Alissa Tabirian
NS&D Monitor
7/24/2015
Lockheed Martin Corporation, the incumbent in the management and operation contract competition for Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), responded to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) sources sought solicitation for SNL’s management following the current contract’s April 30, 2017 end date.
In a statement to NS&D Monitor, Lockheed spokesman Matt Kramer confirmed the company’s bid, saying, “Lockheed Martin is proud to support the [DOE] and the National Nuclear Security Administration. Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, has been the Management and Operating entity for [SNL] since 1993. We recently submitted our response to the Sources Sought notification expressing our interest in competing for the new contract.”
The “full and open competition” follows revelations by the DOE Inspector General that SNL and Lockheed officials used federal contract funding to lobby federal officials for a contract extension, violating federal regulations. The sources sought solicitation, posted late May with a June 30 response date, notes that the follow-on contract will “[consist] of a four-month transition and a five-year base period with options for up to five additional years.” The notice seeks to identify interested parties “and the likelihood that they would submit an offer in response to a solicitation,” it says.
Spokespeople for contractors Honeywell, CH2M Hill, Battelle, AECOM Technology Corporation, Fluor Corporation, and BWX Technologies declined to comment when asked by NS&D Monitor whether the companies intend to bid on the SNL contract. Bechtel spokesman Fred DeSousa said, “Bechtel remains engaged in the solicitation process and will evaluate the opportunity as the procurement heads toward the RFP stage.”
