Limited Competition Justification - Dental Services_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification Review Document for a single source determination issued by the National Guard Bureau for dental services procurement.

The National Guard Bureau, located at 111 South George Mason Drive in Arlington, Virginia, is procuring comprehensive military dental services through a new firm fixed-price contract with an estimated price that is redacted. The requirement, identified as "Dental Services," is being awarded to VI Oral Surgery, Inc., an SBA-certified small business located on St. Croix. The contracting activity is the National Guard (NGVI-PFO-PC) with the requiring activity being the Deputy State Surgeon at the Virgin Islands Army National Guard (VIARNG). The contract action is based on a sole source, individual basis justification under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), which permits single source procurement when only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements. The funding is classified as O&M (Operations and Maintenance) for the Army.

The dental services requirement encompasses comprehensive military dental services to identify, treat, and resolve dental conditions that could result in dental emergencies or adversely impact soldier deployability. The justification cites that a search of the SBA small business database revealed only one SBA-certified oral surgeon on St. Croix capable of providing the full range of required dental services, making this the only viable option. The document notes that awarding the contract to an off-island oral surgeon would be cost-prohibitive due to the expense of sending soldiers off-island for treatment. The contracting officer, LTC Jennifer D. Easterling, approved the justification on March 16, 2026, certifying that the anticipated cost is fair and reasonable and that the competition efforts documented in the justification are accurate and complete.