JCI Class LSJ_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Justification and Approval (J&A) for Other Than Full and Open Competition for the United States Air Force Installation Contracting Command. The document details a sole-source procurement for Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) parts, equipment, maintenance, and training for the Environmental Management Control Systems (EMCS) Network at Peterson Space Force Base and Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station. The procurement is for a 10-year plan to maintain the EMCS Network, with an estimated contract value between $750K and $15M.

Key justifications include the existing JCI Metasys platform's entrenchment in the current infrastructure, the complexity of integrating alternative systems, and the potential risk of system instability if another vendor's equipment is introduced. The government conducted market research, posted a sources sought on GSA and SAM.gov on 10 August 2022 (with no vendor responses), and determined that JCI is the only source capable of supporting the specific requirements. The J&A emphasizes that replacing the current EMCS system would create significant additional costs in training and system recovery times, making the current sole-source approach the most practical solution for maintaining critical facility infrastructure and control systems.