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December 29, 2020

Centerra-SRS Racks Up About 98% of Potential Fee for Paramilitary Work

By ExchangeMonitor

The Department of Energy said Monday that Centerra, the paramilitary security contractor at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, is taking home roughly 98% of its potential $6.73 million in fee for the 12 months ended Oct. 7.

Centerra-Savannah River Site will pocket $6.58 million for providing an armed and uniformed security force for physical protection of the 310 square mile complex adjacent to the Georgia state line, according to the fee scorecard.

A new security contract for the site could be awarded at any time, Michael Budney, DOE’s Savannah River Site manager, said recently. The final request for proposals was issued back in March 2019; bids were due in April. 

Centerra-SRS has held the site security services contract, currently valued at a little more than $1 billion total, since early October 2009. The current agreement is scheduled to expire Feb. 7. In addition, DOE can also utilize two more four-month option periods, which could keep the paramilitary security provider at Savannah River through Oct. 7, 2021.

The past three short-term options have been valued at about $35.8 million per four months, Centerra has said previously.

In January, Centerra received 97% of its potential fee for the second half of fiscal 2019.

“Centerra-SRS continuously displayed great flexibility and mission preparedness in support of [Savannah River Site] critical missions and operational demands and demonstrated highly effective COVID-19 protocols while continuing to execute tactical security missions,” Budney said in a Monday press release.

Centerra’s private police force responded to more than 4,900 calls during the review period that started Oct. 1, 2019, according to the DOE Office of Environmental Management release. The security staff also investigated 121 vehicle accidents and issued just over 1,200 traffic citations or warning tickets.

Problems cited by DOE during this performance period included minor motor-vehicle fender benders involving fixed objects with minimal damage, performance issues by a few protective force staffers, and two minor security incidents involving personally-owned electronics in security areas. In all the instances, Centerra promptly investigated the issue and took corrective action, according to the DOE scorecard.

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