract costs; project liability and termination provisions require review. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementProcess sourcedDoD long-term power purchases have a published § 2922a solicitation model; they buy energy from a project and are not federal credit assistance. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status.

Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction.

At a glance

Possible toolIND-46 · Contracts & purchases

Authority holder: Service Secretary with Secretary of Defense approval

Contracts & purchases

Mechanism tags describe the source text; they do not expand the authority.

Availability and verification

Conditional legal pathway; current funding, required determinations, and actual delegation not certified.

Program process and intake

Checked 2026-10-04 · process documented. Program evidence is separate from legal authority, available funds and transaction approval.

DoD long-term power purchases have a published § 2922a solicitation model; they buy energy from a project and are not federal credit assistance.

DoD long-term energy purchase agreement

Who this route serves
Energy developers competing to serve an identified government power requirement
Administering office / routing lead
Service installation energy/contracting office, supported by DLA Energy or USACE/NAVFAC as assigned
Direct implementation

The published solicitation sample expressly names 10 USC 2922a; it is not inferred from a generic renewable-energy project.

What this evidence label means
Authority-specific model documented

FEMP publishes the Camp Roberts RFP among completed-project samples.

Status reference date: 2026-10-04 · research checked 2026-10-04

FEMP sample federal on-site power-purchase documents · Requests for Proposal Samples: Camp Roberts § 2922a RFPofficial procurement sample collection · Evidence record

Program eligibility

Steps and preparation

Funding, limits and authority relationship

Funding and financial terms

  • long-term energy purchases · Published process; checked 2026-10-04

    Private project financing is recovered through contracted energy purchases; contract authority does not confer a loan or guarantee.

    10 U.S.C. § 2922a · 2024 edition (GovInfo) · 10 U.S.C. § 2922astatute · Evidence record

Exclusions and limits

Authority relationship source

FEMP sample federal on-site power-purchase documents · Requests for Proposal Samples: Camp Roberts § 2922a RFPofficial procurement sample collection · Evidence record

FEMP power-purchase solicitation examples →

historical solicitation templates: Camp Roberts example shows § 2922a structure; no claim that its old RFP remains open.

Source access and verification notes
Research scope and sources checked

Searched exact2922a federal PPA guidance and official sample documents; separated utility privatization, ESPC and real-estate leases.

What remains unverified

  • Current procurement, project price, final approval and local interconnection/land rights not verified; sampled RFP is historical.

A dated source check is not continuing monitoring. Recheck the linked official notice before preparing a submission. Browse program research →

Requirements and limits

Eligibility & prerequisites

  • Secretary of Defense approval of proposed contract
  • Include energy security/resilience as critical factors
  • Appropriate site and utility agreements

Limits & exclusions

  • Maximum30year contract
  • Not unrestricted construction or lending authority
  • Environmental and technology-specific licensing still apply

Funding conditions

  • Annual appropriations may pay annual contract costs; project liability and termination provisions require review.

Read the funding and execution guide

Who contributes what

Need & planning

  • Installation energy manager
  • Service energy office / ASD(EI&E)

Resources

  • Installation utility/O&M accounts or authorized project funds

Approval

  • Secretary concerned; Secretary of Defense approval when statute requires
    Office profile

Execution

  • DLA Energy Installation Energy or Utility Services as appropriate
  • Service contracting officers / USACE / NAVFAC / AFCEC
    Office profile

Partners & review

  • Utility / energy-service company
  • DOE technical assistance; State utility regulator where required

Office links are editorial matches to the original role text, not verified delegations. Composite labels and unmatched actors are preserved.

Coordination pathway

Requirement sponsor → named planning office → resource owner and counsel → statutory approving official → authorized executing/contracting office.

Actor and execution-role sources

Legal basis

What this research establishes

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedAnnual appropriations may pay annual contract costs; project liability and termination provisions require review. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementProcess sourcedDoD long-term power purchases have a published § 2922a solicitation model; they buy energy from a project and are not federal credit assistance. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status.

Confidence: High on statutory permission; execution roles are organizational routing, not verified individual delegations.

Currentness: 2024 official U.S. Code operative text read; relevant amendments in Pub. L. 119-60 (Dec. 18, 2025), 119-21 and 119-103 examined. Rolling OLRC source consulted where retrievable; transaction-specific later-law and delegation confirmation remains necessary.

Review scope: Original research target October 2, 2026; no record-specific last-review date supplied. Publication is not legal-currentness certification.

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