EM’s RL recently awarded the Hanford Site services contractor nearly $21 million, or 94 percent of the available fee for fiscal 2018.
Office of Environmental Management
January 29, 2019
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RICHLAND, Wash. – EM’s Richland Operations Office (RL) recently awarded the Hanford Site services contractor nearly $21 million, or 94 percent of the available fee for fiscal 2018.
Mission Support Alliance (MSA) met or exceeded the majority of performance goals and objectives for the performance period, according to the fee determination scorecard provided to MSA.
“I am pleased with the progress attained this past fiscal year,” RL Manager Doug Shoop wrote in a letter to MSA accompanying the scorecard. “I look forward to working with MSA in continuing to right-size the Hanford Site infrastructure, improving site-wide safety, and overall, driving for safe and cost-effective cleanup.”
EM releases information relating to contractor fee payments — earned by completing the work called for in their contracts — to further transparency in its cleanup program.
Among MSA’s significant accomplishments, according to the scorecard:
- The contractor was instrumental in the site-wide implementation of contractors’ worker safety and health plans.
- MSA continued to provide other Hanford contractors excellent support in environmental management.
- The contractor was proactive in developing preventive and remedial corrective actions to address higher-risk events and conditions.
“Our partnership and collaboration with DOE, the other Hanford contractors, unions, and the community is key to Hanford’s success,” said Bob Wilkinson, MSA president. “I’m very proud of the hard work and dedication of our MSA team. Their commitment to delivering safe and streamlined services is critical to enabling the Hanford mission.”
While MSA earned an overall “very good” rating for its performance against a performance and evaluation plan, RL noted several areas with room for improvement.
“Overall, MSA’s performance was very good, enabling the company to earn 94 percent of fee, an increase over the previous performance period; some performance elements within quality and regulatory compliance included areas with opportunities for improvement,” according to an RL statement.
For example, delays were encountered with the South Area Fire Station Project. MSA did not complete appropriate National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) studies for all recommended proposals, which delayed the project. MSA’s NEPA compliance and process for conducting NEPA studies needs improvement, according to the scorecard.
View the scorecard here.