Redacted JA AL Power.pdf

This is a Justification and Approval (J&A) document for a sole-source contract award to provide electrical utility services for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District, located in Mobile, Alabama. The proposed contractor is Alabama Power Company (CAGE Code: 1SLK2), P.O. Box 105090, Atlanta, GA 30348-5090. The contract W9127826CA006 is a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) agreement for a ten-year period providing electrical utility services to the Black Warrior & Tombigbee (BW&T) Demopolis/Holt Project Office facilities, including power for Site Offices, Parks, and Compound. The estimated ten-year cost is redacted in the document. Electric services will be provided from 2026 through 2036 with annual increases in average yearly costs applied throughout the contract period. The contract is funded using non-expiring Operation & Maintenance General (O&MG) funding.

The J&A justifies the sole-source procurement under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(5) as implemented by RFO 6.103-5, citing Alabama Code § 37-14-1 (the "Service Territories for Electric Suppliers" Act), which establishes exclusive service territories for electric suppliers within Alabama. The project site falls entirely within Alabama Power Company's certificated service territory, making it the only legally authorized source. No competition is anticipated, and no subcontracting opportunities are available due to the statutory monopoly. The document confirms that market research was conducted per RFO 41.202(b) and that no GSA area-wide contracts or interagency agreements are available. Previous contracts for this requirement were awarded as sole-source actions on January 11, 2016 (W91278-16-F-0002) and November 16, 2012 (W91278-13-F-0003). The justification includes certifications from technical and contracting personnel regarding cost reasonableness and accuracy of supporting data, and final approval is granted by the Contracting Officer.