Mike Nartker
WC Monitor
10/31/2014
The Department of Energy late last week issued a draft Request for Proposals for the new contract to manage Nuclear Regulatory Commission-licensed facilities at the Department’s Idaho site and in Colorado. The new contract, which is being set aside for small businesses, would cover the Fort St. Vrain facility; the Three Mile Island-2 (TMI-2) ISFSI facility at the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center (INTEC) in Idaho; and the Idaho Spent Fuel Facility (ISFF) license. The new contract is set to be a firm-fixed-price contract that includes a cost reimbursable contract line item (CLIN), and it is expected to run for up to five years, consisting of a four-year base period and a one-year option period.
According to the draft RFP, four criteria will be used to evaluate bids on the new contract—Criterion 1, Relevant Past Performance; Criterion 2, Relevant Experience; Criterion 3, Technical and Management Approach and Understanding; and Criterion 4, Key Personnel and Organizational Structure. The draft RFP states, “The criteria (Criteria 1, 2, 3 and 4) are in descending order of importance. Criterion 1 Criterion 2, and Criterion 3 are equal in importance. Criterion 1, Criterion 2, and Criterion 3 are each slightly more important than Criterion 4.” According to DOE’s acquisition forecast website, the Department currently expects to issue final RFP for the new contract in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2015, with an award decision to be made in the fourth quarter of FY 2015.
