Prospective bidders for the Energy Department’s potential five-year, $250-million support services contract at the Paducah Site in Kentucky should plan for a 60-day transition from the incumbent.
In 30 pages of answers to contractor questions, posted March 5 on the procurement website for DOE’s Office of Environmental Management, the agency noted that some references in the recently released request for proposals incorrectly allude to a 90-day transition.
The incumbent, Paducah-based Swift & Staley, has a five-year, $192 million contract that runs through September. Bids on the new deal are due by March 19.
The landlord-type work includes tasks such as property management, safeguards and security, snow removal, records management, and preparation of briefings and public documents.
Swift & Staley was among the companies that sent representatives to the industry day last month. Others kicking the tires on the small business set-aside contract included Atkins, GEM Technologies, and Navarr0 Research and Engineering.
In response to one question, DOE said about 99% of the records maintained on-site by the incumbent are electronic. The winning vendor must ensure pest control is done, although it can be subcontracted.
Potential vendors peppered DOE with questions on the degree of road maintenance, light replacements, and grounds upkeep required in recent years at the former gaseous diffusion complex. Responding to a number of queries, the agency said it does not track such data in detail and suggested instead that contractors look at task orders previously performed at Paducah.
On another question about maintaining the Paducah rail system, DOE said the contractor is responsible for making sure the rail lines are maintained – not actually running the locomotives that transport various supplies into the complex.
