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 were adjusted to line up with the modified transition periods, DOE said. Previously, the Mission Support Alliance deal ran through Nov. 25 under a for six month extension granted in March, while CH2M’s pact ran through Sept. 30, under a 12-month extension granted August 2019.
The Department of Energy did respond to an inquiry on the value of the contract extensions by deadline Friday.
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.
The new Hanford Mission Integration Solutions contract is potentially worth $4 billion over 10 years if all options are exercised. The contractor will provide landlord-type services including security, road maintenance, information systems, record-keeping and management of the management of the Hammer federal training facility.
The new Central Plateau Cleanup contract is potentially worth $10 billion over a 10-year ordering period. The work includes deactivation, decommissioning and demolition of old facilities as well as remediation of waste sites, and protecting the Columbia River from contamination. The contractor must also comply with state and federal legal requirements, including the Tri-Party Agreement between the state, DOE and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
