The Energy Department and some of its leading contractors are keeping quiet as the agency reviews bids for the new liquid waste contract at the Savannah River Site.
The current contract with Savannah River Remediation (SRR) is set to expire in four months, and DOE has previously said it would award the follow-on deal in the first quarter of 2017. However, it would not confirm that schedule this week: “DOE does not publicly comment on ongoing procurement actions,” a spokesperson said by email.
The new contract is expected to be worth up to approximately $6 billion over 10 years. That term is made up of an eight-year base and an option to renew for the remaining two years.
Savannah River Remediation is rounding out an eight-year, $4.1 billion contract that expires on June 30. AECOM leads the consortium, with partners Bechtel National, CH2M, and BWX Technologies. Each of the four companies registered representatives for the April 2016 presolicitation conference on the contract, alongside other major DOE contractors including Fluor, Parsons, AREVA, Honeywell, and EnergySolutions.
BWXT spokesman Jud Simmons said Wednesday the company is interested in a number of DOE contracts, but would not presently discuss details regarding “contracts we are pursuing or other companies with whom we would partner.”
A Bechtel official also declined to discuss specifics of the contract. In July, the company said it would “carefully evaluate the opportunity.” An industry source subsequently told Weapons Complex Monitor that Bechtel is part of a team bidding on the work.
AECOM and CH2M did not respond to inquiries Wednesday. In April, AECOM spokesman Keith Wood said the company is “extremely interested in continuing our success in cleaning up SRS, specifically within the liquid waste program.”
