Special Notice of Exception to the Fair Opportunity Process Environmental Impact Statement for Basing KC-46 Pegasus Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Harrison Township, Michigan

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Louisville has issued a Special Notice regarding an Exception to the Fair Opportunity Process under FAR 16.505(b)(2) for an Environmental Impact Statement related to basing a KC-46 Pegasus Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township, Michigan. This notice pertains to an out-of-scope follow-on modification of an existing firm-fixed-price task order (Contract W912QR21D0043, Task Order W912QR24F0340) that was originally awarded to SRS-Alliant on September 27, 2024. The modification involves changing the scope of work from preparing an Environmental Assessment to conducting a full Environmental Impact Statement. The notice was posted on September 16, 2025, with a due date of September 18, 2025, and carries the federal meta opportunity ID 68c97d0872054c73e70881a3.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to justify a sole-source modification to the existing SRS-Alliant contract following President Trump's April 29, 2025 announcement that Selfridge Air National Guard Base would become the home of 21 F-15EX Eagle II multirole fighters, which necessitated upgrading the environmental review from an Environmental Assessment to a more comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement. The government is proceeding with this exception to avoid substantial duplication of effort and prevent project delays that would occur if a new contractor were brought on board, as a replacement would require significant onboarding time. This is not an open competitive opportunity for contractors, as it specifically justifies continuing with the incumbent contractor SRS-Alliant under the sole-source exception provisions. The modification will enable SRS-Alliant to complete the required environmental analysis in a timely manner to support Selfridge Air National Guard Base's expanded mission. Given the short timeframe between the posting and due date, this appears to be a notification rather than a solicitation for new contractors to participate.