Contracts & Procurement

Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/30/2015 The Government Accountability Office on Oct. 23 released the record of decision for its Sept. 21 denial of a protest by Gaithersburg, Md.-based Advanced Technologies and Laboratories (ATL) International of a $44.6 million contract to Piketon, Ohio-based Wastren Advantage for analytical services and testing at the Hanford Site’s 222-S Laboratory. […]

WC Monitor 10/30/2015   Bechtel Seeks Subcontractor to Detect Underground Leaks at Hanford WTP Bechtel National is seeking companies interested in providing underground leak detection services at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment Plant, according to a posting on FedBizOpps on Monday. The sources sought notice states that Bechtel, the lead contractor for WTP, and the […]

Dan Parsons Defense Daily 10/30/2015 Northrop Grumman [NOC] has been chosen to build the Air Force’s next-generation long-range bomber, a major aircraft manufacturing contract that is worth an estimated $80 billion. The incumbent manufacturer of the B-2 Spirit bomber beat out a heavyweight team comprised of Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT]. The contract award will significantly shape the defense […]

Westinghouse to Acquire CB&I Nuclear Construction Business Westinghouse Electric announced on Tuesday that it will acquire CB&I Stone and Webster, the nuclear construction and integrated services business of CB&I. The merger excludes the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility project. 

Westinghouse Electric announced on Tuesday that it will acquire CB&I Stone and Webster, the nuclear construction and integrated services business of CB&I. The merger excludes the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility project. 

Northrop Grumman has been chosen to build the Air Force’s next-generation long-range bomber, a major aircraft manufacturing contract that is worth an estimated $80 billion. The incumbent manufacturer of the B-2 Spirit bomber beat out a heavyweight team comprised of Boeing and Lockheed Martin. The contract award will significantly shape the defense aerospace industry for […]

Bechtel National is seeking companies interested in providing underground leak detection services at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment Plant, according to a posting on FedBizOpps yesterday. The sources sought notice states that Bechtel, the lead contractor for WTP, and the Department of Energy are looking for a provider for a “non-invasive method” to locate hidden […]

The Government Accountability Office on Friday released the record of decision behind its Sept. 21 denial of a protest by Gaithersburg, Md.-based Advanced Technologies and Laboratories (ATL) International of a $44.6 million contract to Piketon, Ohio-based Wastren Advantage for analytical services and testing at the Hanford Site’s 222-S Laboratory. ATL, the incumbent contractor for 222-S […]

Members of the Commission to Review the Effectiveness of the National Energy Laboratories (CRENEL) approved last Friday the group’s draft final report that reviews the Department of Energy’s (DOE) national labs and makes recommendations for improvement. CRENEL, established last year, was tasked with determining the extent to which the national labs’ operations align with the DOE’s […]

Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/23/2015 AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. – The Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management plans to award more contracts with a five-year minimum award term, and that incorporate increasingly more fixed-price work scopes, Jack Surash, EM deputy assistant secretary for acquisition and project management, said here yesterday. “I’m going to be looking for […]

Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/23/2015 The Energy Department has chosen Spectra Tech, among six total bidders, for a $31.6 million contract to manage Nuclear Regulatory Commission-regulated spent nuclear fuel storage facilities and licenses for four to five years, according to an announcement this week from DOE’s Office of Environmental Management. The contract will encompass management […]

WC Monitor 10/23/2015 SRNS Receives Letter of Intent for M&O Contract Extension The Energy Department last month sent SRS management and operations contractor Savannah River Nuclear Solutions a letter of intent to extend its current contract beyond the September 2016 expiration date, SRNS President and CEO Carol Johnson said at the ExchangeMonitor Decisionmakers’ Forum this […]

Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/23/2015 A newly released version of a Department of Energy (DOE) Inspector General’s Office (IG) report on coordinated efforts between the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMC) to secure a noncompetitive extension of the management and operating contract at SNL reveals the role of former National Nuclear Security […]

Jeremy L. Dillon NS&D Monitor 10/23/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration has contributed an additional $11.75 million to NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes as the company works toward commercialization of its molybdenum-99 production technology. The contribution is part of one cost-sharing agreement as the NNSA supports companies looking to provide a steady supply of the medical isotope […]

Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/23/2015 The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has awarded a subcontract to Silicon Valley-based Penguin Computing for stockpile stewardship computing services at three National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) laboratories, the NNSA announced this week. The contract supporting the NNSA’s Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASC) program involves a $39 million award to […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 10/23/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration has contributed an additional $11.75 million to NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes as the company works toward commercialization of its molybdenum-99 production technology. The contribution is part of one cost-sharing agreement as the NNSA supports companies looking to provide a steady supply of the medical isotope […]

The Energy Department has chosen Spectra Tech, among six total bidders, for a $31.6 million contract to manage Nuclear Regulatory Commission-regulated spent nuclear fuel storage facilities and licenses for four to five years, according to an announcement yesterday by DOE’s Office of Environmental Management. The contract will encompass management and operation of the Fort Saint […]

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has awarded a subcontract to Silicon Valley-based Penguin Computing for stockpile stewardship computing services at three National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) laboratories, the NNSA announced yesterday. The contract supporting the NNSA’s Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASC) program involves a $39 million award to the company for “7 Petaflops (quadrillion […]

The Atomic Trades and Labor Council and Consolidated Nuclear Security are scheduled to meet Wednesday to establish ground rules and other labor contract pre-negotiation issues, and actual negotiations for Y-12 National Security Complex workers are slated to begin on Monday, Oct. 26. “I’m optimistic that we’re going to get it done and end up with a […]

A newly released version of a Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Inspector General (IG) report on coordinated efforts between Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMC) to secure a noncompetitive extension of the Management and Operating contract at SNL reveals the role of former National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) officials in an […]

Staff Reports WC Monitor 10/16/2015 A federal judge has declined to dismiss a complaint filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Washington Closure Hanford and other businesses over subcontracting practices at the Hanford Site. U.S. Judge Edward Shea ruled against defendants’ request for summary judgment on the complaint brought by the federal government, but […]

Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/16/2015 The Government Accountability Office on Oct. 8 denied Aerostar Perma-Fix TRU Services LLC’s (APT Services) protest of the Energy Department’s June 18 award of a three- to five-year, $123.9 million support services contract for operation of the Oak Ridge Transuranic Waste Processing Center to North Wind Solutions, LLC, according to […]

Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/16/2015 The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking a small business contractor to offer cybersecurity support to its Office of Environment, Health, Safety, and Security (EHSS), according to a sources sought solicitation posted last week. The contractor will “provide technical and administrative support resources to maintain the applications and infrastructure supporting […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 10/16/2015 The Army Corps of Engineers anticipates issuing the request for proposals for the cleanup of the Shallow Land Disposal Area (SLDA) site in Armstrong County, Pa., no later than Dec. 3, 2015, according to a notice posted on FedBizOpps late last week. Army Corps National FUSRAP Program Manager Nicki […]

National Security Technologies (NSTec), the contractor that manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), is seeking a subcontractor for Global Security Directorate technical support services. The contractor’s Global Security Directorate supports U.S. nonproliferation; counterterrorism; and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear detection initiatives. The subcontractor will provide “cyber resiliency and analytics solutions” for international […]

The Army Corps of Engineers anticipates issuing the Request for Proposal for the cleanup of the Shallow Land Disposal Area (SLDA) site in Armstrong County, Pa. no later than December 3, 2015, according to a notice on FedBizOpps late last week. National FUSRAP Program Manager Nicki Fatherly had said last month at the RadWaste Summit […]

The Government Accountability Office on Oct. 8 denied Aerostar Perma-Fix TRU Services’ (APT Services) protest of the Energy Department’s June 18 award of a three- to five-year $123.9 million support services contract for the Oak Ridge Transuranic Waste Processing Center to North Wind Solutions, according to an Oct. 9 press release from DOE’s Office of […]

Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 With the strike at the Pantex Plant settled, Consolidated Nuclear Security will now join the Atomic Trades and Labor Council at the negotiating table in an effort to work out a new long-term labor contract for crafts workers at the Y-12 nuclear weapons facility. CNS manages both Y-12 and Pantex […]

Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 The Department of Energy (DOE) is questioning $1.5 million in “unresolved” subcontract costs with the contractor that managed and operated the Y-12 National Security Complex from 2000 and 2014, according to a DOE Inspector General’s Office (IG) report released this week. Babcock and Wilcox Technical Services Y-12 (B&W Y-12) – […]

Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 The Department of Energy (DOE) is questioning $526,562 in “questioned and unresolved” subcontract costs from fiscal 2013 with the company that manages and operates the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), according to a DOE Inspector General’s Office (IG) report released this week. Los Alamos National Security (LANS), which has operated […]