FERMI 2025 - Amendment 0004

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
SPE60425R0403
Agency
Energy Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
221122 Electric Power Distribution
PSC
S112 Utilities- Electric
Place of performance
Batavia, Illinois, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Defense Logistics Agency Energy (DLA Energy) is soliciting proposals for retail electricity and ancillary services to be delivered to the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois. The solicitation (SPE60425R0403) seeks a 36-month fixed-price requirements contract utilizing Locational Marginal Pricing (LMP) within the PJM Regional Transmission Organization market area. Offerors must be approved Retail Electric Providers in Illinois with active System for Award Management (SAM) registration and no exclusionary list appearances. The evaluation will prioritize past performance as the most important factor, followed by technical capability/risk and small business participation. Key dates include a March 7, 2025 deadline for questions, with proposals due March 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM, and a reverse auction for pricing scheduled for June 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM local time.

The solicitation is unrestricted with no specific small business set-aside, covering an estimated 1,099,392,000 kWh of electricity for a single account in the ComEd utility zone. The contract delivery period will run from approximately January 1, 2026 through January 1, 2029, with performance located in Batavia, Illinois. The procurement anticipates potential load increases due to the Proton Improvement Plan-II project, with planned operational changes including turning off the main injector in January 2027 and beginning a long shutdown in January 2028. Contractors will be responsible for establishing a PJM Sub-account and providing block purchases as specified in the solicitation documents. The contract will include provisions for passing through various market charges, transmission costs, and capacity charges directly to the government, with the ultimate goal of selecting the most advantageous offer that meets the government's electricity requirements.

Notice text

The Defense Logistics Agency Energy (DLA Energy) hereby issues solicitation SPE60425R0403 for the supply of retail electricity and any ancillary services to be delivered to the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory located in Illinois and within the PJM Regional Transmission Organization market area. The Government is soliciting offers for a 36-month delivery period (beginning with the meter read date occurring on or about 1 January 2026 through the meter read date occurring on or about 1 January 2029) for an account with a total estimated quantity of 1,099,392,000 kWh’s. The awarded contract will be Fixed-Price Requirements Type utilizing Locational Marginal Pricing (LMP). The solicitation will be issued as a Request For Proposal (RFP). Additional requirements and/or any changes to the requirements may be executed by amendment. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency (DLA Energy). 

In accordance with FAR Subpart 6.1, this solicitation will be issued utilizing full and open competition.

All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a responsive and complete proposal. The proposed contract action will be made to an offeror, who, at the time of award, is on the approved list of Retail Electric Providers in the state of Illinois. No proposed award will be made to an offeror who, at the time of award, does not have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM). Additionally, no proposed award will be made to an offeror who appears on the Office of Foreign Assets Control - Specially Designated National (SDN) List, the Bureau of Industry and Security - Denied Persons List (DPL), and/or is listed as an exclusion within SAM. The Government will also consider the Offeror’s Responsibility/Qualification information in SAM. 

One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements. 

Questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing via email to DLAEnergy.Eteam@dla.mil no later than March 7, 2025. The Government may not provide answers prior to the date and time provided on Standard Form (SF) 1449, block 8, of the solicitation. Password requests for Attachment I must also be submitted to DLAEnergy.Eteam@dla.mil.

Upon issuance of the solicitation, the closing response date will be provided in block 8 of the SF 1449.

If you are unable to access the solicitation via the Internet, please contact DLA Energy-FEA for a printed copy at dlaenergy.eteam@dla.mil 
 

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