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DOE intends to extend the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project contract for four months as competition for long-term contract continues.
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Scene from inside the Advanced
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U.S. Department of Energy intends to extend by four months its contract with the
company currently operating the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP)
at the department’s Idaho site, so it can conduct discussions with companies
competing for an anticipated six-year AMWTP contract.These discussions will help ensure that the government
receives the best offers possible on the next contract to
operate the waste treatment facility. Extending the current
contract also helps ensure that DOE continues to meet its
transuranic waste shipping deadlines under the 1995 Idaho
Settlement Agreement, as the procurement process continues for
the upcoming contract.
Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC’s period of performance on the
current contract ends September 30, 2009. DOE’s intent is to
extend that contract for four months through January 31, 2010,
with two (2) one-month options to extend the contract up through
March 31, 2010. The anticipated dollar value of this four
month
extension is $44.6 million.
The contractor that DOE ultimately selects to operate the
AMWTP for six years under a Cost-Plus-Award Fee contract with
performance-based incentives will be responsible for waste
processing and disposal of transuranic and mixed low-level waste
at the Idaho site’s Transuranic Storage Area. The contractor
selected will retrieve, characterize, treat (as necessary),
package, and otherwise process and dispose of the remaining
waste at the AMWTP. The end objective is to disposition all of
the waste at an appropriate disposal facility.
For additional information on the Department of Energy’s
Office of Environmental Management and the Idaho site, visit
http://www.em.doe.gov or
http://www.id.doe.gov
Editorial Date July 23, 2009
By Brad Bugger
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