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 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:

1. Name of Firm


2. Cage Code


3. Point of Contact, Phone Number, and Email address


4. 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.