At least for now, the Department of Energy will not extend the April 9 proposal deadline for a solicitation for a new five-year Technical Support Services contract at the Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office.
In a set of questions and answers posted last week, DOE turned down a questioner who asked the final request for proposals (RFP) deadline be extended two weeks until April 23. “No. DOE does not anticipate extending the due date for proposals,” the agency said.
The RFP was published in late February and proposals are due by 4 p.m. Eastern Time on April 9. Dozens of businesses showed at least enough interest to kick the tires during a January pre-solicitation session.
During the 60-day transition period from incumbent Pro2Serve, the winning contractor will be expected to set up offices at all three locations: the Portsmouth Site in Ohio; the Paducah Site in Kentucky; and the central office at Lexington, Ky., according to DOE.
A $179-million contract held by Pro2Serve’s Enterprise Technical Assistance Services runs through March 2025.
DOE is shopping for a small business provider of administrative and technical support to the agency and its contractors serving the two former gaseous diffusion plant campuses.
