T -- Performance Decision on an A-76 Streamlined Cost Comparison Study of Visual Information Services

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) conducted a Streamlined Cost Comparison Study under the revised Circular A-76 guidelines to evaluate the cost efficiency of providing Visual Information Services currently performed by nine full-time employees within its Office of Visual Communication at FHWA Headquarters in Washington, DC. Following the study, FHWA determined that maintaining the services in-house with the incumbent federal staff is more cost-effective than outsourcing. This decision was formally documented and certified by three independent agency officials, fulfilling the public notice requirements stipulated in the Circular. The announcement of this final performance decision was made on January 21, 2005, under solicitation number FHWA-CS-2004-02-DecisionNotice, associated with NAICS code 519190 for Visual Information Services. The agency responsible for this contract decision is the Department of Transportation’s Acquisition and Grants Management Office located in Washington, DC. The work will continue to be performed internally, ensuring that the existing federal employees will retain responsibility for these services instead of transitioning to a contractor.