Determination & Findings for Single Source Procurement

This document is a Determination & Findings (D&F) for a single source acquisition justifying procurement from Monaco Enterprises Incorporated (MEI) without competitive bidding.

Procurement Details:

The 355th Contracting Squadron seeks to procure preventative maintenance and inspection (PMI) services for the Monaco D-21 fire alarm reporting system and related equipment installed across Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. This requirement represents a direct follow-on to Contract FA487722F0066, valued at an unspecified amount for a base year plus four option years. The action is justified under RFO 12.102(a) (Commercial Products and Services) as only one source is available. The Contracting Officer is the approval authority for this determination, dated September 3, 2026.

Justification for Single Source Award:

MEI is identified as the sole source capable of providing the required services because the Monaco D-21 system is proprietary, fully Monaco-owned, and exclusively supported by MEI. No other vendor is authorized or technically capable of servicing Monaco's proprietary software, firmware, or hardware. The system underwent a 2025 DoD-mandated Windows 11 migration completed by MEI under Contract FA487725P0172. Competing this requirement would necessitate complete system overhaul, infrastructure replacement, demolition, reprogramming, and field device replacement, resulting in significant cost, mission disruption, and operational risk. MEI technicians are the only authorized personnel trained to work on Monaco systems, and the 355 Civil Engineering Squadron's infrastructure remains fully Monaco-based with no compatible alternative vendor equipment or services available.