NS&D Monitor
10/9/2015
IN THE INDUSTRY
BWX Technologies (BWXT) announced this week that Rex Geveden will become the company’s chief operating officer later this month. Starting Oct. 26, Geveden will execute BWXT’s government and commercial nuclear operations in the U.S. and Canada, the contractor said. Geveden most recently served as executive vice president at Teledyne Technologies, an industrial conglomerate serving aerospace, defense and other industries, and previously worked at NASA for 17 years in positions including chief operating officer. BWXT President and CEO Sandy Baker said in a statement that Geveden’s “background in domestic and international work for both commercial and government clients is an ideal fit for the execution of the BWXT strategic priorities.”
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will extend by three months its contract with Synergy Solutions Inc. (SSI) for personnel security program support services, according to a justification and approval document posted last week. The contract involves personnel security program support services to the agency’s 49,000 contractor and federal employees with security clearances, including "personnel security access authorization adjudicative and processing activities" and background investigations of cleared employees and applicants. SSI, based in Oak Ridge, Tenn., has received several extensions since its initial contract award in November 2009. The latest modification, valued at $1.2 million, extends the period of performance until Dec. 31, which will give the NNSA time to finalize a follow-on contract, the justification says. The justification notes that "SSI is the only responsible source that can provide the required services within the time frame required" and adds that the NNSA is evaluating proposals to award the follow-on contract in December. The latest contract modification will not increase the $38.8 million contract ceiling price, it says.
