Flint Electric Membership Corp., Reynolds, Georgia, was awarded an $85,005,454 fixed-price-determination contract to support privatized electrical utility infrastructure. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed at Fort Benning, Georgia, with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2031. Fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $2,957,657 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Field Directorate Office, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is the contracting activity (W9124J-21-C-0021). 

The Native American inhabitants of Georgia may have used flint to spark the fires that brought light to their dwellings. Central Georgians today rely on the Flint Electric Membership Corporation, which does business as Flint Energies, to light their homes. Flint Energies serves 250,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers (through 82,500 meters) in 17 counties, Fort Benning, and the city of Warner Robins. The customer-owned cooperative operates more than 6,250 miles of distribution line and about 50 substations. Flint Energies first flicked the switch in 1937. (www.dnb.com)