Vendors have recently updated protests filed with the Government Accountability Office over two new contract awards, together potentially worth $14 billion, for work at the Energy Department’s Hanford Site in Washington state.
Both additions were filed since Jan. 27 by corporate teams that days earlier filed protests against DOE awards for Hanford Site Mission Essential Services and Central Plateau Cleanup.
The documents themselves have not been posted on the GAO website. However, they are believed to be supplemental versions of the earlier protests, multiple sources said this week. Such filings, which make additional arguments against the contract awards, are not unusual in GAO procurement cases.
On Monday, a group led by Huntington Ingalls Industries again filed a protest document in connection with DOE’s award of a $4 billion, 10-year support services contract to Hanford Mission Integration Solutions, a venture comprised of Leidos, Centerra, and Parsons. A ruling is expected by May 13, according to the GAO website.
On Jan. 27, a group consisting of Bechtel, Tetra Tech, and EnergySolutions again filed a protest against the potential 10-year, $10 billion Hanford Central Plateau Cleanup award to a venture led by AECOM’s government services unit, which effective Monday became a new company called Amentum. Other members of the winning group are Fluor and Atkins. A ruling is expected by May 6.
The GAO website does not offer any details regarding the claims in any of the filings.
The Central Plateau work includes protecting the Columbia River against contamination, deactivation and demolition of structures, and remediation of waste sites. The site support services contract requires the vendor to work as a site-wide landlord for Hanford, overseeing tasks including emergency services, records management, and road maintenance.
The Government Accountability Office tries to issue its rulings within 100 days of the initial protests, meaning it could still make its decisions in April, one source said.
