PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded THE SOURCE GROUP, INC. (CAGE 1QWK9) a firm-fixed-price contract totaling $840,982.13 under delivery order SPE60325D5003, with an award date of July 20, 2026, and a performance period extending through December 31, 2027. The contract, issued as a commercial item acquisition under FAR Part 12, supports a site investigation at DFSP Norwalk involving soil borings, groundwater sampling, laboratory analysis for PFAS and TPH, waste disposal, and comprehensive reporting. Work must adhere to approved Work Plans and Sampling and Analysis Plans, with deliverables including detailed reports, site maps, cross-sections, analytical data, and quality control metrics submitted electronically via Geotracker. Technical specifications mandate compliance with EPA methods 8015, 8260, and 1633, ASTM standards for grain size and pore fluid analysis, and API RF40 for density, alongside DFARS requirements for technical data and invoicing. Payment is processed through the Wide Area WorkFlow system using the DoDAAC SL4701, with remittance directed to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, under FOB Destination terms placing transportation responsibility on the contractor. The contract incorporates clauses for cybersecurity compliance under DFARS 252.204-7012 and NIST SP 800-171, requiring safeguarding of covered defense information, 72-hour cyber incident reporting, media preservation, and flow-down obligations to subcontractors. Additional clauses address contingent fees, bankruptcy, protests, interest, and accelerated payments to small business subcontractors. The awardee is certified as a small business eligible under multiple socioeconomic set-asides including HubZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, and EDWOSB, with no alternate clause versions or fill-ins applied. Attachments include detailed performance work statements for California and Norwalk sites, a price list, a socio-economic plan, and quality assurance surveillance plans, while no specific packaging, preservation, or labeling standards are mandated beyond administrative shipping codes and contract identifiers. The contracting officer is Sonja Rocks, with no designated COR or COTR identified.