The successful bidder for the Department of Energy’s new Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) Core contract could face some of the strongest key personnel-related penalties proposed in recent years. DOE is proposing a fee reduction of $1 million for the early departure of a Program Manager ahead of a two-year commitment, according to a new section of the draft Request for Proposals for the new Idaho contract released yesterday. Contractors could also face fee reductions of $750,000 for the early departure ahead of a two-year commitment for the other two planned key personnel positions for the new contract—ESH&Q Manager and Business Manager.
Notably, the proposed key personnel penalties for the new Idaho cleanup contract are significantly greater than those contained in a number of other cleanup contracts awarded in recent years. For example, DOE’s most recently awarded major cleanup contract—for deactivation services at Paducah—only calls for a fee reduction of $250,000 for the departure of a Program Manager ahead of a two-year commitment, and reductions of $125,000 for the early departure ahead of other key personnel. The proposed fee reductions for the new Idaho contract also are significantly higher than those included in the current contracts at the Idaho site. CH2M-WG Idaho, which is responsible for the bulk of the current cleanup work, does not appear to have any key personnel-related penalties in its contract, while Idaho Treatment Group’s contract to manage the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project calls for a reduction of $100,000 for the departure of a Project Manager ahead of a two-year commitment and reductions of $25,000 for the early departure of other key personnel.