January 11, 2024

Cincinnati – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) issued a Final Request for Proposal for the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) Phase 1B cleanup at the WVDP site in western New York. 

The Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity contract will be an end state contract with a maximum value of up to $3.0 billion. The contract will include a 10-year ordering period; and performance task orders issued before the end of the contract ordering period shall not exceed five years beyond the end of the contract ordering period. The contract includes requirements for meaningful work to be performed by small businesses and a community commitment clause. 

This contract will replace the WVDP Phase 1 Decommissioning – Facility Disposition contract currently held by CH2M Hill – BWXT West Valley, LLC, which will expire February 28, 2025. The goal of the contract is to achieve results toward completion of the EM mission at WVDP by accomplishing the maximum amount of environmental cleanup within the 10-year ordering period. EM is using a selection process for this procurement that focuses the evaluation of offers on key personnel, past performance, management approach, and cost and fee/profit to support a qualifications-based selection of the offeror that represents the best value to the government. 

Remediation work at WVDP has safely and steadily progressed to the point where DOE can execute the Phase 1B acquisition, which will include the demolition of remaining near-grade and below grade components; additional facility deactivation and demolition; contaminated soils excavation and remediation; waste management and legacy waste disposition; safeguards and security; environmental monitoring; surveillance and maintenance; and program support activities. 

A dedicated EM Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC) webpage has been established for the WVDP Phase 1B procurement. All news/announcements, documents, questions/answers, and related links will be posted on the procurement website. The Final RFP will also be posted to the FedConnect website. 

For more than 30 years, EM has remained focused on addressing the environmental legacy of nuclear weapons development and nuclear energy research that helped end World War II, win the Cold War, and position the United States as a leader in clean nuclear energy. Collectively, EM is delivering results that are protecting the environment, supporting communities, and enabling a concerted focus on safely completing the mission sooner and more efficiently. 

DOE Issues Final Request for Proposal for the West Valley Demonstration Project Phase 1B Contract 

Media Contact: 

Toni Rutherford, 513-246-1374 

toni.rutherford@emcbc.doe.gov 

What’s Happening and Future Opportunities 

January 10, 2024 — The Villager

 For many WNY’ers, the West Valley Demonstration Project in Ashford has long been shrouded in mystery for locals, passersby, and nearby business owners; despite the perceived mystic, there’s been a lot happening there, and a lot more to happen in the future. At least one local company believes that local WNY businesses might be overlooking valuable opportunities to bid and engage in work at the site. 

American Demolition and Nuclear Decommissioning Inc., (dba: American DND) aims to alter this perception with a progressive “Community and Business Outreach” plan. American DND is sponsoring an introductory meet and greet and business networking event at the West Valley Volunteer Fire Department Banquet Hall, 9085 Route 240, West Valley, on Wednesday afternoon January 24, from 2-6 pm. Any Local WNY Businesses, Suppliers, and Contractors who are interested in learning more about the project and meeting with American DND Reps are invited to atend. American DND is an Ellicotville based Company which has been working at the WVDP site since 2011. (www.AmericanDND.com ). 

Read the full article here.

January 9, 2024 — Buffalo Rising

The Great Lakes were the gateway to the interior of North America. Samuel de Champlain was the first of the European explorers to navigate the Great Lakes with Louis Jolliet, the first European to find Lake Erie. They were the lead guard of setlers that followed the waterways and setled in areas like Buffalo. 

Over time, these setlements grew and changed the nature of the Great Lakes. Over the years, discharges from industry and from residential sewage created the conditions that turned Lake Erie into a “dead lake” in the late 1960s. Legislation like the Clean Water Act brought Lake Erie back from the dead, but the threat to Western New York’s largest potable water source has not abated since that time. 

Read the full article here.

January 8, 2024 — Olean Times Herald

Jason Casper has been named the new president and general manager of CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley, LLC, a Jacobs-led company at the West Valley Demonstration Project. 

“We are pleased to have one of our top project leaders head up this important contract that includes management of one of our most challenging decommissioning projects,” said David Blevins, Jacobs North American Nuclear Senior Vice President and General Manager. 

Blevins said Casper’s proven record of getting work accomplished in a safe, compliant and cost-effective manner will add to CHBWV’s future success. 

Read the full article here.

EM Update, December 20, 2023 —

EM set the stage for even greater success in the future following substantial progress in 2023 that saw the cleanup program advance priorities to treat liquid tank waste, carry out deactivation and decommissioning, remediate groundwater and soil contamination and reduce risk.

Such cleanup accomplishments across the complex, including major program priorities, are chronicled in EM’s 2023 Year in Review released today.

“EM realized numerous accomplishments in 2023 that not only reduce risks but help position cleanup sites for the next phase of progress,” EM Senior Advisor William “Ike” White said. “In addition, our workforce’s efforts over the past year led to a cleaner environment, while also boosting DOE’s national security missions, supporting scientific innovation and enabling a better future.”

Read the full article here.