Ice Buoy Batteries

The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS), a civilian agency under the Department of Transportation, has published a Special Notice regarding the procurement of Ice Buoy Batteries. This notice, posted on February 25, 2026, announces the agency's intent to award a firm fixed price, sole source purchase order to Mathews Associates, Inc. The procurement is for 50 units of 12 VDC 96 AH Ice Buoy Batteries, classified under NAICS code 335910 (Battery Manufacturing). The contract action is being pursued under the authority of 10 USC 3204(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a), which permits sole source awards when only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements. This is explicitly not a competitive solicitation, and the government has determined that no other supplies or services will adequately meet its operational needs.

The objective of this notice is to inform the public of the government's sole source award determination prior to contract execution. The deadline for any submissions or inquiries is March 6, 2026, though the notice explicitly states that this is not a request for competitive quotes and that no capability briefings, telephonic inquiries, or subsequent proposal requests will be honored. Interested parties should note that participation in this procurement is restricted, as the government has already identified Mathews Associates, Inc., located at 220 Power CT, Sanford, Florida, 32771, as the sole responsible source capable of fulfilling this requirement. The government reserves the discretion to proceed with or modify this sole source determination, and any information provided by other potential contractors will not be considered for this or future solicitations related to this requirement.