RECOVERY--M--PROJECT NUMBER 18070, Tennessee - Tombigbee Waterway, AL & Ms Repair to Ring Levee at Mahannah Wildlife Management Area

RECOVERY - PER FAR 5.7 THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY; THEREFORE FAR 5.203 DOES NOT APPLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO CONTRACTOR(S) UNDER THE CURRENT CONTRACT NUMBER(S): R & D Maintenance Services, Inc., W91278-09-C-0020, Operation and Maintenance of Government Owned Facilities Using Recovery Act funding, the Mobile District Corps of Engineers intends to issue a modification to contract number W91278-09-C-0020, a competitively awarded Cost-Reimbursable Plus Award-Fee contract for the Operation and Maintenance of Government-Owned Facilities and Equipment, Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway, Columbus, Mississippi, awarded to R&D Maintenance Services, Inc., P.O. Box 815, Hennessey, Oklahoma. The work shall include the repair of the Ring Levee at Mahannah Wildlife Management Area near Vicksburg Mississippi, Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway, Wildlife Mitigation Project. Contract clauses required for projects involving Recovery Act funds have been added to the basic contract. This existing contract must be used because: 1) A detailed scope of work can not be prepared. The extent of the work and the resources needed can not be fully determined prior to the Mississippi River falling to a level that a complete inspection can be made. 2) This contract enables repairs to begin immediately after and even during the inspections without a detailed scope of work so as to minimize the time required to start repairs thus minimizing the impact on the Wildlife Management Area and associated levees. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) contains specific acquisition requirements that must be met when using Recovery Act funds, including compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation , and, to the maximum extent practicable, making fixed-price (FP) contract awards using competitive procedures. However, the Office of Management and Budget's guidance allows for the use of other than FP contracts. Although Mobile District's contract was not awarded as a FP contract, it was awarded competitively as a small business set aside, and the contract type 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 Operation and Maintenance contract has experienced personnel and documented 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 Operation and Maintenance contracts are the most appropriate contractual vehicles for the work anticipated under this modification.