RECOVERY - Targeted Brownfield Assessments (TBA) TO#165 - Ivanhoe Neighborhood Vacant Properties 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) #165 is to obligate $119,804 in support of the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Vacant Properties site 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 #165 include the following: The contractor shall perform Phase I and Phase II Targeted Brownfield Assessments. The purpose of Phase I is to identify recognized environmental conditions in connection with the property through the following: records review, site reconnaissance, interviews and reports. The objective of Phase II is to evaluate the conditions identified in Phase I utilizing the following components: developing the scope of work, assessment activities, evaluation and presentation of data, and presentation of findings and conclusions. 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.