IA02 Knox JEFO 2025_30_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification Review Document for an Exception to Fair Opportunity under FAR 16.505 for Control, Communications, Computers, Information Management (C4IM) IT support services at Fort Knox, KY. The document justifies a sole-source bridge contract to Vencedor Technologies, LLC for a three-month base period (January 29, 2025 to April 28, 2025) with a potential six-month extension option through October 28, 2025.

The requirement supports the U.S. Army Cadet Command (USACC) with IT services at Fort Knox and eight brigade locations, requiring minimum two personnel on-site at each location with no telework allowed. The current task order (W9124D21F0552) expires January 28, 2025, and while a follow-on competition (W9124D24R0077) was initiated, it had to be cancelled due to PWS ambiguities regarding telework requirements. The bridge contract is necessary to prevent mission failure while a revised solicitation is issued, with milestone dates showing evaluation factors finalization and solicitation issuance on January 29, 2025, and new contract award by April 14, 2025. The follow-on requirement will be competed as a Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside under the CHESS ITES-3S contract vehicle.