The Air Force wants to bring together a host of financiers, small businesses, non-traditional defense contractors and an administrative team to manage public-private projects directed at increasing energy resilience at service installations, according to a draft solicitation released today. The group, called the Consortium Management Organization (CMO), would eventually establish and monitor a Defense Energy Consortium (DECo) aimed at closing power gaps across the service. “Members of the consortium will be responsible for fully financing potential projects using private...