The Chief of Staff (your senior rater) is furious with your legal review of the Commanding General's decision to build a Paratrooper Museum on post. You opined that he could not use Operation & Maintenance (O&M) money on the museum because the funded costs exceed $4,000,000. The total funded costs are $4,200,000. The Chief of Staff asks you why the concrete foundation and site preparation can't be purchased with current (FY 2024) O&M funds for $850,000, then the remainder of the project can be finished next year with FY25 O&M funds? Each contract will be less than $4,000,000. You thoroughly research the matter and give the following correct advice