Fort Bliss Custodial 23 April 2026 JA_Redacted final 1.0.pdf

This is a Justification Review Document for a sole source award under FAR Part 12.102(b). The Directorate of Public Works at Fort Bliss, Texas seeks approval to award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) bridge contract to NuGate Group, LLC for custodial services across approximately 400 facilities at Fort Bliss, East Biggs Army Airfield, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, and training ranges in El Paso, Texas and Otero County, New Mexico. The total contract value is $4,302,905.04, consisting of a base period from 23 April 2026 to 22 August 2026 valued at $2,151,452.52, plus four one-month option periods each valued at $537,863.13 (23 August 2026 through 22 December 2026). Custodial services include three levels of cleaning frequency to maintain sanitary conditions across 3.6 million square feet for approximately 166,000 personnel.

The justification for sole source award centers on service continuity, as NuGate Group, LLC is the incumbent contractor under existing contract W911S8-19-D-0005 expiring 22 April 2026. The contracting activity cites that a competitive re-solicitation (W911SG-25-R-A004) was significantly delayed due to a previous attempt to use an Intergovernmental Service Agreement with the City of Socorro, which was protested at the Government Accountability Office (Protest B-423792) and dismissed 3 September 2025. An eight-month bridge contract represents the minimum time necessary to complete full and open competition for the follow-on requirement without service interruption. The document confirms NuGate is no longer considered a small business under NAICS code 561720. Fair and reasonable pricing determination is based on historical prices paid under the current IDIQ contract. The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) at Fort Bliss is the contracting activity, and the approval is subject to fund availability.