R -- FINAL DECISION ANNOUNCEMENT OF OMB CIRCULAR A76 STREAMLINED COMPETITION STUDY ON DHHS/PSC/FMS/DFO/DMB DEBT SERVICING SECTION

The contract announces the formal performance decision resulting from a streamlined A-76 competition conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Program Support Center, specifically focusing on the Debt Servicing Section within the Financial Management Service/Departmental Finance Office/Division of Management and Budget (FMS/DFO/DMB). The competition, initiated on September 25, 2007, and concluded with a certified decision on December 19, 2007, evaluated whether commercial functions could be more efficiently and cost-effectively performed by an external source or retained within the government. The study included seven Federal employee full-time equivalents (FTEs) and four contract support personnel located in Rockville, MD. Following the analysis mandated by OMB Circular A-76, which promotes economy and productivity in government commercial activities, the final decision determined that the Debt Servicing Section’s work will remain in-house, continuing under the existing government personnel. In alignment with the decision, the Contracting Officer is responsible for executing a Letter of Obligation with the official accountable for the Debt Servicing Section operations. The streamlined procedures of this study, adhering to the revised May 2003 OMB Circular A-76 guidelines, allow public access to the certified competition documentation upon request, while explicitly disallowing any contest of the streamlined competition process. Points of contact for this contract are available for further inquiries, and the relevant solicitation and contract details, including the NAICS code 561990, have been posted officially for transparency and reference.