RECOVERY - Deactivation, demolition, and removal of the Separations Process Research Unit Nuclear Facilities

RECOVERY ACTION - The Task Order DE-AT30-08CC60014/SP16 is a Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF) contract that was awarded to Washington Group International, Inc. (WGI).  The Task Order has received additional American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding in the amount of $29,000,000 (modifications 020, 021, and 027) to cover the costs associated with the current Task Order work scope, as well as the acceleration of the work efforts from a completion date of December 2011 to September 2011.  The scope of the effort is to obtain all services for deactivation, demolition, and removal of the Separations Process Research Unit (SPRU) nuclear faculties (building G2, Building H2 and Tank Enclosures); cleanup and environmental restoration of the underlying and surrounding contaminated soil; and decontamination of piping tunnel connecting the SPRU facilities to other operating facilities.  

Additionally, Recovery Act funds will be used for:

a.        The Temporary Access Road which includes the retaining wall, relocation of two utilities, grading, gravel road surface, and an access gate.

b.       Building G2 and Pipe Tunnel - The G2 and Pipe Tunnel scope of work includes all activities associated with deactivation, decontamination, and demolition of the G2 building and demolition of the portion of the tunnel system below Building G2 and connecting Building G2 and H2.  This includes incidental soil removal required for the D&D, and restoration of the wall interface between buildings G1 and G2.  The activity also includes the removal, packaging, transportation, and disposal of low-level radioactive waste and non-radioactive waste, and removal only for mixed low-level waste and transuranic waste, if present.

c.        Building H2 and Tank Enclosures - The building H2 and Tank Enclosure scope of work includes all activities associated with deactivation, decontamination, and demolition of the H2 builidng and demolition of the tank enclosures.  The scope also includes incidental soil removal required for the D&D of the H2 and tank enclosure.  The activity also includes the removal, packaging, transportation, and disposal of low-level radioactive waste and non-radioactive waste, and removal only for mixed low-level waste and transuranic waste, if present.

Rationale for using other than a fixed price and/or competitive award:

The work discussed herein is the same work that is currently required in the original task order statement of work as awarded.  Therefore, additional competition was not required.  The original Task Order was a Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF) contract.  Modifying this task order to add additional area does not change the risk assessment of the work, so maintaining a CPIF type is appropriate.  The contractor will be encouraged wherever possible to award subcontracts utilizing fixed price/competitive award.