The Department of Energy extended to January the transition periods for the support services and solid-waste cleanup contractors at the Hanford Site in Washington state.
Transition periods for both the Leidos-led Hanford Mission Integration Solutions team and the Amentum-led Central Plateau Cleanup Co. are being extended until Jan. 24, the DOE Hanford Richland Operations Office said in a press release late Tuesday.
Extending the transition periods “helps to manage the volume of personnel that are onboarding while meeting COVID-19 safety protocols for social distancing,” the DOE press release reads.
The Central Plateau Cleanup transition began on Oct. 5 and was scheduled to run 60 days, ending Dec. 3, while the Hanford Mission Integration Solutions transition started Aug. 17 and was supposed to run 120 days, ending Dec. 14.
The ending dates for the existing CH2M Plateau Remediation contract and the Leidos-led Mission Support Alliance contract have been adjusted to line up with the modified transition periods, DOE said. In March DOE extended Mission Support Alliance for six months through Nov. 25. In August 2019 the agency officially extended CH2M through Sept. 30 of this year.
In addition to Amentum, other members of the Central Plateau Cleanup team are Fluor and Atkins. In addition to Leidos, other members of the Hanford Mission Integration Solutions joint venture are Centerra and Parsons.
The Department of Energy awarded both multi-billion-dollar contracts in December 2019 and both subsequently survived award protests.
