United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR), a joint venture among Amentum, Jacobs and Honeywell, has been awarded a potential ten-year, $8.3 billion Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Oak Ridge Reservation Cleanup contract, Amentum announced on Wednesday.
“Amentum and our partner companies have a long history of supporting the DOE’s environmental management programs and recently delivered historic success in cleaning up DOE’s uranium enrichment complex ahead of schedule and under budget at the 2,200-acre ETTP complex,” said John Vollmer, CEO of Amentum and a six-time Wash100 Award recipient.
UCOR will be responsible for cleanup and remedial actions at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP), the cleanup of excess facilities at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Y-12 National Security Complex and the design, construction, and operation of the new onsite disposal facility – the Environmental Management Disposal Facility.
“We look forward to working with our customers, partners, regulators, and the Oak Ridge community stakeholders to further advance the DOE’s mission of safe environmental cleanup of the Oak Ridge Reservation,” Vollmer elaborated.
In addition, UCOR will provide operational activities and surveillance and maintenance for multiple facilities; and core functions for central and project services. The team includes four pre-selected small businesses, RSI EnTech, Strata-G, Longnecker & Associates and Environmental Alternatives, Inc.
“The team we have assembled has the expertise and experience to deliver an end state-focused vision for the DOE customer,” said Mark Whitney, president of Amentum’s Nuclear & Environment business. “Building on the accelerated completion of Vision 2020, Amentum and UCOR will partner with our customer to deliver the next phases of DOE’s vision for the site under this contract.”