Under the firm-fixed-price deal, Portsmouth Mission Alliance will provide what amounts to support service required for the actual cleanup effort at the former uranium enrichment facility, DOE said in its press release. The deal includes a three-year base period and a 22-month option, DOE said.
The yearlong competition, which kicked off with a final request for proposals in December 2014, drew seven bids. DOE did not disclose the identities of the losing bidders. The award was a 100-percent set-aside for small businesses.
Portsmouth Mission Alliance now must provide services including: surveillance, maintenance and repair of facilities; janitorial services; grounds maintenance, snow removal, and pest control; roadway/parking lot maintenance; computing, telecommunication, and cyber security; fleet management; real and personal property management; records management and document control; safeguards and security; environment, safety, health and quality program; and training services.
The roughly 70-year-old Portsmouth site, located about 100 miles south of Columbus, Ohio, produced highly enriched uranium for nuclear weapons and low-enriched uranium for commercial reactors. Fluor-B&W Portsmouth of Piketon is DOE’s prime contractor on the cleanup.