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Do 0006BACKPACK JOURNALIST LLC, A

Overview

Award facts

Period of performance
Feb 9, 2012 to Oct 16, 2010
Ended
Modifications
1
Latest action Feb 9, 2012
Contract type
Do
PIID 0006

Description of requirement

BASIC YEAR TRAVEL

Dates and value

Award date
Signed on Oct 15, 2010
Potential end of performance
Oct 15, 2010
Parent contract vehicle
W912L110D0003 — 9 orders recorded under it

The Department of Defense funded and awarded this contract. DoD contract actions are withheld at the source for about 90 days after signature, so actions signed after Aug 7, 2026 are not yet public.

Source: Federal Procurement Data System contract actions as published by SAM.gov and USAspending.gov; latest action recorded Feb 9, 2012. View on USAspending · Recipient on SAM.gov

Recipient

NameBACKPACK JOURNALIST LLC, A
LocationHOUSTON, TX
UEIMN3MWHLS3XM3
Business sizeSmall businessSize at award, per the contracting officer
Parent companyBACKPACK JOURNALIST LLC, A

Business types and certifications

Women-ownedFor-profit organizationFederally funded research and development centerLimited liability company

Self-reported at the time of the action.

Agency and place

Awarding and funding

Awarded by
  1. Department of Defense
  2. Department Of The Army
  3. W7N2 USPFO ACTIVITY TX ARNG
Funded by
  1. Department of Defense
  2. Department Of The Army
  3. W8BB TXARNG ELEMENT, JF HQ

Place of performance

Place of performance
Houston, Harris County, Texas 77092-6401
Congressional district (place of performance)
TX-18As reported at the time of the action

Classification and competition

Classification

NAICS
611699ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTION
Product or service (PSC)
R419EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (service)

Competition

Extent competed
Not competedC
Reason not competed
Unique sourceUNQ
Solicitation procedures
Only one sourceSSS
Set-aside
No set-aside used
Contract pricing
Firm fixed priceJ
Offers received
1

Solicitation and notices

Solicitation ID
W912L110R0056(as reported)

Contract details

Cost Accounting Standards clause
Not applicable exempt from CASX
Certified cost or pricing data
No
Service Contract Act labor standards
Yes
Government-furnished property
Transaction does not use GFE/GFPN
Bundled requirement
Not a bundled requirementD
Consolidated requirement
No
Undefinitized action (terms not final)
No
Multi-year contract
No
Performance-based service acquisition
Yes - service where PBA is used.Y

Transaction history

Modification history

Base award
Oct 15, 2010Base obligation at award: $9,505
Latest action
Feb 9, 2012 — CloseoutModification 1; obligation change -$5,621; administrative: no change in scope or value
Actions by type
  • Base award1
  • Closeout1
2 actions recorded, Oct 15, 2010 to Feb 9, 2012; each action counted once.

All contract data

All contract data

Every other field reported for this award, as of its latest reported action

Competition

Evaluation preference
No preference used
Simplified procedures for commercial items
No

Pricing and financing

Paid by purchase card
No
Latest action: change in base and exercised options
-$5,621
Latest action: change in base and all options
-$5,621

Socio-economic and policy

Recovered materials and sustainability
No clauses included and no sustainability incluC
EPA-designated product
Not requiredE
Walsh-Healey Act (materials and supplies)
No
Construction wage rates (Davis-Bacon)
No

Place and origin

Domestic or foreign entity
U.S. owned businessA
Place of manufacture
Not a manufactured end productC
Sea transportation
No

Structure

Award or IDV
Award
Award type
DoC
IT commercial item category
Not IT products or servicesZ
DoD claimant program
ServicesS1
Awarding agency code
9700
Awarding sub-tier code
2100
Contracting office code
W912L1
Transactions recorded under this award key
2

Funding

Funding agency code
9700
Funding sub-tier code
2100
Funding office code
W90MA1