Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Duluth Project Office Electric Supply

This is a NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE for the purpose of supplying electric utility services in St. Louis County, Minnesota and will be sole sourced to:

Allete, Inc. 30 W Superior St Duluth, MN, 55802-2191, USA As a part of this procurement, the Detroit District intends to solicit on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.103-1(b) to Allete, Inc. Work Under this Contract is expected to include the following:

Provision all personnel, equipment, materials, supplies, supervision, and other items and services necessary to deliver continuous and reliable electrical utility services to designated U.S. Army Corps of Engineers facilities. The scope of this contract covers the complete provision of electrical power to the service delivery points. The contractor is responsible for the management, maintenance, and operation of the infrastructure required to deliver this power.

All services shall be provided in accordance with the standards of a regulated public utility and must comply with all applicable commercial, local, state, and federal laws and regulations to ensure a safe, consistent, and uninterrupted power supply. This notice of intent is not a request for a competitive proposal. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION, and the information contained herein are subject to change or be eliminated from the requirement.

Only Contractor's capable of providing directly compatible equivalent products shall respond. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested parties who feel they have the capability may identify their interest and capability in writing to the identified point of contact, no later than March 13, 2026 at 2:00pm (EDT). To demonstrate your firm's interest and capabilities to provide compatible equivalent products, please provide the following:

Name of Firm Cage Code Point of Contact, Phone Number, and Email address Supporting documentation to illustrate the directly compatible equivalent product(s) Submit any information for consideration by the Government to joseph.orlando@usace.army.mil, michelle.barr@usace.army.mil, and LRE-Proposal@usace.army.mil, Subject: Notice of Intent for Sole Source - Allete, Inc. Responses shall be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the government to specify these brand names, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.