Monitoring the high burn-up long term storage cask demonstration project

Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
89243218CNE000001
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$18,897,805

Award facts

Opportunity
Contract value 88% obligated
  • $20,030,461.51 Current, with exercised options
  • $21,416,195.11 Potential, with all options
Completion date 80% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Funding agency
Office of Nuclear Energy Department of Energy
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
Pricing
Cost Sharing
Place of performance
Charlotte, NC 28262, USA
Legislative mandates

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Exercise an Option P00023 $360,000
Funding Only Action P00022 $40,000
Funding Only Action P00021 · MOD 21: this modification: $1,620,831
Exercise an Option P00020 $2,227,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00019 · This modification increases the estimated cost value. No new scope has been added. $1,903,583
Funding Only Action P00018 · The purpose of this modification is to obligate funding to clin 6 and clin 7 $864,067
Other Administrative Action P00017 · The purpose of this modification is to exercise option year 6, clin 0007 $0
Funding Only Action P00016 · The purpose of this modification is to incrementally fund clin 6 $122,553
Other Administrative Action P00015 · The purpose of this modification is to incrementally fund and increase the ceiling of clin 6 and to decrease the ceiling of clin 10 $1,282,000
Funding Only Action P00014 · The purpose of this modification is to incrementally fund clin 6 in the amount of $334,409 $334,409
Other Administrative Action P00013 · The purpose of this modification is to approve the disposal of two (2) thermocouples $0
Exercise an Option P00012 · The purpose of this modification is to exercise an option and to provide funding for clin 005 and 006 $900,000
Other Administrative Action P00011 · The purpose of this modification is to increase the ceiling of clin 5, reduce the ceiling of clin 10 and incrementally fund clin 5 $761,778
Exercise an Option P00010 · The purpose of this modification is to exercise option year 4 and add funding to clin 005 in the amount of $938,222. $938,222
Change Order P00009 · The purpose of this modification is to provide funding for clin 004 in the amount of $1,124,297. $1,124,297
Exercise an Option P00008 · The purpose of this modification is add funding to clin 0003 and exercise option year 3 $591,752
Other Administrative Action P00007 · The purpose of this modification is to update attachment e, equipment list, obligate the remaining funds of $778,393.89 to clin 00003, update COR from brayton… $778,394
Exercise an Option P00006 $923,898
Definitize Change Order P00005 $0
Exercise an Option P00004 $1,911,342
Other Administrative Action P00003 $0
Definitize Letter Contract P00002 $0
Definitize Letter Contract P00001 $0
Original award $2,213,679
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About this award

The Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy awarded a definitive contract to Electric Power Research Institute Inc. for monitoring and research and development of the high burn-up long-term storage cask demonstration project on October 16, 2018, with a ceiling value of $21.4 million and ultimate completion October 15, 2028. This award carries cost-sharing pricing and required incremental funding of $1.62 million in modification 21 (the latest modification described in the source).

Place of performance is Charlotte, NC. The contract addresses long-term storage and transportation research for high burn-up spent nuclear fuel, including instrumented cask demonstration, temperature and gas-sampling data collection, NRC licensing activities, and technical support for DOE's dry-storage research program.

Orano Federal Services LLC provides subcontracted support for cask storage, monitoring, maintenance, and regulatory compliance activities. In FY2025, the contract invoiced $2.2 million across 0.8 FTEs and 1,759 contractor hours, with 61% of hours subcontracted. Government-paid blended rates have risen substantially over the contract life, reaching $1,256.94 per hour in FY2025. The contract remains active through its October 2028 completion date.

Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
Orano Federal Services LLC MONITORING THE HIGH BURN-UP LONG TERM STORAGE CASK DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Orano Federal Services supports EPRI in storing, monitoring, and maintaining a high… $2,212,243
Orano Federal Services LLC MONITORING THE HIGH BURN-UP LONG TERM STORAGE CASK DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Continuation of the High Burn-up Dry Storage Cask Demonstration Project $2,319,281
Orano Federal Services LLC MONITORING THE HIGH BURN-UP LONG TERM STORAGE CASK DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Experimental and analytical work that can be conducted immediately, without any… $805,534
Orano Federal Services LLC THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO EXERCISE OPTION YEAR 6, CLIN 0007 The overall project is to provide data on the conditions of HBU fuel under typical… $1,386,065
Orano Federal Services LLC THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO EXERCISE OPTION YEAR 6, CLIN 0007 The overall project is to provide data on the conditions of HBU fuel under typical… $75,000
Orano Federal Services LLC THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO INCREMENTALLY FUND CLIN 6 IN THE AMOUNT OF $334,409 Monitoring the High Burn-up Long Term Storage Cask Demonstration… $314,290
Orano Federal Services LLC MONITORING THE HIGH BURN-UP LONG TERM STORAGE CASK DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Monitoring and continued research and development in the high burn-up, large-scale,… $796,558
Orano Federal Services LLC MONITORING THE HIGH BURN-UP LONG TERM STORAGE CASK DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Experimental and analytical work that can be conducted immediately, without any… $961,785
Orano Federal Services LLC MONITORING THE HIGH BURN-UP LONG TERM STORAGE CASK DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Experimental and analytical work that can be conducted immediately, without any… $900,000
Orano Federal Services LLC MONITORING THE HIGH BURN-UP LONG TERM STORAGE CASK DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Experimental and analytical work that can be conducted immediately, without any… $1,892,085
Orano Federal Services LLC MONITORING THE HIGH BURN-UP LONG TERM STORAGE CASK DEMONSTRATION PROJECT High Burn-up Fuel Cask Research and Development Project Phase III $48,643
Orano Federal Services LLC MONITORING THE HIGH BURN-UP LONG TERM STORAGE CASK DEMONSTRATION PROJECT UNDEFINITIZED AWARD Long-term storage and transportation of high burnup fuel (HBU,… $156,000
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Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 89243218CNE000001?

89243218CNE000001 was awarded to Electric Power Research Institute Inc. by National Nuclear Security Administration (Department of Energy) on October 16, 2018.

How much is contract 89243218CNE000001 worth?

The government has obligated $18,897,805 on 89243218CNE000001. Its current value, with exercised options, is $20,030,462. Its potential value, with all options, is $21,416,195.

Which agency awarded contract 89243218CNE000001?

National Nuclear Security Administration (Department of Energy) awarded 89243218CNE000001, with funding from Office of Nuclear Energy (Department of Energy).

Was contract 89243218CNE000001 competed?

The extent of competition for 89243218CNE000001 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.

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