This is a firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the National Office of a civilian federal agency to M.e.r.i.t., Inc., a minority-owned, small disadvantaged, veteran-owned business, for $440,909.00. The contract is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to install photovoltaic equipment at five Sandy Hook Beach Centers in Highlands, New Jersey. The award is a sole-source 8(a) set-aside contract, and the ultimate completion date is January 15, 2011. As a prime contractor, M.e.r.i.t., Inc. has previously provided construction, maintenance, and repair services to support operations for the Department of the Air Force's Air Mobility Command and the Army's Forces Command.