Interested bidders for the Energy Department’s potential five-year, $250-million support services contract at the Paducah Site in Kentucky have received an additional two weeks to submit a proposal.
The agency announced the delayed deadline, from March 19 to April 2, Tuesday on the website for the procurement.
On the website’s question-and-answer section for the contract, one vendor requested an extra three weeks in order to prepare a detailed cost estimate for the small business set-aside contract. Another said non-incumbents are at a disadvantage because they would not have much time to assess the work and determine how much to bid given the March deadline and the lack of a draft request for proposals for the business.
The incumbent, Paducah-based Swift & Staley, has a five-year, $192 million contract that runs through September.
Also this week, DOE clarified the definition of “teaming subcontractor” for the procurement, saying this is a firm expected to do at least $10 million of work during the contract period, including option years.
The landlord-type contract includes tasks such as property management, safeguards and security, snow removal, records management, and preparation of briefings and public documents.
Swift & Staley was among the companies that sent representatives to the industry day last month. Others kicking the tires on the small business set-aside contract included Atkins, GEM Technologies, and Navarro Research and Engineering.
