Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Deadline: 30 Jun 2026
Posting Date: 16 Jun 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 143360204
Document Ref. No.: 89243326NFE000236
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Alaska Gas Hydrate ProjectIn accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.103-1, the US Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), intends to issue a contract on a sole source basis to ASRC Consulting and Environmental Services (ACES) for services related to the Alaska Gas Hydrate Research and Development (R&D) Project. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 213112 Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations. The small business size standard is $47.0 million.This procurement action is intended to meet the congressional direction provided in the Joint Explanatory Statement for Division B - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, within Title III - Department of Energy - Energy Programs - Fossil Energy - Oil, Gas and Critical Minerals - Advanced Production Technologies. This section of the Joint Explanatory Statement indicates: “The Department is directed to plan for a follow-on test, using the technical insights gained from the joint production test with the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security. The follow-on test shall include identification of technical adjustments to improve the likelihood of achieving commercial production rates and to extend reservoir evaluation over a longer period. The Department is directed to preserve the capability to restart testing at the current site for no less than six months after the date of enactment of this Act, and longer if practicable, to maintain optionality for a follow-on test.”The referenced congressional language directs DOE to the specific test site, “current site”, developed under prior Hydrate Production testing (site located at the Kuparak 7-11-12 pad of the Prudhoe Bay Operating Unit, North Slope of Alaska) ACES provides exclusive access to the referenced “current site”. Site is inclusive of 4 existing wells referred to as Production Test Wells (PTW) 1 and 2, and monitoring wells designated as GeoData Well (GDW) and Stratigraphi...
Notice ID: 89243326nfe000236
Department/Ind. Agency: energy, department of
Sub-tier: energy, department of
Office: national energy technology laboratory
Product Service Code: f015 - natural resources/conservation- well drilling/exploratory
NAICS Code: 213112 - Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations
Inactive Dates: jul 15, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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