ENTERPRISE VISIBILITY AND MANAGEMENT OF OPERATING AND SUPPORT COST (EVAMOSC) SUPPORT SERVICES

The contract for Enterprise Visibility and Management of Operating and Support Cost (EVAMOSC) Support Services was awarded on a sole-source basis under FAR 6.103-1 due to the unique, non-transferable expertise held by the incumbent contractor, Tecolote Research, Inc., in sustaining the EVAMOSC data analytics platform. The system, hosted in government-furnished cloud environments—AWS GovCloud and Air Force CloudOne—provides mission-critical support for Department of Defense operating and support cost estimation, directly fulfilling statutory requirements under FY26 NDAA Section 1803. The base performance period runs from April 30, 2026, to August 31, 2026, with an optional extension through February 28, 2027, enabled by FAR 52.217-8. Contract performance is centered in Alexandria, Virginia, with oversight managed by Washington Headquarters Services in Washington, DC, and requires all personnel to hold Secret-level or higher security clearances to operate within classified systems. The contract employs a hybrid structure mixing Firm-Fixed-Price and Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee elements, with award based on a trade-off approach that prioritizes technical capability, mission risk, and continuity over cost alone. No physical packaging, marking, or preservation requirements apply as all deliverables are cloud-based services. The lack of competition stems from the contractor’s irreplaceable institutional knowledge of EVAMOSC’s architecture, data interfaces, and custom tools, where any transition would pose an unacceptable risk of service interruption and statutory noncompliance. Special provisions include an implied waiver of organizational conflict of interest due to the contractor’s role as the original developer and sole operator, and ongoing compliance with Department of War security protocols. Although no CLIN-level pricing data is available, cost reasonableness was evaluated under FAR Subpart 15.4, and no socioeconomic or small business status information was disclosed. The contract’s justification notes unresolved barriers to competition from prior actions, triggering potential additional reporting requirements under FAR 6.303.