Notice of Intent (NOI) to Sole Source and Request for Information (RFI)

Notice of Intent (NOI) to Sole Source AND Request for Information (RFI)

Notice of Intent (NOI) to sole source electrical utility services to Consumer Energy as part of the Tar Lake Superfund environmental remediation services contract. The Tar Lake Superfund project is located in Mancelona Township, Michigan. 

Description: 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Detroit District, anticipates publicizing a solicitation for an environmental remediation services contract for the Tar Lake Superfund project located in Mancelona Township, MI.  As part of this procurement, USACE Detroit District intends to specify a portion of the acquisition on a sole source basis under the authority of Revolutionary FAR Overhaul 6.103-1 One Responsible Source to Consumers Energy for all necessary Electrical Service connections and subsequent electrical supply service.     

The required sole source elements consist of connecting existing electrical service infrastructure owned by Consumers Energy to the new biosparge building that the Contractor receiving the forthcoming contract will erect and then the subsequent supply of electrical services to that building. Consumers Energy is the sole electrical services provider in the project area. The prime contractor must coordinate work to complete the connection to be performed by Consumers Energy or their subcontractor and the electrical supply provision must be performed by Consumers Energy. No other source can satisfy the government’s requirement.

Disclaimer

This NOI is being issued to provide notification of the Government’s intent to sole source the electric utility portion of the requirement and obtain industry feedback through the RFI process.  This is not a request for a competitive proposal. This is not a solicitation, and the information contained herein is subject to change or be eliminated from the requirement. Only firms capable of providing a compatible a compatible equivalent product are requested to respond by email. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. 

Responses

Interested parties able to source and procure a directly compatible equivalent product may identify their interest and capability in writing to the identified points of contact below, no later than August 24, 2026, at 2:00pm (Eastern). 

Please include the following in your response:

1. Name of Firm

2. UEI or Cage Code

3. Point of Contract, Phone Number, and Email Address

4. Supporting documentation to illustrate the directly compatible equivalent product(s).

Submit any information for consideration by the Government via email to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer listed below using the Subject Line: NOI for Tar Lake Superfund -Consumers Energy Sole Source. 

Reminder

Responses shall be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this portion of the procurement on a competitive basis.  A determination by the Government, based upon responses received from this notice, is solely at the discretion of the Government.