diff --git a/bicep/ccw.bicep b/bicep/ccw.bicep
index 9f8fb4e4..c04645a8 100644
--- a/bicep/ccw.bicep
+++ b/bicep/ccw.bicep
@@ -44,6 +44,72 @@ var anfDefaultMountOptions = 'rw,hard,rsize=262144,wsize=262144,vers=3,tcp,_netd
 
 func getTags(resource_type string, tags types.resource_tags_t) types.tags_t => tags[?resource_type] ?? {}
 
+// Managed identity for SKU validation
+resource skuValidationIdentity 'Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentities@2023-01-31' = if (!infrastructureOnly) {
+  name: 'ccw-sku-validation-identity'
+  location: location
+  tags: getTags('Managed Identity', tags)
+}
+
+// Role assignment module scoped to subscription for the managed identity to read compute resources  
+module skuValidationRoleAssignment 'skuValidationRoleAssignment.bicep' = if (!infrastructureOnly) {
+  name: 'sku-validation-role-assignment'
+  scope: subscription()
+  params: {
+    principalId: skuValidationIdentity.properties.principalId
+    principalType: 'ServicePrincipal'
+  }
+}
+
+// Deployment script to validate VM SKUs
+resource skuValidationScript 'Microsoft.Resources/deploymentScripts@2023-08-01' = if (!infrastructureOnly) {
+  name: 'ccw-validate-vm-skus'
+  location: location
+  kind: 'AzureCLI'
+  tags: getTags('Deployment Script', tags)
+  properties: {
+    azCliVersion: '2.30.0'
+    retentionInterval: 'PT1H'
+    timeout: 'PT30M'
+    scriptContent: loadTextContent('./validate-skus.sh')
+    environmentVariables: [
+      {
+        name: 'LOCATION'
+        value: location
+      }
+      {
+        name: 'SCHEDULER_SKU'
+        value: schedulerNode.sku
+      }
+      {
+        name: 'LOGIN_SKU'
+        value: loginNodes.sku
+      }
+      {
+        name: 'HTC_SKU'
+        value: htc.sku
+      }
+      {
+        name: 'HPC_SKU'
+        value: hpc.sku
+      }
+      {
+        name: 'GPU_SKU'
+        value: gpu.sku
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+  identity: {
+    type: 'UserAssigned'
+    userAssignedIdentities: {
+      '${skuValidationIdentity.id}': {}
+    }
+  }
+  dependsOn: [
+    skuValidationRoleAssignment
+  ]
+}
+
 var useEnteredKey = adminSshPublicKey != ''
 module ccwPublicKey './publicKey.bicep' = if (!useEnteredKey && !infrastructureOnly) {
   name: 'ccwPublicKey'
diff --git a/bicep/skuValidationRoleAssignment.bicep b/bicep/skuValidationRoleAssignment.bicep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8bb4393f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bicep/skuValidationRoleAssignment.bicep
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+targetScope = 'subscription'
+
+param principalId string
+param principalType string
+
+// Role assignment for the managed identity to read compute resources
+resource skuValidationRoleAssignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
+  name: guid(subscription().id, principalId, 'Reader')
+  properties: {
+    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', 'acdd72a7-3385-48ef-bd42-f606fba81ae7') // Reader role
+    principalId: principalId
+    principalType: principalType
+  }
+}
+
+output roleAssignmentId string = skuValidationRoleAssignment.id
diff --git a/bicep/validate-skus.sh b/bicep/validate-skus.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0591e15e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bicep/validate-skus.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+echo "Validating VM SKUs in region: ${LOCATION}"
+echo "Environment variables set:"
+echo "LOCATION: ${LOCATION}"
+echo "SCHEDULER_SKU: ${SCHEDULER_SKU}"
+echo "LOGIN_SKU: ${LOGIN_SKU}"
+echo "HTC_SKU: ${HTC_SKU}"
+echo "HPC_SKU: ${HPC_SKU}"
+echo "GPU_SKU: ${GPU_SKU}"
+
+# Build dynamic query filter based on SKUs that need validation
+query_filter=""
+filter_conditions=""
+
+# Add each SKU to the filter if it's defined
+if [[ -n "$HTC_SKU" ]]; then
+  if [[ -n "$filter_conditions" ]]; then
+    filter_conditions="$filter_conditions || name=='$HTC_SKU'"
+  else
+    filter_conditions="name=='$HTC_SKU'"
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$HPC_SKU" ]]; then
+  if [[ -n "$filter_conditions" ]]; then
+    filter_conditions="$filter_conditions || name=='$HPC_SKU'"
+  else
+    filter_conditions="name=='$HPC_SKU'"
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$GPU_SKU" ]]; then
+  if [[ -n "$filter_conditions" ]]; then
+    filter_conditions="$filter_conditions || name=='$GPU_SKU'"
+  else
+    filter_conditions="name=='$GPU_SKU'"
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$SCHEDULER_SKU" ]]; then
+  if [[ -n "$filter_conditions" ]]; then
+    filter_conditions="$filter_conditions || name=='$SCHEDULER_SKU'"
+  else
+    filter_conditions="name=='$SCHEDULER_SKU'"
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$LOGIN_SKU" ]]; then
+  if [[ -n "$filter_conditions" ]]; then
+    filter_conditions="$filter_conditions || name=='$LOGIN_SKU'"
+  else
+    filter_conditions="name=='$LOGIN_SKU'"
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "$filter_conditions" ]]; then
+  echo "[DEBUG] No specific SKUs defined yet; loading all SKUs." >&2
+  query_filter="value[?locationInfo!=null]"
+else
+  query_filter="value[?$filter_conditions]"
+  echo "[DEBUG] Loading SKUs with filter: $filter_conditions" >&2
+fi
+
+# Get subscription ID
+subscription_id=$(az account show --query id -o tsv)
+if [[ -z "$subscription_id" ]]; then
+  echo "[ERROR] Could not get subscription ID" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Query Azure REST API for SKUs
+echo "[DEBUG] Calling Azure REST API for SKUs..." >&2
+api_url="/subscriptions/$subscription_id/providers/Microsoft.Compute/skus?api-version=2021-07-01&\$filter=location eq '$LOCATION'"
+
+if ! raw=$(az rest --method get --url "$api_url" --query "$query_filter" -o json 2>&1); then
+  echo "[ERROR] az rest call to list SKUs failed: $raw" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Parse results and validate each required SKU
+if ! skus_found=$(echo "$raw" | jq -r '.[].name' 2>/dev/null | sort | uniq); then
+  echo "[ERROR] Failed to parse SKU results with jq" >&2
+  echo "[DEBUG] Raw response: $raw" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "[DEBUG] Available SKUs found:" >&2
+echo "$skus_found" | sed 's/^/  /' >&2
+
+# Validate each required SKU
+validate_sku() {
+  local sku_name="$1"
+  local sku_type="$2"
+  echo "Validating $sku_type SKU: $sku_name"
+  
+  if echo "$skus_found" | grep -q "^$sku_name$"; then
+    echo "✓ $sku_type SKU '$sku_name' is available"
+    return 0
+  else
+    echo "ERROR: VM SKU '$sku_name' for $sku_type nodes is not available in region '${LOCATION}'" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+# Validate all SKUs
+validate_sku "${SCHEDULER_SKU}" "scheduler" || exit 1
+validate_sku "${LOGIN_SKU}" "login" || exit 1
+validate_sku "${HTC_SKU}" "HTC" || exit 1
+validate_sku "${HPC_SKU}" "HPC" || exit 1
+validate_sku "${GPU_SKU}" "GPU" || exit 1
+
+echo "All VM SKUs validated successfully"
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