Notice to Sole Source Fort Bragg Special Operation Training Facility, North Carolina Microgrid Construction Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, intends to award a sole source contract to Sandhills Utility Service, Inc. for the construction of a microgrid system at Fort Bragg Special Operations Training Facility in North Carolina. The microgrid system will include a 4-Megawatt (MW) fixed-tilt ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) solar array, a minimum 6MW/ Energy Storage System (ESS), and a new 6MW diesel generator(s) with fuel storage and a fuel polishing system. The system will be installed on a closed restricted network (CRN) and will interface with the existing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. The construction project is expected to last 990 calendar days and will require integration into the utility service provider's existing power infrastructure. • The microgrid system will provide extended backup power by islanding from the main grid during an outage. • The system will feature a master controller, synchronization controllers, automatic transfer switches, transformers, reclosers, inverters, rectifiers, and underground electrical infrastructure. • The construction magnitude is estimated to be more than $50,000,000.00. • Interested firms must send a capabilities statement to the attention of Adrienne Manuel by 11:00AM EDT on 09 April 2026.