Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Tri-Lakes Electric Utility
Army Corps of Engineers · W071 ENDIST OMAHA
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W9128F26QA098 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 14, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
SINGLE SOURCE SPECIAL NOTICE This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Omaha District, intends to issue a Firm-Fixed Price contract to Xcel Energy, P.O. Box 660553, Dallas, Texas. The purpose of this acquisition is for a utilities contract to provide Electric Service to Government facilities at the Tri-Lakes Project including, Chatfield project office, Chatfield dam, Bear Creek dam, and Cherry Creek dam. The contractor shall provide electric service to the Government facil… (show all)
ities in a manner and form consistent with (1) all applicable laws, regulations, permits, and electric code, and (2) the facilities� service requirements. The statutory authority for this non-competitive acquisition is 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a single source (1) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. (i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED. The Government intends to proceed with this sole source action. The NAICS code is 221122, Electric Power Distribution. The Small Business Size Standard is 1,100 employees. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS. Interested concerns must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written responses are received by 2pm CDT on 18 September 2026, an award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the government. Responses and question shall be submitted to Kyrsten.L.Beaver@usace.army.mil. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Army Corps of Engineers), same product/service code (PSC) S112.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $1.8M to $8.1M, median $3.6M; range $19K to $12.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| IAP WORLD SERVICES, INC. | 1 | $12.6M | Aug 8, 2025 |
| CONCORDIA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE Jonesville LA 71343 USA | 1 | $3.6M | Apr 3, 2025 |
| WEST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC | 1 | $19K | Jun 17, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Aug 8, 2025IAP WORLD SERVICES, INC.$12.6MProvide Prime Power, Soto Cano Air Base (AB), HondurasNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 17, 2025WEST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC$19KOA - Temporary Electric Downstream FacilitiesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 3, 2025CONCORDIA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE Jonesville LA 71343 USA$3.6MElectrical Utility services to the Tensas-Cocodrie Pumping Plant (TCPP)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.