The Energy Department has clarified what it means by the “Notice to Proceed” in its Hanford Site Mission Essential Services Contract, and answered other questions posed by bidders for the business, which could be worth $6 billion over 10 years.
After releasing the final request for proposals on Sept. 20 on the contract, DOE posted answers to industry questions on Oct. 11.
Contractors had pressed the department to clarify what it means by Notice to Proceed (NTP) for the contract. “We understand the definition of NTP to be the notice to begin transition” from the incumbent, the unidentified questioner said.
The Energy Department replied that the contractor will begin performance of the agreement on the date the NTP is issued for the 120-day transition period.
Other questions dealt with issues such as typeface font size and the page limit for the contract proposal.
The current essential services work is held by Mission Support Alliance: a joint venture of Leidos and Centerra Group. That cost-plus-award-fee contract is valued at about $3.2 billion and expires on May 25, 2019.
The winning vendor of what DOE sometimes calls the “landlord” contract for the Washington state facility will handle a variety of services, such as security and emergency response, information technology, land management, overseeing roads and utilities, and overseeing the HAMMER training center.
Proposals for the new contract are due by Nov. 19.
