Power Conditioner Maintenance - Limiting Competition at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold

The Army Contracting Command has posted a Special Notice documenting a sole-source justification for a power conditioner maintenance contract valued at $35,541.77. The contract action involves the 411th Combat Support Squadron at Camp Humphreys and is being posted in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.105(c) requirements for limiting competition below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. The proposed contractor is Power Systems & Controls, located in Richmond, Virginia. This is a brand-name procurement action for maintenance services on power conditioning equipment supporting the Synthetic Training Environment (STE) Reconfigurable Virtual Collective Trainer-Ground (RVCT-G) system. The memorandum details the government's rationale for restricting competition to a single source based on exclusive licensing agreements and unique operational requirements.

The primary objective of this contract is to provide maintenance services on installed power conditioners that supply clean, stable, uninterrupted power to critical training infrastructure in Building 479 during April 2026. The government justified the sole-source award under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), asserting that only Power Systems & Controls possesses the necessary expertise and authorization to perform Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)-level maintenance on the specific equipment in use. Market research reportedly confirmed that no other maintenance provider worldwide has demonstrated past performance on this particular power conditioning equipment. The contract is funded through Operations & Maintenance, Army (OMA) appropriations for Fiscal Year 2026 and qualifies for posting due to exceeding the $25,000 posting threshold. The contracting officer has certified that the anticipated cost is fair and reasonable based on historical pricing data and that sole-source procurement serves the government's best interest given the specialized nature of the requirement and equipment.