RECOVERY - Targeted Brownfield Assessments (TBA) TO#164 - ALDI Store Project Kansas City, Missouri

THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS REQUIREMENT IS TO BE AWARDED TO AN EXISTING CONTRACT HOLDER. REQUESTS AND/OR INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ADDRESSED The purpose of Task Order (TO) #164 is to obligate $69,841 in support of the ALDI Store Project located in Kansas City, Missouri requiring a Targeted Brownfield Assessment (TBA). The period of performance will be from September 9, 2009 through September 30, 2010. Requirements for Task Order #164 include the following: The contractor shall perform a Focused Phase II Targeted Brownfield Assessment to characterize and delineate the impact of contaminants on the property in order to prepare the site for redevelopment. 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 START contracts were awarded as ID/IQ contracts, they were awarded competitively with fixed rates, 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 START 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 START contracts are the most appropriate contractual vehicles consistent with Agency plans that promote the goals of the ARRA.