# Presentation: 104636

## ENERGY STAR® Quantity Quotes

- Ari Reeves, D&R International, Ltd.
- Federal Environmental Symposium - East
- June 3, 2008

## Agenda

- What is Quantity Quotes
- Who uses it
- Why is it valuable for Federal sector purchasers

## ENERGY STAR Quantity Quotes

- An online tool created with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to connect large quantity buyers with suppliers of energy-efficient products

## The Quantity Quotes Concept

- Purchaser sends a request for quotes to suppliers through the Web site
- Suppliers respond to the purchaser through the Web site
- Purchaser follows up with suppliers and chooses one to negotiate a contract with

**Notes:**
First go to QuantityQuotes.net to register for free.
Once you’re registered, you can log in and submit a “purchase request” (a.k.a “request for bids” or “request for proposals”)

## Slide 5

## Enter all your specificationsso you getthe right product.

**Enter all your specifications****so you get****the right product.**

## Almost 150 Participating Suppliers

- All Lighting, Inc.

- Bulb Star

- Largents Inc.

- Buffalo Lite

- Best Buy Gov LLC

- Gold Coast Ltd

- Laketon TV

- Fullerton Appliance

- Feit Electric

- Duddys Electronics

- Commercial Lighting

- DePaul University

- Rutt’s Appliances

- Broadview Appliance

- Sears Commercial

- Rigles Inc.

- Manhattan Lights Inc.

- Light Bulb Inc.

- Manual Joseph Appliance Center

- GE

- Harbor Distribution

- EiKO Ltd.

- House of Loule

- Seattle Lighting

- Berman Industries

- Energy Savers Lights

- Greenlite Lighting Corporation

- Jim & Dave’s Appliance

- Cummins’ Appliance

- Ledup Enterprise Inc.

- Lamar’s Appliance & Furniture

- Midwest EnergyEfficiency Alliance

- Mac-Gray Co. Inc.

- CyberTech Lighting

- Globe Electric Inc.

- West Coast Appliance

- Ruffalo Appliance

- O W Houts & Sons, Inc.

- OptoLight

- Baker Bros. Appliance

- Alpine Construction

- Appliance World & Home Theater

- Artline Wholesalers

- Appliance Factory Outlet

- Atlanta Light Bulbs, Inc.

- AutoCell Electronics, Inc.

- Bartels Ace Hardware/Homestead Appliance

- Bay Lighting, LLC

- Bemis Appliance & TV

- Bulborama.com

- Bulbs.com

- Cascade Imports Lighting Corp.

- Dobbs Appliances

- EBA Wholesale Corp.

- Efficient Lighting

- Green Lighting Eco Products

- Energy Federation, Inc.

- Espen Technology Inc.

- Ecofuture, LLC

- Fasco Appliance

- AM Conservation Group

- Frank’s Appliance Inc.

- Friedrich Air Conditioning Company

- GEI Inc.

- Global Consumer Products Inc.

- GOOD EARTH LIGHTING

- GoodMart Lighting and Electrical Supply

- Hallock’s Appliance Express

- Hamiltons Appliance & TV

- Rosa’s Home Store

- Household Furniture & Appliance

- Hutchins TV & Appliance, Inc.

- Jeannie Super Shop

- Kent Furniture & Appliance

- Lane’s Appliance

- Laninga Appliance

- Sears Contract Sales

- Litetronics International Inc.

- Lux Electronic Products, Inc.

- Marion Appliance Warehouse

- Mary’s Appliance

- Maxim Lighting International

- Maxlite

- Mega Lite N’ Decors

- Melas Energy Engineering

- Metro Builders Supply

- Michael’s Appliance Center

- Mitchell Appliance

- Mrs. G TV & Appliance

- National Direct Lighting

- TCP

- TechniArt Inc.

- The Bicknell Corporation

- Turolight Inc.

- The Retrofit Companies

- Staber Industries, Inc.

- Nawara Bros. Appliance

- NEPTUN Light, Inc.

- Niagra Conservation Corporation

- North Coast Electric

- Nova Lighting

- Nutech Lighting Corp.

- ONE STEP LIGHTING

- One Stop Appliances & Electronics

- Phillips Appliance

- Pineapple Hospitality, Inc.

- WHP Electronics

- Whirlpool Corporation

- Ventura TV, Video& Appl. Ctr.

- Randas Appliance and Electronics

- Satco Products, Inc.

- Plass Appliance

- Powerhouse Appliance

- Quality Appliance Company

- Vann’s #01

- U Lighting America

- Sunrise Lighting, Inc.

- The Competition, TV and Appliance

- Sea Gull Lighting Products, LLC.

- Myers Appliance

- Simon’s Kitchen Appliances

- Sonny’s Discount Appliances, Inc.

- Sorenson’s Appliance & TV

- Sterling Electronics,Brooklyn NY

- Southwest Appliance

**Notes:**
Almost 150 individuals representing close to 130 companies have registered.

## Get e-mail notificationswhen suppliers respond.

**Get e-mail notifications****when suppliers respond.**

## Manage all supplier responses in one place.

**Manage all supplier responses in one place.**

## Purchase Requests by Sector

**Notes:**
“Other” includes banks, hotels, restaurants, individuals, and not-for-profit organizations.

## Purchase Requests Submitted

| Product | Purchase Requests | Products Requested |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CFLs | 349 | 4,462,018 |
| Refrigerators | 124 | 10,099 |
| Room Air Conditioners | 28 | 31,576 |
| Light Fixtures | 31 | 10,131 |
| Clothes Washers | 24 | 2,282 |
| Dishwashers | 23 | 2,550 |
| Dehumidifiers | 4 | 78 |
| Total | 583 | 4,518,734 |

**Notes:**
CFLs constitute 99% of products requested to date.

## Federal Sector Purchasers

- Public Housing Agencies
- Military Housing Providers
- Tribal Communities

**Notes:**
Over 250 Public Housing Agencies
Military Housing Providers
Tribal Communities
Smithsonian Institution
NOAA Fisheries Service
EPA
HUD
DOE
U.S. Senate
Treasury
Navy
National Park Service

## Project Types

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**Notes:**
Employee giveaways (CFLs) [Photo shows an employee giveaway at NASA’s Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio.]
Replacements in offices, dormitories and elsewhere
As part of the ENERGY STAR Change A Light, Change the World Campaign
As part of ENERGY STAR OPERATION CHANGE OUT – The Military Challenge

## Why Use Quantity Quotes

- Consistent with Federal procurement requirements and policy per the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (Sept. 2007)
- Easy-to-use tool fits into established procurement procedures
- Save time: no need to search for ENERGY STAR suppliers
- Save money: suppliers compete against one another for your business
- Specify product requirements and have suppliers suggest models that meet the need

**Notes:**
Purchase requests receive 5.7 responses from suppliers, on average. More for CFLs and light fixtures, fewer for appliances.

DOD E-MALL and GSA e-Buy, both available only to federal government purchasers, also allow purchasers to specify product requirements and not exact models, but these sites appear to be designed for purchasers who already know exactly what model(s) they are looking for.

No software to download

QuantityQuotes.net ONLY includes ENERGY STAR qualified products – so if you are required to purchase labeled products, this is an excellent resource.

## Ari ReevesProject Manager, ENERGY STAR
D&R International, Ltd.1300 Spring Street, Suite 500Silver Spring, MD 20910Phone: 301-588-9387Fax: 301-628-4510Email: areeves at drintl dot comWeb: www.drintl.com, www.energystar.gov/quantityquotes

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