RECOVERY ACTION: Modification to Contract Number DE-AC09-08SR22470 to increase funding in the amount of $231, 573, 031. 87 for Recovery Act Work.

Recovery Action: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Work with Savannah River Nuclear Solutions at Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC

The Recovery Act provided the Department of Energy, Savannah River Operations Office (DOE-SR), increased funding on its existing Management and Operations (M&O) contract with the Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (SRNS) Contract No. DE-AC09-08SR22470. The total amount of funds obligated under this modification is $231,573,031.87 to provide additional funding for EM Closure Activities. The increased funding was awarded under contract modification 090 for Recovery Act Work.

Background:

Contract No. DE-AC09-08SR22470 was awarded on January 10, 2008 to Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC. The base performance period is August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2013, and the contract includes an unexercised option period that runs from August 1, 2013 to July 31, 2018.

The contract was awarded using full and open competitive procedures and allows for in scope work to be performed (increased or decreased) based on budgetary approvals and the availability of funds. For the subject modification, the Recovery Act serves as a budgetary increase which allows for increased work to commence during the contract's base year.