Electricity (Utility) Services

The Indian Health Service Yakama Service Unit in Toppenish, Washington has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a non-competitive, sole source contract for electricity utility services. The contract will be awarded to Pacific Power (Pacificor) to provide electrical services for the Yakama Service Unit's Annex Building located at 341 Fort Road in Toppenish, Washington. This acquisition is being conducted under multiple Federal Acquisition Regulation authorities including simplified acquisition procedures for commercial items, acquisition of commercial items, non-personal services contracts, and acquisition of utility services. The notice was posted on August 7, 2025, with a response deadline of August 11, 2025. The contract falls under NAICS code 221122 for Electric Power Distribution and PSC code S112 for Utilities-Electric services.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the contracting community that the agency intends to proceed with a sole source award rather than conducting a competitive procurement process. Pacific Power (Pacificor) has been identified as the only company uniquely authorized to provide the necessary utility services, with the justification that selecting any other provider could result in service interruptions that would negatively impact direct patient care services. Contractors have until 1:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time on August 11, 2025, to submit written responses challenging this sole source approach. Any submissions must provide compelling evidence demonstrating that competition would be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written responses are received by the deadline, the contract will be awarded to Pacific Power without further notice. This is explicitly not a request for competitive proposals or quotes, but rather a formal notification of the agency's procurement intentions.