The deadline for responses to the request for proposals (RFP) to take over management and operations for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Savannah River Site was extended from April 28 to May 13, according to a procurement notice.
The highly anticipated RFP was released late February for a standalone performance-based contract, according to NNSA’s press release on the RFP. The base contract period would be five years, not including a four-month transition period.
Currently, the management and operation at Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C. is run by the Fluor-led joint venture, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS). Huntington Ingalls Industries subsidiary Newport News Nuclear is currently the junior partner in SRNS.
The SRNS contract runs out on Sept. 30, 2026, but there is a 12-month option still remaining on the contract that, if exercised, would extend the contract to Sept. 30, 2027. All information on the RFP and competition will be on NNSA’s contract competition homepage, but FedConnect will be the primary site for disseminating information, NNSA said on its website.