Brian Bradley
NS&D Monitor
7/10/2015
Beating out at least one other bidder, incumbent Honeywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies has won the management and operations contract for the Kansas City National Security Campus, which will extend the contractor’s 15-plus-year tenure running the facility, according to a press release posted today by the National Nuclear Security Administration. “Our non-nuclear production capabilities are critical to our national security, and Honeywell FM&T represents the best value to the government,” said NNSA Administrator Frank Klotz. “Honeywell has demonstrated excellent performance in advancing NNSA’s enduring mission at NSC and this award creates workforce stability for another decade.”
Babcock & Wilcox announced its bid in February, after NNSA announced in November it would recompete the contract for the first time since 2000. While the request for proposals also generated interest from Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, BAE Systems, Raytheon and IBM, NNSA spokeswoman Shelley Laver declined to tell NS&D Monitor exactly how many and which companies ultimately bid on the contract, citing source selection sensitivity. Many companies shied away from the opportunity after the RFP was released with a strong emphasis on past performance, nuclear manufacturing and with no technical plan required, NS&D Monitor reported in February. Honeywell’s current contract expires on Sept. 30.
“Honeywell has a long-standing track record of delivering exceptional solutions to the DOE’s [NNSA] in support of a more responsive and cost-effective nuclear security enterprise,” Honeywell spokeswoman Shaunda Parks wrote to NS&D Monitor in a Friday email. “ We are committed to our Kansas City and New Mexico communities and to the future of the National Security Campus, bringing innovative manufacturing management and technology solutions to our customer.”
The Kansas City Plant is one of the weapons complex’s highest performing sites. The contract to run the NNSA’s main non-nuclear production plant is envisioned as a five-year base contract with up to five years’ worth of options. The budget for the plant is approximately $900 million per year, or $9 billion over the 10-year length of the contract.
