R--A76 Streamlined Cost Comparison - Results

This contract pertains to a streamlined competitive study conducted under OMB Circular A-76 to assess the administrative support functions at the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Regional Office in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Public notification of this study was made on June 28, 2005, and the study was completed and certified on November 7, 2005, ensuring compliance with procurement integrity, ethics, and standards of conduct, including restrictions under 18 USC 208. The outcome determined that these administrative functions would continue to be performed in-house by the Government's Most Efficient Organization. Following this decision, a Letter of Obligation will be executed with a senior manager responsible for the function's performance. In accordance with the revised OMB Circular A-76 effective May 29, 2003, no aspect of this streamlined competition may be contested. The streamlined competition form documenting the study's results will be available to the public upon written request to the Contracting Officer, who is also the point of contact for any questions from directly interested parties. These parties are limited to the Agency Tender Official and an individual appointed by a majority of directly affected employees as their agent. The contract is managed by the FWS Headquarters within the Department of the Interior, with the office address located in Falls Church, Virginia.