Summary: Department of the Air Force Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition

This document is a Department of the Air Force Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (RFO 6.104-1) for a brand-name restricted acquisition valued at $10 million or less. The contracting activity is ACC & USSTRATCOM at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska (55 CONS/PKB), with Contracting Officer Casey Hupton, NH-III, USAF executing the authority on September 17, 2026.

The acquisition involves a fixed-price purchase order awarded to ABB as a prime contractor for programming the Human Machine Interface (HMI) to enable Island Mode operation for Offutt's power control system. Required services include upgrading Master Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) to the latest hardware and software versions, removing B1000 commercial power integration, and performing system restoration, field testing, commissioning, and training. Key deliverables include detailed cutover and rollback plans for each execution event, verified complete and usable system controls, emergency generator test automation programming, load bank capabilities, input/output devices for manual and automatic operational modes, and comprehensive Sequence of Operations and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis documentation. The justification identifies ABB as the sole source due to proprietary software restrictions, interoperability risks with third-party products, and ABB's exclusive possession of required source files, passwords, firmware, and interface documentation. The contracting officer determined fair and reasonable pricing in accordance with RFO Subpart 15.4. Authority for the non-competitive award is granted under RFO 12.201-1 (Simplified Procedures) and RFO 12.201-2 (Other Procedures under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1)).