Special NoticePosted Jul 28, 2026·Responses due Aug 11, 2026

Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Excitation System Engineering, Field Services, and Order List

Army Corps of Engineers · W072 ENDIST DETROIT

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
811310
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
PANGLR-26-P-0000032598
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
J061
Place
Sault Sainte Marie, MI, USA
Contact
Joseph Orlando (joseph.orlando@usace.army.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation PANGLR-26-P-0000032598 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 28, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 7, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026, middle of the range Oct 2, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 28, 2026).

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

This is a NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE for the purpose of engineering, onsite field, and Order List services in Chippewa County, MI and will be sole sourced to: ABB, Inc. 23000 Harvard Rd. Beachwood, OH 44122-7234, USA As a part of this procurement, the Detroit District intends to solicit on a sole source basis under the authority of RFO 6.103-1(b) to ABB, Inc. Work Under this Contract is expected to include the following: Provision of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) services for the Excitation System at the hydropower plant. Work includes all pre-site preparations such as submitting … (show all)

updated drawings, finalizing schedules, and completing all required security documentation. The on-site services involve supplying, installing, and commissioning new Excitation Control Terminals (ECTs) for five (5) hydro units, updating system firmware, fixing a ground fault relay on one unit, removing abandoned wiring, and auditing the spare parts inventory. Following the fieldwork, delivery of detailed performance reports for each unit and provision of all specified new OEM parts with a full, standard warranty. 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 August 11, 2026 at 2:00pm (EST). To demonstrate your firm's interest and capabilities to provide compatible equivalent services, 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 - ABB, 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.

Who won similar work

52 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army Corps of Engineers), same NAICS 811310.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
TECH O. R., LLC3$132KSep 10, 2025
JOHN FABICK TRACTOR CO Fenton MO 63026 USA3$54KApr 7, 2026
CENTRIC ELEVATOR CORPORATION2$910KSep 25, 2026
TOTAL TRUCK & MACHINE LLC2$363KSep 28, 2026
PUCKETT MACHINERY COMPANY2$274KJun 27, 2025
TERRY SERVICE, INC2$146KNov 22, 2024
SPRINGFIELD SOLUTIONS LLC2$48KAug 3, 2026
SHIERS COMMUNICATION SPECIALISTS INC1$22.9MJul 21, 2025
ZELLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC1$3.1MSep 21, 2026
TOTAL MAINTENANCE INC1$719KNov 25, 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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 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
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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
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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.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.