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With $3 billion in savings expected, not clear how much saved at Y-12, Pantex so far

Posted at 6:45 pm November 6, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Y-12 National Security Complex

The Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge is pictured above. (File photo/B&W Y-12)

 

More than $3 billion in savings are expected during a decade, but it’s not clear yet how much money has been saved after three years under a consolidated contract at two nuclear weapons plants in Tennessee and Texas.

The savings of $3.27 billion are expected under a contract that could last 10 years at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas.

On Monday, officials said Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, the contractor at the two sites, has generated significant savings in three fiscal years, although it’s not clear exactly how much they’ve saved. CNS has managed and operated Y-12 and Pantex Plant since July 1, 2014.

Federal officials announced the expected savings of $3.27 billion during a decade when the five-year contract was announced in January 2013. Officials said the consolidated contract, the result of years of work, could save money in part by eliminating redundancies in such areas as human resources, purchasing, finance, and information technology. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, National Nuclear Security Administration, Slider, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: ATK Launch Systems Inc., B&W Y-12, B61, B61 Life Extension Program, Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Pantex LLC, Bechtel National Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., CNS, consolidated contract, Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, cost savings, DOE, Ellen Boatner, Lockheed Martin Services Inc., National Nuclear Security Administration, NNSA, NNSA Production Office, Pantex Plant, Savannah River Tritium Operations, savings, SOC LLC, tritium operations, U.S. Department of Energy, UPF, uranium processing facility, Y-12 National Security Complex

Y-12, Pantex receive six NNSA Sustainability Awards in 2014

Posted at 1:21 am January 2, 2015
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Y-12 National Security Complex

The Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge is pictured above. (File photo/B&W Y-12)

 

The National Nuclear Security Administration has awarded six 2014 Sustainability Awards for innovation and excellence to the Pantex Plant and the Y-12 National Security Complex, both operated and managed by Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, or CNS, a press release said.

“The awards recognize exemplary individual and team performance in advancing sustainability objectives through innovative and effective programs and projects that increase energy, water and fleet efficiency, and reduce greenhouse gases, pollution, and waste,” the release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: National Nuclear Security Administration, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Pantex LLC, CNS, Consolidated Nuclear Security, Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, energy, fleet efficiency, greenhouse gases, Jim Haynes, National Nuclear Security Administration, Pantex, pollution, sustainability, Sustainability Awards, waste, waste reduction, Y-12, Y-12 National Security Complex

Transition to new contractor under way at Y-12, Pantex

Posted at 12:10 am March 4, 2014
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Y-12 National Security Complex Aerial View

The transition to a new contractor at the Y-12 National Security Complex, pictured above, and Pantex Plant in Texas is already under way and could be completed in four months.

Note: This story was last updated at 10:22 a.m. March 4.

The transition to a new contractor at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge and Pantex Plant in Texas is already under way and could be completed in four months, federal officials said Monday.

The transition to Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC of Reston, Va., had originally been scheduled to be complete by May 2013, but it was delayed by three rounds of protests. The U.S. Government Accountability Office denied the third and possibly final protest by Nuclear Production Partners LLC, or NP2, of Lynchburg, Va., on Thursday.

On Monday, the National Nuclear Security Administration said CNS will start managing and operating the weapons production plants at Y-12 and Pantex at the end of the four-month transition period. [Read more…]

Filed Under: National Nuclear Security Administration, Slider, Top Stories, Y-12, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: B&W, B&W Y-12, Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Pantex LLC, Babcock and Wilcox Co., Bechtel Corp., Bechtel National Inc., CNS, Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, Integrated Nuclear Production Solutions LLC, National Nuclear Security Administration, NNSA, NP2, Nuclear Production Partners LLC, Pantex Plant, Savannah River Tritium Operations, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Government Accountability Office, uranium processing facility, weapons productions plants, Y-12 National Security Complex

GAO denies third protest of $22 billion contract to manage Y-12, Pantex

Posted at 3:40 pm February 27, 2014
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Y-12 National Security Complex Aerial View

Federal officials have denied the third protest by one of the two teams that unsuccessfully bid on a $22 billion contract to manage the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, pictured above, and Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas.

Note: This story was updated at 6:45 p.m.

Federal officials have denied the third protest by one of the two teams that unsuccessfully bid on a $22 billion contract to manage the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge and Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas.

In the protest, Nuclear Production Partners LLC of Lynchburg, Va., had challenged a November decision by the National Nuclear Security Administration to reaffirm its earlier decision, announced in January 2013, to award the consolidated contract to Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC of Reston, Va.

On Thursday, the U.S. Government Accountability Office announced that it had denied the third protest. It’s the final GAO protest, but the case could be appealed to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C.

Statistically, that’s not likely; the GAO hears 2,500 protests per year, and the court has about 84. But there is a large amount of money at stake with this contract.

The GAO had upheld one part of an earlier NP2 protest and denied or dismissed three elements of a second. [Read more…]

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B&W-led team files new protest on Y-12, Pantex contract

Posted at 11:16 pm November 20, 2013
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Y-12 National Security Complex Aerial View

The bidding team led by the Babcock and Wilcox Co. has filed a third protest over the contract to manage and operate the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, pictured above, and the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas. (Photo courtesy B&W Y-12)

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The bidding team led by the Babcock and Wilcox Co. has filed a third protest over the contract to manage and operate the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge and the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas.

B&W announced the protest by the bidding team, Nuclear Production Partners LLC, or NP2, on Wednesday night. It was filed with the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

“This protest encompasses concerns identified in NP2’s June 17, 2013, protest of the revised Request for Proposals,” a B&W press release said. “The protest also reflects information received during the National Nuclear Security Administration’s debriefing session held on November 15.”

The June protest was the second filed by NP2, of Lynchburg, Va. The company had also filed one after the National Nuclear Security Administration announced in January that it had selected Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC of Reston, Va., to manage the two nuclear weapons plants. [Read more…]

Filed Under: DOE, Federal, Government, National Nuclear Security Administration, Top Stories, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: ATK Launch Systems Inc., B&W, B&W Y-12, Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Pantex LLC, Babcock and Wilcox Co., Babcock and Wilcox Technical Services Group Inc., Bechtel Corp., Bechtel National Inc., CNS, consolidated contract, Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, contract, Fluor Federal Services Inc., George Dudich, Honeywell, Integrated Nuclear Production Solutions LLC, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Lockheed Martin Services Inc., National Nuclear Security Administration, NNSA, Northrop Grumman, NP2, Nuclear Production Partners LLC, Pantex Plant, Savannah River Site, Savannah River Tritium Operations, SOC LLC, U.S. Government Accountability Office, uranium processing facility, URS, Y-12 National Security Complex

NNSA reaffirms decision to have CNS manage, operate Y-12, Pantex

Posted at 1:32 pm November 1, 2013
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The National Nuclear Security Administration on Friday reaffirmed its January decision to pick Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC to manage and operate the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge and the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas.

The National Nuclear Security Administration on Friday reaffirmed its January decision to pick Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC  to manage and operate the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge and Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas.

That earlier decision, announced almost 10 months ago, had been challenged in two rounds of bid protests. Those protests delayed the transition to a new contractor, and it wasn’t clear Friday if the NNSA’s new decision might also be challenged.

The five-year extendable contract, which could be worth up to $22.8 billion over 10 years, includes project management of the Uranium Processing Facility at Y-12 and an unexercised option for Savannah River Tritium Operations at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C.

“Our nuclear production capabilities are critical to our national security, and CNS represents the best value to the government as evidenced by its superior technical and management approach and its lower evaluated cost,” NNSA Acting Administrator Bruce Held said. “Additionally, this award puts NNSA in a position to improve mission delivery by focusing on improving the way we operate, saving taxpayer dollars, and aligning ourselves for the future.” [Read more…]

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