HPM Corp., the Hanford occupational medical services provider at Hanford, earned 91.7 percent of the fee available in fiscal 2016, according to a notification it received from the Department of Energy last week. It earned $302,610 of the $330,000 available, according to a summary prepared by DOE. The evaluation showed a small improvement over the previous fiscal year. In fiscal 2015, HPMC received almost 90 percent of the fee available, or $287,680 out of the $320,000 possible.
HPMC received an “excellent” rating in the category of Worker Health and Well-Being for fiscal 2016. Its rating was “very good” for the remaining categories, “Customer Satisfaction” and “Operational Effectiveness.” “The contractor exceeded the majority of performance goals and objectives for the performance period,” DOE said in the summary.
DOE found no significant deficiencies, but did say HPMC needed to reassess communication protocols to ensure workers fully understand medical evaluation activities. Business and contract management also could use improvement, according to the summary. DOE praised its contractor for working with other Hanford cleanup contractors to minimize workers’ time away from work. HPMC also coordinated with other contractors to provide staffing and services outside of the normal business hours identified in the contract.
HPMC’s contract included an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract line item and the first task order under it was issued in fiscal 2016. HPMC responded quickly to the task order to provide additional support for tank farm activities. Although DOE did not specify the activities, HPMC saw several dozen workers for possible exposure to tank farm vapors in fiscal 2016.
HPMC was awarded the occupational medical service contract in 2012 with an estimated value of $99 million for work through September 2018. DOE released a request for information from companies interested in the next occupational medical services provider a year ago, but has yet to release a draft request for proposals.
