NEW OAK RIDGE SUPPORT CONTRACT COMES UNDER PROTEST

Hanks, Hanks and Associates, LLC, is challenging the Department of Energy’s recent award of a new business and administrative support services contract for the Oak Ridge Operations Office. On March 8, Hanks, Hanks and Associates filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office over DOE’s decision to award the new contract to BEI-JES Oak Ridge LLC (BJOR), a small business that is a joint venture of Brandan Enterprises Inc. of Knoxville, Tenn., and JES Tech of Houston, Texas. The contract is worth $31.5 million and is set to run for five years. Work to be performed under the contract includes procurement and financial assistance document preparation and review; financial pricing review; public affairs support; graphics and photography support; general office administration; payment processing, tracking, and quality control services; security, emergency and operations management, and personnel clearance support; classification program services; records management; and mailroom support .