Limited Competition Justification Cyber Assessment_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification Review Document (J&A) for a sole source contract action with the National Guard Bureau. The procurement is for Cyber Exercise Planner and Assessor Training services to be provided by Erudio Corp. The contracting activity is USPFO NC P&C (W91242), with the requirement managed by the National Guard Bureau located in Arlington, Virginia.

The Government requires 12 months of specialized support for the planning, preparation, execution, assessment, and post-exercise analysis of Cyber Shield 2027/2028. Services include support at exercise planning conferences and during execution, training for cyber exercise planners and assessors, exercise and scenario development, Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) development, structured assessment and observation collection, after-action review analysis, and final reporting. The requirement demands continuity across the full exercise lifecycle to ensure exercise objectives, scenarios, MSEL development, planner and assessor training, execution, observation collection, assessment criteria, and final reporting remain integrated and traceable. The justification cites 10 USC 3204(a)(1) or 41 USC 3304(a)(1) for the sole source award, asserting that only Erudio Corp possesses the unique combination of Cyber Shield-specific institutional knowledge, specialized cyber exercise assessment expertise, exclusive training capability, and experience with the Mission Assessment Tracking Tool (MATT) necessary to meet Government requirements. The contract is a new, firm fixed price award funded through Army Operation and Maintenance (O&M) funds. The contracting officer (David Jordan) approved the justification on August 24, 2026, and determined the anticipated cost to the Government is fair and reasonable.