Suprenant Connie

Suprenant Connie, doing business as Soups Summer, is a sole proprietorship registered to receive federal contract awards since October 23, 2017. The entity is classified as a self-certified small disadvantaged business, woman-owned small business, and woman-owned business. Soups Summer primarily provides gate attendant and campground management services to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at recreational facilities in Illinois.

Soups Summer has received multiple prime federal contract awards from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for gate attendant services at Lake Shelbyville in Illinois. These contracts involve collecting user fees, registering campers, managing reservations, distributing information, and controlling access at Corps-operated campgrounds. The awards have been issued as both purchase orders and call orders under a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). Recent contracts include a $7,524 BPA call order awarded on February 2, 2024, set aside for small businesses, and a $7,546 BPA call order awarded on April 10, 2023, set aside for woman-owned small businesses. Additionally, Soups Summer was awarded an $11,288 purchase order on March 12, 2021, for services at Lone Point A Campground, which was also set aside for small businesses.

Suprenant Connie holds a multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for gate attendant services. This BPA, awarded on April 1, 2023, has a ceiling value of $200,000 and an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2028. While the BPA itself was not set aside for small businesses, individual call orders issued under the agreement have been set aside for woman-owned small businesses and small businesses. The BPA covers services such as collecting user fees, registering campers, managing campsite reservations, disseminating information, and controlling access to campgrounds at Lake Shelbyville, Illinois during the recreation season. This agreement allows the Corps to efficiently procure these services to maintain navigable waterways and reduce flooding risks by providing security and administrative support at its local facilities.