Interesting ==>>
Dept. of Defense Contracts For July 21, 2023
Excerpt:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, Indiana, was awarded a $347,411,254 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of new commercial, remanufactured and remanufactured conversion V903 Cummins series 600 and 675 horsepower diesel engines. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 29, 2028. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-23-D-0048)
Please note that it says although only one bid was received, the contract was awarded. Having been involved with purchasing and contract administration as a supervisor and manager in municipal government at the city and county level, it was my understanding that ALL solicitations for services and/or materials required a minimum of 3 bids in order to proceed and award. I wonder if this no longer a requirement with Federal or DoD level purchasing? If it is not, then it should be...and I have a feeling something fishy has occurred. Furthermore, there are SIX more on the same page that were awarded with only ONE bid received.