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Consider a memorandum/resolution approving an Intergovernmental Support Agreement with the U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Hood.
SUMMARY
DATE: December 11, 2018
TO: Ronald L. Olson, City Manager
FROM: Matthew Van Valkenburgh A.A.E., Executive Director of Aviation
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. ARMY GARRISON AT FORT HOOD FOR MAINTENANCE ON ROBERT GRAY ARMY AIRFIELD
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
In April 2016, the Department of Defense sponsored a series of workshops at Fort Hood to introduce a program in which local communities could provide various services to military installations which would benefit both entities. Throughout May/June 2016, the City of Killeen engaged in discussions with Fort Hood to explore the benefits of potentially entering into a variety of Intergovernmental Support Agreements (IGSA) with the Fort Hood Installation. These types of agreements were made possible by the program’s establishment via the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (Act). The Act established the IGSA program as a way of ensuring the needs of military installations throughout the country were met, while strengthening local relationships and saving the Federal Government funds. Under the IGSA, military installations are authorized to enter into agreements with local governments to provide necessary services to the installations. The IGSA removes many historical obstacles to these types of relationships, including: 1) authorization to sole-source services from public entities; 2) using wage grades normally paid by public entities 3) establishing multi-year agreements; 4) paying for services using operations and maintenance funds; and, 5) removing the requirement that IGSAs must follow Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), which are administratively burdensome and, therefore, increase the cost associated with working for a Federal agency. In short, these Public-Public Partnerships are designed to create efficiencies,...
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