S -- D-OMB Circular A-76: DoD Public-Private Competition, grounds maintenance function performed by the DoDEA, DDESS, Fort Benning, GA.

The contract pertains to the grounds maintenance functions performed at Fort Benning, Georgia, under the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), specifically through a Streamlined Competition conducted in line with the revised OMB Circular A-76 procedures dated May 29, 2003. This process has concluded with the decision to retain the performance of these maintenance services within the agency, assigning the work to the government’s Most Efficient Organization (MEO) comprised of government employees. As a result, no solicitation for external service providers will be issued, marking the formal end of the competition process for these services. The announcement identifies Mr. Philip W. Grone, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment, as the Department of Defense Competitive Sourcing Official, and Dr. Joseph Tafoya, Director of DoDEA, as the DoD Component Competitive Sourcing Official for the Defense Education Activity. Inquiries regarding this matter are directed to Monica E. Kelliher-Hamby, Chief of the Competitive Sourcing Program Office at DoDEA, with explicit instructions not to contact the Contracting Officer. The contract is associated with NAICS code 561730, which covers grounds maintenance services, and is administratively managed from Alexandria, Virginia.