WASHINGTON, DC – January 10, 2005. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced
that North Wind Paducah Cleanup Company LLC has been awarded a $302,962,661
small business contract to perform environmental remediation and waste
management activities at the department’s Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in
Paducah, Ky. The contract will run through September 30,
2009 and provides incentives to the contractor for managing costs effectively
while completing the cleanup work.
A second small business contract for infrastructure and maintenance
activities at
Paducah is currently in the procurement
process.
“The Department of Energy is proud to support President Bush’s Small Business
Agenda by awarding large-scale cleanup contracts like this to small businesses,”
said Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham. “We are pleased to be moving forward
with work that will reduce risk, further cleanup and protect the environment at
Paducah.”
North Wind Paducah Cleanup Company will be responsible for groundwater and
soil remedial actions, removing legacy waste, decontamination and
decommissioning (D&D) facilities, operating the site waste storage facilities,
surveillance and maintenance activities, as well as other activities. The
company takes over from Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC, whose contract expires
March 31, 2005.
North Wind Paducah Cleanup Company, LLC is an 8(a) small disadvantaged
women-owned business.
DOE’s Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office will manage three major contractors
at the
Paducah site under the department’s Office of
Environmental Management. This office is responsible for the remediation
contract, a yet-to-be-awarded infrastructure contract, and the ongoing work of
Uranium Disposition Services LLC, which is responsible for the Depleted Uranium
Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion Project. Opportunities will likely be
available for various subcontracts awarded by the major contractors for specific
tasks.
The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, owned by the U.S. Department of Energy,
was constructed in the mid-1950s to manufacture enriched uranium for commercial
and defense use. DOE oversees site cleanup. The plant still operates through a
lease with the United States Enrichment Corporation, which supplies enriched
uranium for commercial use.
Media contact: Joe Davis, 202/586-4940
