Class Justification and Approval - Brand Name - Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- 26-0006
- Agency
-
ENDIST Walla Walla
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 26-0006
- NAICS code
- 335314 Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing
- PSC
- 5945 Relays And Solenoids
- Place of performance
- Walla Walla, Oregon, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division, through its Walla Walla District, issued a Class Justification and Approval (Control Number 26-0006) on March 9, 2026, authorizing the brand-name procurement of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) power system products without competitive solicitation through fiscal year 2031. The justification covers proprietary SEL equipment including protective relays, computing and logic devices, metering and annunciation equipment, IRIG clocks, software, and ancillary devices needed to support hydroelectric operations across five districts: Walla Walla, Kansas, Omaha, Portland, and Seattle, encompassing 29 powerhouses with 196 generating units. The sole-source determination is based on over 10 years of procurement history demonstrating that SEL's proprietary hardware and software integration, combined with extensive standardization across existing systems, makes alternative products infeasible without complete system redesign and substantial operational risk and cost. Historical procurement data from 2017 to 2026 shows nine contracts ranging from $6,400 to $877,900, with the vendor for the current award remaining unspecified in the filing. While this class justification permits non-competitive procurement, future solicitations will be published as small business set-aside competitions to maximize competition among eligible small businesses.
Notice text
This Class Justification and Approval (J&A) authorizes brand-name procurement of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) power system products for use across Walla Walla, Kansas, Omaha, Seattle, and Portland District hydroelectric operating projects.
Awarded contract 26-0006 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-03-09.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Class Justification FAR Part 6_SEL_Redacted.pdf |
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