S -- Special Notice

The contract involves a sole source procurement awarded to Golden Valley Electric Association to provide continuous electric utility services to Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. The services include maintaining normal residential electric power load and the ability to interconnect with the base’s Central Heat and Power Plant during emergencies. This procurement will follow Simplified Acquisition Procedures and is justified under the Federal Acquisition Regulation provisions that allow for other than full and open competition, specifically FAR 6.302-1 and FAR 41, which govern acquisition of utility services. The anticipated award date for this contract is October 21, 2005, and the procurement is managed by the Department of Defense office located at Eielson AFB. The notice clarifies that it is not a request for proposals and that the government reserves the sole discretion to decide not to compete the award based on responses to the notice. The primary point of contact for this procurement is Second Lieutenant Shannon J. Fox, with Suzanne E. Martella serving as the secondary contact. The NAICS code associated with this contract is 221122, identifying it within the electric power distribution sector.