Attachment 2 Singe Source Justification.pdf

Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

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Section A: General Contract Information

Is this a Bridge Action as defined in the AF Bridge Action Reduction Plan? Yes No

Contracting Activity: 934th Contracting Flight

Project/Program Name: Energy Management Control System (EMCS)

Purchase Request / Local ID Number:

Estimated Contract Cost (including Options): $50,000.00

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required

Contractor will provide procurement, coding, system integration, device/software installation/maintenance, and troubleshooting on current/future systems. Contractor will also provide training to 934 CES personnel.

Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source or Brand Name

The EMCS System that manages all buildings on the 934th installation has a variety of systems, including Niagara, FINSTACK, JACE & Honeywell brands. This creates complications for integration & effective communication between the 4 systems. Our EMCS is securely housed in COINE (Community of Interest Network Enclave) as required by USAF COMSEC measures. Most contractors DO NOT hold necessary credentials for COINE, Niagara V4, Jace and Honeywell. Eric Hanson, LLC, the incumbent contractor, is trained in the functions of COINE, and also has all the necessary credentials. Previous market research efforts under the initial contract FA6633-24-C-0011 did not indicate there is any other vendor capable of performing this complex system integration.

Eric Hanson LLC has been an integral piece of the installation EMCS upgrade. Under the previous contract, Mr. Hanson assisted with maintaining and upgrading the system to prepare for integration, troubleshooting issues with programming and integration of the new system, and provided training and troubleshooting to maintain the current system while implementing the new EMCS system.

Additionally, Mr. Hanson has already obtained the necessary investigation for AFNET access and possesses the necessary credentials for “Privileged Access” to the COINE system granted and monitored by AFCEC personnel. Mr. Hanson is currently in possession of an Interim Secret clearance with the date of investigation 20240822. This has allowed Mr. Hanson to obtain AFNET access, COINE access. Mr. Hanson is current on all required cyber security trainings to maintain access for the required systems. Certification of a new contractor would significantly delay the integration and impede the Government for up to 12 months.

Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition

The Commodity Council and mandatory resources were reviewed and researched prior to determining the need for a sole source contract. There were no other vendors available in the local market to fulfill this particular requirement due to the existing background of the base EMCS Tridium Niagara AX front-end needing to migrate to the new Niagara 4 platform. Mr. Hanson currently possesses an interim security clearance, NIPR access, and is in process of gaining COINE priveliged access by AFCEC.

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Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source or Brand Name Awards

Once the installation EMCS Niagara V4 system is fully migrated and operational at the conclusion of this project, future contracts of this magnitude will no longer be necessary as federal civilian and military personnel will be able to perform routine maintenance and minor troubleshooting.

Section F: Contracting Officer's Determination

I have determined, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), that the circumstances of this contract action deem only a single source is reasonably available.

Date

13-Feb-2025

Typed Name and Rank/Grade of Contracting Officer

ANTHONY MISENOR, GS-13, COCO

Signature of Contracting Officer

November 2018 Page of Section A: General Contract Information Is this a Bridge Action as defined in the AF Bridge Action Reduction Plan?

Section B: Description of the Supplies/Services Required Section C: Justification for Soliciting from a Single Source or Brand Name Section D: Efforts to Obtain Competition Section E: Steps to Preclude Future Single Source or Brand Name Awards Section F: Contracting Officer's Determination I have determined, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), that the circumstances of this contract action deem only a single source is reasonably available.

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