Justification to award Sole Source RS Means Annual Subscription Online

The United States Marine Corps at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source contract to The Gordian Group Inc., doing business as RS Means Company LLC. The notice was posted on April 15, 2026, and is seeking to establish an annual subscription to RS Means Online cost estimating software. The procurement is classified under FAR 13.106(b)(1) for simplified acquisitions under the threshold, and the NAICS category is Software Publishers (513210). This is not a competitive solicitation, though interested firms may submit information demonstrating their capability to meet the requirement. The government reserves the right to conduct a competitive procurement at its sole discretion based on any responses received.

The primary objective of this procurement is to provide continuous access to RS Means Cost Estimating Software, including online access for five user accounts and the complete RS Means library, with a performance period from April 27, 2026, through April 26, 2027. The sole source justification is based on the proprietary and copyrighted nature of RS Means software, which functions as the foundational pricing mechanism for existing Job Order Contracts administered by the Public Works Division. Interested firms must submit their capability information via email to Contracting Specialist Randy Zielinski at randy.zielinski@usmc.mil no later than April 17, 2026. While this notice identifies only RS Means as the intended source due to its unique role in maintaining pricing integrity across multiple contracts, contractors are invited to provide information indicating alternative capabilities. The Marine Corps emphasizes that this requirement is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside opportunity.