The Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) still hopes in coming months to award several major contracts, an agency procurement official said Wednesday.
The potential $6 billion Hanford Mission Essential Services contract for the Hanford Site in Washington state could be announced within the next couple months, according to Norbert Doyle, EM deputy assistant secretary for acquisition and project management. This “landlord services” business is currently held by Leidos-led Mission Support Alliance under a $4.3 billion deal.
In addition, new contracts for managing the 222-S Laboratory at Hanford and for paramilitary security at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina could be announced this fall, Doyle said during the Energy Technology & Environmental Business Association business opportunities forum in Aiken, S.C.
Currently, Veolia, by virtue of its acquisition of Wastren Advantage, provides analysis and testing of radioactive waste samples at the 222-S Laboratory. The operations work, including maintenance and support services, is done by AECOM-led Washington River Protection Solutions, as part of its role as contractor for Hanford’s waste tank farms. The federal agency plans to issue a consolidated contract potentially worth $1 billion.
The new SRS paramilitary award could also be worth $1 billion, roughly the same as the incumbent contract held by Centerra.
In addition, Doyle said a final request for proposals for environmental remediation of the Nevada National Security Site could be issued within the next couple months. Navarro has the current contract valued at about $80 million. The new award could be worth up to $400 million. A draft solicitation was issued in July 2018.
