The Department of Energy’s cleanup field office at the Oak Ridge Site intends to modify its current deal with United Cleanup of Oak Ridge (UCOR) for more transuranic waste processing and treatment at the Tennessee complex.
“The services include the safe, compliant, and cost-effective operations and maintenance of the Melton Valley Solid Waste Storage Facilities for processing and storage of solid contact-handled and remote-handled transuranic waste,” according to the Sept. 2 sole-source notice.
The DOE Office of Environmental Management said in SAM.gov that it would not seek competitive bids because Amentum-led UCOR is “already responsible for the operation of the Transuranic Waste Processing Center, which provides exclusive mixed transuranic waste processing and treatment capabilities that are necessary for multiple sites as a remedy for the disposition of transuranic waste that has no path to final disposition.”
UCOR, which is also the Oak Ridge environmental site prime, took over operation of the Transuranic Waste Processing Center from North Wind Group in November 2022.
While the announcement is not a solicitation, any company wishing to compete for the business has 15 days, until 4 p.m. on Sept. 17, to file a notice of interest and capability statement with DOE.