Z -- A-76 Study Results

The contract pertains to an Express Study conducted for the USDA Forest Service's Cherokee National Forest, focusing on buildings and grounds maintenance involving 2.59 full-time equivalents. This study was carried out in accordance with OMB Circular A-76 guidelines, which allow certain deviations. Upon completion of the study on September 26, 2003, the decision was made to retain the performance of these maintenance services within the agency rather than outsourcing them. The study results were documented under the solicitation number CS-43ZP-3-30 and posted on October 1, 2003. The USDA Forest Service, part of the Department of Agriculture, managed the contract from its office in Atlanta, Georgia. No specific contract type, set-aside category, or place of performance details were provided, and no external points of contact were listed. The work was intended to maintain efficient internal operations related to the care of buildings and grounds in the Cherokee National Forest.