2025/2026 500 Tons of Bulk Rock Salt

The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, under the Department of Transportation, has issued a special notice announcing their intent to award a sole source contract for 2025/2026 bulk rock salt procurement. The agency plans to award a firm fixed-price contract to Compass Minerals America for 500 tons of bulk rock salt at an anticipated cost of $37,000. This procurement will be executed under the authority of 10 USC 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1(a), which allows for sole source awards when only one responsible source exists and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The contract award aligns with an existing St. Lawrence County Government contract arrangement. The procurement falls under NAICS code 325998 for miscellaneous chemical product and preparation manufacturing.

The purpose of this special notice is to inform the contracting community of the agency's intent to make a sole source award rather than conduct a competitive procurement process. The notice establishes a deadline of October 9, 2025, though this is not for proposal submissions but rather for any responses to the announcement itself. The Contracting Officer has determined that circumstances warrant only one reasonable source being available for this requirement. Importantly, this notice explicitly states that it is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes, no capability briefings will be accepted, no telephonic inquiries will be entertained, and any information provided will not influence future solicitation requirements. The government reserves full discretion in determining whether to proceed with competition based on any responses received to this notice.