F--Service: Ground Water Testing

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through its Network Contracting Office 8, plans to award a firm-fixed price, sole source contract to AECOM Technical Service, Inc. The contract involves semi-annual groundwater sampling and monitoring services under NAICS code 562910, which pertains to environmental remediation services. This procurement is authorized under FAR 13.106-1(b) for solicitation from a single source, and it is not open for competitive bidding. The contract aims to maintain necessary environmental monitoring with a specified small business size standard of 750 employees. Although this notice announces the intent to contract directly with AECOM Technical Service, Inc., it is not a request for proposals or offers, and no solicitation package will be provided. The government retains exclusive discretion to proceed without competition unless clear and convincing evidence is presented demonstrating that competition would benefit the government. Responses in this regard must be submitted via email by 2:00 p.m. on June 23, 2017, to the designated contact within the VA. The contract's objective is to ensure consistent and reliable groundwater testing services, critical to environmental health monitoring at VA locations.