DOE Evaluating Bids for Follow-Up Contract
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
1/23/2015
As the Department of Energy evaluates bids for a new contract to operate the Oak Ridge Transuranic Waste Processing Center, DOE late last week extended by six months the current contract held by incumbent Wastren Advantage. WAI’s contract to run the TWPC had been set to run out this month, but DOE has approved the six-month extension running until July 15, according to DOE Oak Ridge spokesman Mike Koentop. Bids for the follow-up TWPC contract were due Dec. 23 and DOE is anticipating a one-and-a-half-month transition period for the five-year contract starting on May 16 that will be completed on July 1, 2015. WAI is not leading a bid of its own for the new contract because it does not meet the size standard being used for the procurement, but is part of another team.
The TWPC is used to prepare contact- and remote-handled transuranic waste at Oak Ridge for off-site disposal. The new contract to operate the facility is being set aside for small businesses that meet a $38.5 million size standard, and is expected to be worth $100 million to $300 million. It is set to run for up to five years, consisting of a three-year base period and one two-year option period.
