Notice of Intent to Sole Source Task Order Extension

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) intends to execute a six month sole source task order extension to Deloitte Consulting, LLP under the authority of 40 U.S.C. 121(c), FAR 8.405-6. The specific circumstance that justifies restriction for this acquisition is FAR 8.405-6(b)(2). The continued work is a logical follow-on to the original Federal Supply Schedule order and was competed and awarded in accordance with the applicable Federal Supply Schedule ordering procedures. The original order was not issued under sole source or limited source procedures. The contractor shall continue to provide program management support services for the FRA High-Speed Inter-city Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program. The primary objective of this task order is the continued support to provide program monitoring and oversight strategy, business process design and optimization, complex data analysis and strategy development, and design and management of the application review and award process. The current effort will be undergoing a recompete. However, the recompete has experienced unforeseen delays and is not expected to be completed by 13 Mar 2011, the end date of the current period of performance. Therefore, the Government intends to extend the current task order for six months (14 Mar 2011 through 13 Sep 2011) to allow time for completion of the competitive solicitation and source selection process.