The Energy Department on Tuesday issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a new small business set-aside contract to provide support services at the Paducah Site in Kentucky.
Incumbent Swift & Staley’s five-year, $185 million contract expires in September. The DOE Office of Environmental Management had said last month it could soon issue a solicitation for a new agreement.
The Cincinnati-based Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center said in a press release that an industry day to discuss the contract with potential vendors is scheduled for Feb. 11 at Paducah.
Questions about the solicitation should be emailed by 4 p.m. ET on Feb. 18 to either DOE Contracting Officer Travis Taggart at [email protected] or to [email protected].
Bids are due to the Energy Department by March 19, according to the cover letter for the procurement.
The winning vendor will be responsible for a wide array of infrastructure support services at Paducah, a former gaseous diffusion plant that for decades enriched uranium to support the U.S. military defense program and then commercial nuclear power generation. The facility is now being remediated by Jacobs-led Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership under a potential 10-year, $1.48 billion contract that began in June 2017.
The infrastructure work includes upkeep of facilities and roads, property management, janitorial services, and upkeep of the site’s vehicle fleet. On Jan. 24, DOE posted dozens of documents on the procurement website, providing information about current tasks being done by Paducah-based Swift & Staley. The documents include the incumbent’s latest reports on activities including moving, snow removal, and records management.
The entire Paducah Site stretches across 3,500 acres near the Ohio River in western Kentucky. About 750 acres are located inside the security fence.
