Special Notice

This notice of intent issued by Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Polk, LA is related to issuing a solicitation to acquire services under GSA Areawide Utility Contract.
This requirement is to provide natural gas service to Bayne Jones Army Community Hospital (BJACH) on Fort Polk, LA.
In accordance with FAR Part 41-Acquisition of Utility Services, Subpart 41.204(c)(1), any Federal agency having a requirement for utility services within an area covered by an Areawide Contract shall acquire services under that Areawide contract. A query of the current GSA Areawide Utility Contract List shows that CenterPoint is currently the only GSA Areawide Public Utility Contract holder for Natural Gas and Energy Management Services that provides natural gas service within Louisiana.
The solicitation is scheduled to be released to the selected source during June 2012. The solicitation will not be posted. A copy of solicitation will be made available to those sources not solicited upon request.
This procurement effort is not set-aside to a small business. CenterPoint is the only legal contractor for this procurement. CenterPoint is not classified as small business. The Request for Quote will be sent to CenterPoint via direct email. Under GSA contract GS-OOP-03-BSD-0229 and LRS 15-B, supplier's current rates and tariffs as approved by the Louisiana Public Service Commission, the FFP contract will be awarded to CenterPoint.
Questions will be addressed to following;
Point of Contact:
Jongmin Carter, Contract Specialist, Phone 337-531-2196, Fax 337-531-2220, Email Jongmin.carter@us.army.mil