Z -- A-76

The contract involves an Express Study conducted by the USDA Forest Service focusing on the Southern Region's buildings and grounds maintenance within National Forests in Mississippi. This study, encompassing 0.39 full-time equivalents, was carried out in accordance with OMB Circular A-76, which sets guidelines for the performance decision process with allowances for deviations. Following the completion of the study, a performance decision was made on September 26, 2003, to retain the maintenance work in-house rather than outsourcing it. The contract, identified as "Z -- A-76" with solicitation number CS-43ZP-3-36, was posted on October 1, 2003, by the USDA Forest Service under the Department of Agriculture. The project was managed out of their Atlanta, Georgia office. While specific location details for performance were not provided, the focus remained on National Forests in Mississippi. No set-asides or NAICS codes were specified for this contract.