Limited Competition Justification_Microgird Type C_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification Review Document for a sole-source contract award issued by the National Guard Bureau for Microgrid A&E Type C Services.

The contracting activity is 178 MSG/MSC with an estimated price that has been redacted. The requirement is for Type C Architect-Engineer (A&E) services in accordance with ANGETL 24-02 and Air National Guard Design Objectives and Procedures for project WAR209001 Install Base Microgrid. Type C services include responding to pre-proposal and bid inquiries, addressing change orders with updated drawings and cost estimates, providing record drawings and commissioning reports, and performing construction inspections. The contract is structured as a firm fixed-price award under a new contract with MILCON, Air fund type. The contracting officer is seeking a sole-source award to Pond-CDM Smith JV based on 10 U.S.C. 3406(c)(5), which permits sole-source awards when supplies or services are unique or highly specialized. The justification demonstrates that Pond-CDM Smith JV is uniquely qualified because it executed the preceding Type A and B design services and possesses proprietary knowledge of the foundational design, engineering calculations, and system specifications essential for construction support. The document indicates that transitioning to an alternative firm would require extensive familiarization, duplicate effort, unacceptable delays, and increased costs. Market research of Architecture-Engineer firms on the AF Next IDIQ contract confirmed that only Pond-CDM Smith JV possesses the project-specific design knowledge required. The document was certified on May 6, 2026, and approved by the Contracting Officer on May 27, 2026. No posting requirements or previous procurement apply.