Minority-serving institutions now have until April 8 to file expressions of interest with the contractor running the Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory in South Carolina, according to a procurement update Tuesday.
The prior deadline was March 25 for Minority Serving Institutions, as defined by the Department of Education, to respond to the initial sources sought March 11 notice from Battelle Savannah River Alliance, which operates the national laboratory for DOE’s Office of Environmental Management.
These colleges and universities with high percentages of minority students are invited to file expressions of interest to assist the laboratory with research for the Environmental Management office’s nuclear-weapons cleanup mission. It is part of the DOE nuclear remediation branch’s ongoing efforts to diversify its mostly-white staff and supplier base.
Eligible institutions that send a letter of interest will receive a request for proposals, according to DOE. The primary point of contact is procurement representative Ellen Harrison, [email protected].
In February 2021 Battelle Savannah River Alliance started its five-year, $3.8-billion contract to manage the laboratory, an assignment previously carried out by Fluor-led Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, the prime for the entire Savannah River Site. Along with Battelle, the Battelle Savannah River Alliance counts five regional universities among its members, including South Carolina State, a historically black public university in Orangeburg, S.C.
