Justification Document for other than full and open competition for maintaining Pre-Deployment Training Equipment (PDTE), and unit equipment related to PDTE, located at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.

The PDTE maintenance requirements provided at Camp Shelby are mission critical. These services provide rotational units with equipment for training for theater specific deployment as well as the maintenance of standard/non-standard equipment in support of contingency operations such as the International Security Operation (ISO), Operation New Dawn (OND) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Currently there are more than 3000 soldiers at Camp Shelby dependent on the maintenance provided by the current contract. less than br greater than less than br greater than For the past year the Army Sustainment Command (ASC) has been in the process of competitively awarding a follow-on contract, the Integrated Logistics Support and Services 2 (ILSS-2), that would incorporate all the services under the current PDTE contract. Based on the proposed acquisition milestones, ASC projected the follow-on contract to be awarded and implemented in time to fold in all the PDTE maintenance services in the current contract. Due to a GAO protest of the ILSS-2 award and automatic stay, ACC-RI determined it necessary to take corrective action in response to the GAO protest. less than br greater than less than br greater than The current PDTE maintenance contract (Contract No W911 SE-09-C-9000) does not have less than br greater than any options available to extend the services to fulfill the need and a bridge contract was awarded to the incumbent. less than br greater than