SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- RFP W912DR-05-R-0021, Public-Private Competition for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Finance Center (UFC) Accounting Support Services Data Entry Performed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - PERFORMANCE DECISION ANNOUNCEMENT
- Notice Date
- 7/6/2006
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 518210
— Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
- Contracting Office
- US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21203
- ZIP Code
- 21203
- Solicitation Number
- USA-SNOTE-060706-002
- Archive Date
- 10/4/2006
- Description
- On March 2, 2005, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a standard competition under OMB Circular A-76 (the circular) for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Finance Center (UFC) Accounting Support Services Data Entry activity. Solicitation W912DR-05-R-0021 was issued on October 12, 2005 and closed on January 10, 2006. After a comparison of the costs in accordance with the circular, the performance decision by the Source Selection Authority was made on June 28, 2006, announced today, July 0 6, 2006, and is in favor of the Governments Most Efficient Organization. The following information is provided in accordance with FAR 15.503(b):(1) The number of offerors solicited:67 firms registered as prime contractors; (2) The number of proposals rece ived: Four The Government Tender and three private-sector offers;(3) the name and address of each offeror receiving an award: Most Efficient Organization, Mr. Michael Walsh, Agency Tender Official, HQ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 441 G Street, NW, Washi ngton, D.C. 20314;(4) Total contract price: $14,165,342.00 (three-month phase-in plus one year base period and four one year option periods). As required by the circular, notification is being provided to all private sector offerors, public reimbursable sources, the Agency Tender Official, and directly affected government personnel and their representatives, in accordance with FAR 15.503. As indicated in the circular, A directly interested party (see Attachment D of the circular) may contest any of the f ollowing actions taken in connection with a standard competition: (1) a solicitation; (2) the cancellation of a solicitation; (3) a determination to exclude a tender or offer from a standard competition; (4) a performance decision, including, but not limit ed to, compliance with the costing provisions of this circular and other elements in an agencys evaluation of offers and tenders; or (5) a termination or cancellation of a contract or letter of obligation if the challenge contains an allegation that the t ermination or cancellation is based in whole or in part on improprieties concerning the performance decision. The circular stipulates that, The pursuit of a contest by a directly interested party and the resolution of such contest by the agency shall be governed by the procedures of FAR Subpart 33.103. A Directly Interested Party is defined by the circular (Attachment D as noted above) as, The agency official who submitted the agency tender; a single individual appointed by a majority of directly affe cted employees as their agent; a private sector offeror; or the official who certifies the public reimbursable tender. FAR Subpart 33.103 addresses protests to the agency. In this case, the agency is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and all protests sha ll be addressed to: For hand delivered protests: U.S. Army Engineer District, Baltimore, ATTN: District Counsel/CENAB-OC, Room 6420, City Crescent Building, 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 or For mailed protests: U.S. Army Engineer Distri ct, Baltimore, ATTN: CENAB-OC, P.O. Box 1715, Baltimore, Maryland 21203-1715. Offerors are advised that strict timeliness requirements apply to filing of agency-level contests and Government Accountability Office (GAO) protests. Offerors should seek indepe ndent counsel in deciding whether to file an agency contests or GAO protest.
- Web Link
-
USACE Baltimore District website
(http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/A76/05R0021.htm)
- Record
- SN01083724-W 20060708/060706220952 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |