The Department of Energy’s final solicitation for small business nuclear deactivation and demolition contractors has hit the streets.
Responses to the DOE Office of Environmental Management final request for proposals (RFP) is June 26 for the Small Business Nationwide Deactivation, Decommissioning and Removal procurement, the agency said in the cover letter published Friday.
The DOE envisions issuing multiple indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity awards to be carried out between fiscal 2024 and 2034 with a maximum combined value of up to $2 billion, according to a services and price document. The guaranteed minimum value of services could be as little as $10,000, according to the document.
The RFP has been described by DOE procurement executives as a small business companion to the tranche of deactivation, decommissioning, and removal contracts awarded to larger companies almost three years ago.
“The purpose of this procurement is to establish a contract vehicle DOE can use at sites nationwide to acquire timely, cost-effective, legally sound DD&R [deactivation, decommissioning and removal] and associated support services from Small Businesses to further the government’s mission toward reducing environmental liabilities,” the agency said in the performance work statement. This includes taking down and removing old contaminated structures around the old weapons complex that are no longer being used.
The agency said it plans to consider past performance, organization and staffing along with key personnel in making its procurement decisions.
DOE issued a request for information on the small business solicitation in late August 2022 and feedback from that inquiry has been incorporated in the final RFP, the Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center said in the documents released Friday.
