Recovery Award NoticeSol No. R10PS80R13

Task Order No. R10PD80R13 against IDIQ Contract No. R09PC80029Project Title: Construction Inspection Canyon Ferry DamTAS::14 0681::TASBOR Project No. 46.000Award Amount: $94,982.00Award Date: 5/19/2010Vendor - Colorado Network Staffing DUNS 111480497. 8787 Turnpike Dr Ste 210. Westminster, CO 80031-7028.Task Order Description: Construction inspection services for a construction project at Canyon Ferry Dam and recreation area approximately 40 miles east of Helena, Montana The above task order was issued as a non competitive, labor hour task order. In accordance with Department of the Interior Guidance Release ARRA-2010-01 contracting officers should consider placement of a task or delivery order against a bureau's or a DOl-wide Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract. This task order is against the Bureau of Reclamation Denver Acquisition Operations Group single award ID/IQ for technical support services R09PC80029 with Colorado Network Staffing an SBA Certified 8(a), Woman Owned business. The base ID/IQ was issued as a direct award under the Small Business Administration Section 8(a) contracting program. Pursuant to FAR 19.805-1(a)(2) the anticipated dollar value of the base IDIQ contract did not exceed the competitive threshold to warrant a competitive 8(a) acquisition therefore a sole source 8(a) award was made. A labor hour task order was determined to be appropriate for this requirement and no other contract type is suitable. The elements of consideration, prescribed by FAR 12.207 to be used as guidelines to assess whether or not a labor hour contract is appropriate for this acquisition and that no other contract type is suitable, and the facts related to this acquisition are presented below. a. Market research had revealed the required services are a commercial service, available under the Technical/Temporary Support Services ID/IQ contract with Colorado Network Services (CNS) an SBA Certified 8(a), Woman Owned business. "CNS" has shown satisfactory past performance in providing similar services in the past. b. In this particular situation, it is not possible to estimate accurately the extent or duration of the work or to anticipate costs with any reasonable degree of confidence because the inspection services are required as long as construction is underway. The exact completion date of construction is unknown due to the high possibility of delays inherent in construction projects of this nature (i.e. weather, unforeseen site conditions, etc.). The anticipated construction completion date is November 30, 2010. c. In order to maximize the use of firm fixed prices this task order utilizes pre-priced firm fixed price hourly labor rates and includes a ceiling price based on the best estimate of the number of hours that the contractor exceeds at its own risk. The contractor is required to notify the government immediately when the total amount invoiced is expected to exceed 75% of the total amount of the order. Estimated travel-related costs and any other direct costs not covered in the labor hour rates will be reimbursed based on allowable costs in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulation. d. There will be adequate Government surveillance of contractor performance conducted by Reclamation's Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The COR will communicate daily with the construction inspector via e-mail and cell phone. Each day the construction inspector will transmit a daily inspector report which will describe the work performed by the contractor, and identify any observed problems, etc. The daily report will document the inspector's arrival and departure from the work site.