RECOVERY – Award Task Order modification for Architect and Engineering Services to perform re-commissioning at the Southern Horticulture Laboratory at Poplarville, MS. The modification will include O&M development to support the re-commissioning effort

This notice is provided for information purposes only. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to modify a firm fixed-price task order for re-commissioning services at the Southern Horticulture Laboratory in Poplarville, MS to include development of an operation and maintenance plan. The initial task order was issued against an existing contract which has already been competed under the Brooks Act and awarded as an Architect and Engineering, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity Contract. The selection of Perkins & Will, Inc. was based upon criteria which included the following: overall technical expertise, specialized technical knowledge, specialized knowledge of the location where the work will be performed, and an internal analysis of costs. This opportunity is available only to the A-E firm under task order contract AG-3K15-C-08-0016. The modification will be awarded to Perkins & Will Group, LTD, 1382 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30309-3248.