Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE60425D8007

Direct Energy Business LLC, doing business as NRG Business, was awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $47.89 million by the Defense Logistics Agency Energy on behalf of the Department of Energy for the supply of retail electricity and ancillary services to Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois. The contract, effective January 1, 2026, through January 31, 2029, procures an estimated 1,099,392,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity within the PJM Regional Transmission Organization market area under a fixed-price requirements arrangement utilizing Locational Marginal Pricing methodology. No set-aside designation was applied to this procurement, which was conducted as a full and open competition through a Request for Proposal process. The solicitation required offerors to maintain approved status as Retail Electric Providers in Illinois and possess active System for Award Management registration, with evaluation criteria centered on responsibility and qualification determinations.

The contracted services fall under North American Industry Classification System Code 221112 (Other Electric Power Generation) and are subject to World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements compliance requirements. As a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc., Direct Energy Business LLC brings established expertise in federal energy procurement and utility services delivery, leveraging its existing portfolio of significant Indefinite Delivery Vehicle contracts with the General Services Administration and Defense Logistics Agency Energy covering multiple regional transmission organizations. The electricity and ancillary services supplied through task orders against this indefinite delivery contract will support federal government operations at the national laboratory facility and may support related sustainability initiatives within the Department of Energy's procurement objectives.