RECOVERY Ottati and Goss Superfund Site Remedial Action

RECOVERY THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. A TASK ORDER IS BEING AWARDED UNDER THE REMEDIAL ACTION CONTRACT 2 (RAC2), CONTRACT NO. EP-S1-06-01, METCALF & EDDY, INC. This Task Order obligates $54,000 for preparation of a Work Plan and Cost Estimate for work to be performed at the Ottati and Goss Superfund Site in Kingston, NH, 03848. Once the Work Plan and Cost Estimate are approved, additional Recovery funds will be obligated for completion of the effort. This effort has a total estimated value of up to $5 Million. The cleanup plan calls for injecting an oxidizing agent directly into the groundwater to destroy or reduce the organic contaminants to safe levels, installing new monitoring wells to evaluate the progress of the groundwater cleanup, and institutional controls. The period of performance is from May 19, 2009 through September 30, 2010. The task order has been issued under the Region 1 Large Business Remedial Action Contract 2 (RAC2) on 19 May 2009, and is task order number 042-RARA-0105. The RAC2 contract number is EP-S1-06-01. Administrative Contracting Officer for the task order will be Patrice Denault, Contracting Officer, [email protected], (617)918-1714. 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 RAC2 contracts were not awarded as FP contracts, they were awarded competitively, 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 RAC2 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 RAC2 contracts are the most appropriate contractual vehicles consistent with Agency plans that promote the goals of the ARRA.