Centerra has won 96 percent of its potential fee award from the Department of Energy for providing a security force to protect the Savannah River Site in South Carolina.
In particular, DOE in a new award-fee scorecard praised Centerra-Savannah River Site for establishing and testing an “active shooter response plan.” Centerra was also cited for sustaining adequate security when unionized security guards went on strike earlier this year after being unable to reach a new labor agreement.
Centerra successfully conducted a July 12 exercise that tested the site’s ability to cope with an “Active Shooter Mass Casualty event,” according to DOE. The exercise was carried out in cooperation with the FBI and other agencies.
In addition, Centerra put backup security personnel in place when members of United Professional Pro-Force of Savannah River Local 125 went on strike in August, DOE said in the document. The strike subsequently ended in October when the parties reached a new agreement.
Centerra was awarded 96 percent of its potential fee for the period between October 2016 and March 2017. It then was awarded 96.5 percent of the possible fee for the period spanning April 2017 to September 2017, DOE said.
For the first half of the fiscal year, Centerra took home more than $2.93 million of a potential $3.06 million in award fees. For the second half of fiscal 2017, Centerra received $2.95 million of a potential $3.06 million.
The Energy Department also praised Centerra for being frugal.
The company had to cut costs for several months due to a fiscal 2017 budget continuing resolution (CR) through May 5, 2017. That left Centerra to compensate for an overall reduction of funds of about $6.9 million below its 2017 requirements, according to the DOE scorecard. Management more than made up for this through reduced overtime, cuts in travel and training, and postponing procurement spending, DOE said.
Centerra-SRS, with a workforce of nearly 700, provides security support for the 310-square-mile site near Aiken, S.C. Those services include access control, property protection, law enforcement, criminal investigations, and traffic control. The company’s 10-year, $1 billion contract expires on Oct. 7, 2019.
Centerra expects to compete for a subsequent contract at Savannah River in 2019, said Suzanne Piner, a spokeswoman for Centerra’s parent company, Constellis.
