RECOVERY - Work Assignment 3-101 ARRA Water and Wastewater System Operations and Maintenance Training for Tribes and Territories

NO SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AGAINST THIS SYNOPSIS. THIS WORK WAS ISSUED AGAINST AN EXISTING AGENCY CONTRACT AND IS NOW COMPLETED . The purpose of this Modification 57 is to obligate an additional $1,802.01 in support of Work Assignment 3-101 to pay for trailing costs associated with the work assignment. The period of performance for this work assignment was from August 4, 2011 through May 31, 2012. This increases the total funding for the work assignment to $169,519.01. Under WA 3-101, the contractor provided support for five regional Tribal and Territory Small Water System Technical Training Workshops. The overall objective of the workshops was to teach system operators and managers how best to operate, troubleshoot and maintain small wastewater and drinking water systems. The objectives of this work assignment have been previously posted in greater detail in www.fbo.gov. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) contains specific acquisition requirements that must be met when using appropriated funds from the Act, including the need for acquisitions to be in accordance with the FAR and, to the maximum extent practicable, awarded as fixed-price (FP) contracts using competitive procedures. However, the Office of Management and Budget's guidance allows for the use of other than FP contracts. Although the Agency's Office of Water (OW) contracts were not awarded as FP contracts, they were awarded competitively, and each contract structure was selected to provide the contractor with the greatest incentive for efficient and economical performance, given the types of services to be performed. The existing OW contracts have sufficient qualified acquisition personnel to provide appropriate contract administration and oversight to monitor contract performance to mitigate the Government's risk. In order to meet the requirements of the Act in the most prudent business manner within the time constraints imposed, existing OW contracts are the most appropriate contractual vehicles consistent with Agency plans that promote the goals of the ARRA.