Performance Contracting, Procurement Authorities, and Best Practices for Implementing EISA 432 Energy & Water Measures  

Kurmit serves as the Performance Contracting team lead as the Contracting Officer's representative for the four generations of DOE ESPC IDIQ contracts. He helps FEMP's performance contracting team coordination services, tools, and resources needed to assist agencies with implementing successful performance contracts to achieve the requirements and goals of EA2020, EO14057, and the Climate Smart Building Initiative. Over a career spanning more than 30 years, Kurmit's work has included many aspects of ESPC and UESC project development, implementation, and performance for federal, state, and local governments.

Mr. Vitella, an accomplished engineer and energy efficiency professional, has developed over $800M in successful energy savings performance contracts over the past decade. He is a recognized industry expert in Distributed Energy Resources (DER), performance contracting, ESPCs, Energy Efficiency, Measurement & Verification, and Engineering and Construction Management. Currently serving as Division Director of Energy and Project Implementation at Ameresco, he oversees the federal engineering team, managing development, design, construction, and commissioning. With extensive experience in diverse building types and facilities, including historically and governmentally significant structures, Mr. Vitella has provided engineering, design, and construction services for various agencies such as the DoD, USDA, Air Force, Army, Navy, DLA, GSA, and Federal Bureau of Prisons. A licensed professional mechanical engineer in seven states and a certified energy manager, he holds a bachelor's and master's degree in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University, along with an MBA focusing on managing technical professionals.

Mr. Yobs is a Lead Business Developer and Task Order Manager for the Schneider Electric Federal Sustainability Business. He has almost three decades of experience in federal performance contracting on a global scale, specializing in the development, negotiation, execution, and performance of energy and resilience task orders across multiple agencies, utilizing primarily ESPC and UESC contract vehicles. With a strong background in energy management, utility operations, and project development, Dean has helped to position his teams at Schneider Electric as trusted advisors and innovative problem solvers over the last fourteen years. Dean holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with a minor in marketing from The Georgia Institute of Technology and is an active member of SAME.