NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - Natural Gas

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.101 requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 07, located at 1 Freedom Way Augusta GA is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government’s intent to execute a Sole Source Purchase Order under FAR Part 12, specifically FAR Part 12.102, Soliciting from A Single Source. This notice satisfies the posting requirements at FAR Part 5.101.

The intended Contractor is Scana Energy Marketing, LLC, located at 6100 Emerald PKWY, Dublin OH 43016. Place of Performance is Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans Affairs (Fisher House and Whitney Street), VISN 07, 950 15th Street Augusta, GA 30904. TheAugusta VA Healthcare System Fisher House and Whitney Street require a base plus 4 one-year options contract for Natural Gas supply. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 221210. The Product Service Code (PSC) is S111. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is 1150 employees.

This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made on the basis of unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing via e-mail to Mary Jane Coffman, mary.coffman@va.gov with the following information referenced in the subject line,  Natural Gas Fisher House – M. Coffman. All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest and may submit a capabilities statement no later than 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 20 February 2026 to the above contact. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt.