Contracts & Procurement

$135M Sale of G4S Gov’t Solutions to Private Equity Firm Completed Nov. 24 Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 12/5/2014 After being acquired by private equity firm Alvarez & Marsal Capital Security Holdings, security firm G4S Government Solutions has a new name, the Centerra Group, and new plans for expansion under its new owners, President and CEO […]

$135 Million Sale of G4S Gov’t Solutions to Private Equity Firm Completed Nov. 24 Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 12/5/2014 After being acquired by private equity firm Alvarez & Marsal Capital Security Holdings, security firm G4S Government Solutions has a new name, the Centerra Group, and new plans for expansion under its new owners, President and […]

DOE Releases Small Business RFP for Los Alamos Restoration Plan WC Monitor 12/5/2014 The Department of Energy last month issued a Request for Proposals for a Natural Resources Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan for Los Alamos National Laboratory. The procurement is set aside for small businesses meeting a 500 employee size standard, and proposals are […]

Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 12/5/2014 Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration projects continue to be plagued by cost estimating weaknesses, the Government Accountability Office said last week in a report that criticizes DOE/NNSA for not implementing best practices for cost estimating across the complex. Requirements for implementing best practices are inconsistent, the GAO […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 12/5/2014 Natural Resources Canada last week extended the deadline for submittals to the Request for Response Evaluation on the government’s procurement to manage Atomic Energy of Canada Limited’s nuclear laboratories. The extension adds an additional month to the RFRE end-date, with the final response intake date now at Jan. 5, […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 12/5/2014 The Department of Energy plans to issue a Request for Proposal in early December for the design and prototype fabrication of railcars to transport high-level nuclear waste, according to a pre-solicitation notice issued in late November. DOE plans to issue the RFP around Dec. 8 with an estimated award […]

A second extension may be in the works for the deadline to submit bids on the new contract to manage the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Transuranic Waste Processing Center. While DOE has already provided one extension, moving the deadline to Dec. 11, several potential bidders have asked the Department for approximately another two weeks […]

INTERA has dropped its pending challenges against Navarro Research and Engineering’s win of the new Nevada National Security Site environmental programs services contract. INTERA had filed a protest over Navarro’s win with the Government Accountability Office, and was in the midst of appealing a determination by the Small Business Administration that Navarro met the size […]

Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration projects continue to be plagued by cost estimating weaknesses, the Government Accountability Office said yesterday in a report that criticizes DOE/NNSA for not implementing best practices for cost estimating across the complex. Requirements for implementing best practices are inconsistent, the GAO said, noting that the Department’s 2010 […]

The Centerra Group, the security firm previously known as G4S Government Solutions that was acquired by private equity firm Alvarez & Marsal Capital Security Holdings, is planning an ambitious expansion under its new owners, President and CEO Paul Donahue told NS&D Monitor yesterday. Speaking a day after the $135 million sale of the company—once known […]

The Department of Energy yesterday officially extended the proposal due date for the Oak Ridge Transuranic Waste Processing Center procurement from Dec. 1 to Dec. 11. DOE posted an amendment to the procurement yesterday that also formally incorporated into the Request for Proposals its responses to industry Q&As. The TWPC is used to prepare contact- […]

CH2M Hill earlier this week dropped its share price by more than 20 percent, to $45.93 per share, from a price set in mid-August of $60.20 per share. The drop, which resulted in CH2M Hill’s lowest share price since February 2012, came as the company also announced a net loss of $131 million for the […]

Natural Resources Canada extended yesterday the deadline for submittals to the Request for Response Evaluation on the government’s procurement to manage Atomic Energy of Canada Limited’s nuclear laboratories. The extension adds an additional month to the already extended RFRE end-date. The final response intake date is now Jan. 5, 2014, with a Jan. 30, 2015 […]

Companies interested in bidding on the new Paducah infrastructure contract are getting a little extra time to submit questions on the Request for Proposals to the Department of Energy. In a notice issued Nov. 24, DOE said it is reopening the Q&A period through noon on Dec. 1 to “allow Offerors to submit questions to […]

Alvarez & Marsal Capital Security Holdings yesterday completed its $135 million purchase of security contractor G4S Government Solutions, which will be known as Centerra Group, LLC. The completion of the sale is expected to be announced today, NS&D Monitor has learned. The sale from United Kingdom-based parent company G4S includes $80 million in cash and […]

Bidders for operations of the Oak Ridge Transuranic Waste Processing facility will likely get a Thanksgiving reprieve, as the Department of Energy says it plans to extend the proposal due date from Dec. 1 to “at least” Dec. 11, according to a DOE notice. The Department plans to issue a formal amendment extending the proposal […]

The Department of Energy plans to issue a Request for Proposal in early December for the design and prototype fabrication of railcars to transport high-level nuclear waste, a pre-solicitation notice late last week said. DOE plans to issue the RFP around Dec. 8 with an award estimated date of July 1, 2015. According to the notice, […]

The National Nuclear Security Administration is splitting its Office of Secure Transportation support services contract into three parts to help boost small business interest in the contracts, the NNSA said last week. The current OST support services contract is held by New Mexico-based Innovative Technology Partnerships, but the follow-on contracts will be broken into five-year […]

The Department of Energy’s lengthy procurement for a new support services contract for the Office of Legacy Management may be soon coming to an end, with a third award decision set to come in the next few weeks, though it remains to be seen if unsuccessful bidders will continue to challenge the Department‘s decision. DOE […]

Companies looking to bid on the new Paducah infrastructure contract now have an additional week to prepare and submit proposals. The Department of Energy extended the bid deadline to Dec. 12, from Dec. 5, in an amendment to the Request for Proposals for the new contract issued Nov. 21. The new contract is being set-aside […]

The Department of Energy late last week issues a request for proposals for a Natural Resources Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan for Los Alamos National Laboratory. The procurement is set aside for small businesses meeting a 500 employee size standard, and proposals are due Jan. 5. The assessment and plan come out of a 2008 […]

Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 A high emphasis on past performance and a lack of focus on broad manufacturing approaches could dissuade some companies from bidding on the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Kansas City National Security Campus contract, industry officials have told NS&D Monitor. The NNSA said earlier this month that it was planning to […]

Formerly Known as Wackenhut, Security Contract Bought by Alvarez & Marsal Capital Security Holdings Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 G4S Government Solutions will be sold to the private equity firm Alvarez & Marsal Capital Security Holdings, LLC, for $135 million, its parent company said last week. G4S, the global security company based in the United […]

WC Monitor 11/21/2014 IN DOE The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management plans to hold a new Business Opportunity Forum next month. Topics to be discussed at the meeting, according to a notice issued late last week, will include ongoing and upcoming procurement activities, as well as “contractor cost/pricing information.” The meeting is scheduled […]

Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 After the failed Antares rocket launch late last month prompted ATK leadership to review the planned merger of its aerospace and defense businesses with the rocket’s manufacturer Orbital Sciences, ATK has decided to follow through with the move, the company announced this week. “Since the incident, the companies have conducted […]

Final RFP Could Slip Into New Year Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 11/21/2014 KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—As the Department of Energy continues to consider concerns raised by industry about the draft Request for Proposals for the new Idaho Cleanup Project Core contract, release of a final RFP  could be pushed into the new year, DOE Office of Environmental […]

Mike Nartker WC Monitor 11/21/2014 CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Co. earned approximately $5 million in award fee for its work at Hanford in Fiscal Year 2013, the last year in the base period for its contract, according to information the Department of Energy released late this week. The Department gave CHPRC a rating of “excellent” […]

NRC Extends MOX Construction Deadline NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission last week extended the construction authorization deadline for completion of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility by 10 years until March 30, 2025. Contractor CB&I AREVA MOX Services requested the extension in May after delays in construction due to funding cuts and delays […]

New £1.5B Procurement for Sellafield Suppliers Moves to Next Phase Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 11/21/2014 Sellafield Limited’s Decommissioning Delivery Partnership procurement for new cleanup suppliers has moved into the invitation to tender phase, the company announced this week. The next step in the procurement comes after a notice and pre-qualification were issued in June, and […]

DOJ Declines to Intervene in Subcontracting Fraud Lawsuit Against CHPRC WC Monitor 11/21/2014 The U.S. Department of Justice has declined to intervene in a lawsuit accusing CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Co. of committing fraud related to subcontract awards. CH2M Hill awarded subcontracts to a joint venture of Phoenix Enterprises Northwest and Acquisition Business Consultants (ABC), […]