Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
1/31/2014
The National Nuclear Security Administration this week released its final request for proposals for the follow-on environmental characterization and remediation contract for the Nevada National Security Site. The final RFP includes few major changes from the latest draft version, though unlike earlier versions it makes transition costs a firm-fixed price contract line item. That change came after a potential bidder expressed concern in the latest round of Q&As that placing a ceiling amount on the transition effort would create an unfair advantage for the incumbent. The contract includes a one-year base period starting Oct. 1, 2014, and a four one-year option periods and is open to companies meeting a small business size standard of 500 employees. Responses are due March 14, while past performance requirements are due 10 days earlier.
Work to be performed under the new contract includes environmental characterization and remediation services at corrective action units at the Nevada National Security Site and parts of the Nevada Test and Training Range, including Tonopah Test Range, and radioactive waste acceptance services at generator sites across the country. The current NNSS environmental services contract is held by Navarro Nevada Environmental Services, LLC, made up of Navarro Research and Engineering and INTERA, and is set to expire Sept. 30, 2014. The team has held the contract since 2009.
