RECOVERY-Managerial and Oversight Support for the EPA Clean Water State Revolving Fund (Contract EP-C-11-004, Modification 20)

THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY NO SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AGAINST THIS SYNOPSIS. THE WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYNOPSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED. The purpose of this Modification 20 is to deobligate $416,646.85 in ARRA funding that was not expended in support of the work assignments issued under Contract EP-C-11-004 which supported ARRA. All ARRA funded work assignments were completed as of November 30, 2011. Total ARRA funded is reduced to $3,007,410.74. 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.