This federal contract award is for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) and was issued by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), a component of the U.S. Department of the Navy. The prime contractor is US Ecology Washington Inc., a subsidiary of Republic Services Inc. that specializes in the treatment, disposal, and recycling of hazardous and radioactive waste.
The contract is a single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) vehicle with a ceiling value of $26,473,461.20 and a period of performance through August 2028. It covers the acceptance, transportation, and disposal of Class A, B, and C LLRW materials from various Navy nuclear facilities, with the majority of the work performed at US Ecology's disposal site in Richland, Washington. This contract was originally a sole-source acquisition, as NAVSEA determined that US Ecology was the only contractor capable of providing the full scope of LLRW disposal services required. The contract is not set aside for any particular business type.