The Energy Department could debrief parties on the recently awarded Savannah River Site liquid waste management contract as early as Oct. 26, a source said Tuesday.
DOE announced last Thursday that Savannah River EcoManagement, a partnership of BWX Technologies, Bechtel National, and Honeywell International, had won a contract valued at $4.7 billion over 10 years at the South Carolina facility. The agreement includes a transition period of 90 days, according to a DOE news release.
The procurement process includes the opportunity for other bidders to receive DOE debriefings. A source said Tuesday that at least one such debriefing is expected Oct. 26. A second source expected each bidding team, including the winner, to be briefed. All sessions will likely be conducted within the same week in Aiken, S.C., the source said.
Such debriefing sessions allow the parties that did not get the contract to learn some of the reasoning behind the DOE selection. Information learned during debriefings could influence a losing party’s decision on whether to file a protest of the contract award.
The incumbent contract is held by Savannah River Remediation, a team led by AECOM with partners Bechtel National, CH2M, and BWXT.
DOE’s Office of Environmental Management said it received three bid proposals in response to the solicitation for the liquid waste contract. Along with the EcoManagement team, AECOM and CH2M remained partners in the bidding, while the third group was believed to be comprised of Fluor and Westinghouse Government Services.
