J--Water and Waste Service

The Mission Contracting Office, Fort Hood, Texas intends to award a firm fixed price sole-source contract to American Water (AW) for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the Fort Hood Family Housing (FHFH) owned water distribution and wastewater collection system (known herein as infrastructure) on a sole source basis under the authority of 10 USC 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The Government intends to enter into a firm fixed price contract with American Water Operations and Maintenance Inc., 1025 Laurel Oak Road, Voorhees, NJ 08043-3506 for a base period and three option years from 1 November 2013 through 31 October 2014. The justification for this noncompetitive solicitation is due to a portion of the infrastructure on the installation is currently owned by a third party, the Fort Hood Family Housing known as the Residential Communities Initiative partnership (RCI). If a contract is awarded to a party other than AW, there will be significant concerns associated with having two different utility providers operating the same utility system. The NAICS code for this procurement is 221320 Sewage Treatment Facilities with a size standard of $7.0M. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES and no solicitation will be issued. All responses must be provided no later than 2:30 pm CST 17 October 2013. Questions regarding this solicitation may be sent to Juan C. Perez, contract specialist at e-mail address [email protected], phone 254-287-9143 and cc Mrs. Leeann Burke, Contracting Officer, at e-mail address [email protected], phone 254-287-3208.