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    8th Drinking Water Needs Survey and Assessment (DWINSA) Sole Source Notice

    From: Robert Boos, Executive Director

    Date: June 5, 2026

     

    Procurement Description: On April 30, 2025, PENNVEST and KPMG LLP (KPMG) executed an agreement for KPMG to complete the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 8th DWINSA on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the Agreement). This procurement was obtained via a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP), in accordance with the Commonwealth’s procurement code.

    Initial Contract Term: Based on known EPA timelines, the Agreement was set to terminate on June 30, 2026.

    Renewals: The Agreement included an optional ninety-day extension at PENNVEST’s sole discretion. PENNVEST exercised this option to extend.

    Reason for Sole Source Procurement: Article II Section 6 of the Agreement recognizes that completion of the DWINSA is subject to EPA approval of finalized guidance and timelines. EPA has not yet released the updated information collection request (“ICR”) guidance, which affects the DWINSA timeline, preventing KPMG from being able to complete its obligations by the Agreement’s termination date. PENNVEST and KPMG mutually desire to increase the term of the Agreement to more closely correspond to EPA’s timeline for providing the ICR guidance.

    PENNVEST will be entering into a sole source amendment to the Agreement for the following reasons:

    • KPMG has already been paid to complete much of the work associated with the DWINSA. It would be wasteful to abandon the work that KPMG has already completed and rebid this project; it is simply not feasible to award the contract on a competitive basis. At this point in the process, KPMG has obtained significant professional expertise carrying out the 8th DWINSA on behalf of the Commonwealth that other bidders would not have.
    • Additionally, the inability to complete the DWINSA within the original Agreement timeframe is due to issues outside of PENNVEST or KPMG’s control, namely the unavailability of EPA and federal guidance.
    • The consequences of not utilizing this sole source procurement would be a waste of taxpayer dollars, and the potential of missing federal timelines for completion of the DWINSA.

    Proposed Amendment to Agreement: The term of the Agreement will be extended via an amendment to September 2028, unless otherwise extended. In its sole discretion, PENNVEST may, by written notice, extend the term of this Agreement by six months up to two times, for up to one additional year, for the purpose of completing of the project.

    Estimated Cost: No additional funds will be expended beyond the amount in the original Agreement.