Twentynine Palms Bridge Contract Justification and Approval Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification and Approval (J&A) document for a bridge contract awarded by the Defense Health Agency's Healthcare Contracting Division - South for Healthcare Environmental Cleaning (HEC) services at Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital in Twentynine Palms, California. The bridge contract (N6247320D1116-N6247322F5138) was awarded to NuGate Group, LLC on September 21, 2022, consisting of a three-month base period from December 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025, plus three one-month option periods extending through May 31, 2025.

The J&A cites unusual and compelling urgency as justification for other than full and open competition. The services include cleanliness, disinfection, and aesthetic maintenance of public and patient care spaces within the 12-bed hospital facility (expandable to 22 beds). The facility supports approximately 121,641 annual outpatient visits, 242 births, 9,335 ER visits, and serves the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command and Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. The bridge contract was deemed necessary because the previous contract was expiring and any gap in HEC services would risk hospital closure and mission failure. The government is currently competing these services through the HEC Enterprise IDIQ small business segment for the follow-on requirement, but determined that competition for the bridge period was not feasible due to the urgent timeline and startup costs involved for such a short performance period.