JA Commercial Coworking Space_Redacted.pdf

This is a Department of the Air Force Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (CUI) document for a contract award below $10 million.

AFLCMC/HNJT is awarding a sole-source contract to Parallax Advanced Research for commercial coworking space and associated services to support Special Access Programs (SAPs) executed by HNJ-OL on an individual basis. The contract covers necessary services including turnkey operations, security services, and management of an off-base facility, with an anticipated period of performance of three years from award date, funded through FY26–FY28 O&M 3400 Funds. The contract structure includes a base year plus two 12-month option periods. The statutory authority for sole-source award is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), based on the determination that only one responsible source exists and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

The justification cites the program's current facility at Parallax Advanced Research in Beavercreek, Ohio, which houses classified and unclassified communication infrastructure critical to SAP operations. Due to an interim facility need caused by construction delays at the Enhanced Use Facility (EUF) at Wright-Patterson AFB, the agency must secure continued space at Parallax. Relocation to alternative facilities would incur significant costs estimated in excess of $40,000 for transportation, secure destruction of materials, fiber installation, and personnel downtime, with unacceptable mission delays of 4–8 weeks. A sources-sought notice was previously posted (HNJITOL202603) with two vendors responding. The Contracting Officer determined fair and reasonable pricing per FAR Subpart 15.4, and security requirements restrict competition to contractors with security-compliant capabilities.