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Control No.: Sam Houston 2027-3
Compelling. This was necessary to ensure service continuity while the government and the sole-source provider, the City of Leavenworth, negotiated a significant proposed rate increase for a new ten (10) year follow-on contract. Recent discussions have confirmed that finalizing a fair and reasonable long-term rate structure requires more time and data analysis than the original bridge contract allows. Both parties have agreed in principle to extend the current contractual arrangement to facilitate this process.
The intent of this proposed modification is to add 8 months to the existing contract to continue essential wastewater services. This bridge extension is critical to prevent a lapse in service and to allow sufficient time for a thorough review of the City's proposed long-term rate structure and capital improvement plans. USAG-FL does not have the capability to treat wastewater at the installation, so the wastewater is transported via underground pipe to an offsite location for treatment. USAG-FL is connected by means of an 18” pipe to the City of Leavenworth wastewater treatment facility. There are no connections to any other external treatment facility and no other treatment facility in the local area is known to exist. The City of Leavenworth, KS, is a municipal Government within the State of Kansas. FAR 41.201 states it is the policy of the Federal Government that agencies obtain required utility services from sources of supply which are most advantageous to the Government in terms of economy, efficiency, reliability, or service. The incumbent contractor has been performing these services successfully for over 10 years with no performance issues. b. Alternatives. Suspension of contract support is not a viable alternative. Any lapse in service would cause an immediate accumulation of raw sewage, creating a significant health and environmental hazard and violating Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations.
c. Impact if justification is not approved: Without the continued service of sewage treatment, the installation is at significant health risk associated with the accumulation of raw sewage as it contains a variety of disease-causing parasites and germs leading to illnesses within the population. The Government must abide by the Environmental Protection Agency Raw Sewage discharge requirements for public sewage. 7. Efforts to Obtain Competition: The Contracting Officer shall publish the notices