--Sole Soure Procurement for Architect-Engineer Services with the US Army Kansas City District Corps of Engineers.

The contract involves a sole source procurement for Architect-Engineer (A-E) services related to the Blue River Modification project. This contract will be awarded to HNTB Corporation, located in Kansas City, Missouri, due to their unique position as the original designer of the project and their familiarity with the Agency and Sponsors' specific requirements, original design analysis, and calculations. The acquisition is justified under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), which permits follow-on contracts when awarding to a different source could cause additional costs and delays. This procurement is managed by the U.S. Army Kansas City District Corps of Engineers, part of the Department of Defense, operating out of Kansas City, Missouri. The contract was posted on January 9, 2004, under solicitation number USA-SNOTE-040109-001. The sole source approach is intended to maintain continuity, minimize risk, and ensure timely and cost-effective completion of the Far River Modification project by leveraging HNTB’s existing knowledge and prior work on the design.