# Exception to Fair Opportunity

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa821725fb518

- Solicitation number: FA821725FB518
- Notice type: Justification
- Status: Awarded to M. C. Dean, Inc.
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA8217 AFLCMC HBDK (FA8217)
- NAICS: 335999 All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
- Product or service code: J041 Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air Circulating Equipment
- Place of performance: Saint Michael, Alaska
- County: Nome Census Area (FIPS 02180). https://abierto.us/counties/nome-census-area-ak-02180
- City: St. Michael. https://abierto.us/cities/st-michael-ak-0266360
- First posted: September 25, 2025
- Last posted: September 25, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b3cf157792d642a08d0a485914223c02/view

## Description

Brand specific justification is to provide UPS systems to the remote Alaska location identified as Tin City. The geographic isolation requires UPS systems with open-architecture accessibility for comprehensive lifecycle management. The specialized contracting arrangement necessitates UPS systems that can be serviced by qualified third-party technicians. Only Toshiba and Mitsubishi offer PCCIE-listed and approved UPS systems. As Toshiba and Mitsubishi are COTS items, all vendors have the ability to purchase either of these brands.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: M. C. Dean, Inc. (UEI RD55NEXJ5EW4)
- Contract: FA821725FB518 under FA821721D0013, delivery order
- Obligated: $315,117.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number FA821725FB518 was reused as the contract number; same awarding office FA8217 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA821725FB518_9700_FA821721D0013_9700/

- Recipient: M. C. Dean, Inc. (UEI RD55NEXJ5EW4)
- Contract: FA821721D0013
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 4 offers received
- Link: award number FA821721D0013 equals the contract number; same awarding office FA8217 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_FA821721D0013_9700/


## Publications

- September 25, 2025: Justification. Notice b3cf157792d642a08d0a485914223c02. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b3cf157792d642a08d0a485914223c02/view

## Points of contact

- Betty Tobias, betty.tobias.1@us.af.mil, 8017776171

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