RFP for the Management and Operation of Pantex   4

Background
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semiautonomous element within the Department of Energy (DOE), is responsible for the management and security of the nation’s nuclear weapons, nonproliferation, and naval nuclear propulsion programs. It also responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the United States and abroad, and NNSA federal agents provide safe and secure transportation of nuclear weapons, components, and special nuclear materials. NNSA consists of multiple mission offices and various mission support offices working closely with NNSA Field Offices to execute and oversee the NNSA mission across the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) which includes various site and headquarters locations. The principal location of performance for this contract is the Pantex Plant, a government-owned plant located near Amarillo, Texas.

Work Details
The objective of this Contract is to obtain nuclear production operations services, long-term plant modernization and capability enhancement/stewardship along with other required services to support National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and broader national security requirements assigned to the Pantex Plant. This includes obtaining the nuclear operations services required to meet the stockpile requirements derived from the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Plan (NWSP) updated and released by the President of the United States annually. The Contractor shall be responsible for establishing a plan to meet the stockpile production requirements for a minimum of 25 years, including a focus on a five-year rolling period to assist NNSA in the annual Future Years National Security Program (FYNSP) budget development and enterprise planning.

The Contractor shall be fully responsible for the procurement, processing, manufacture, fabrication, staging, storage, and disposition for special nuclear material (SNM), other special materials, high-explosives, and nuclear weapon assembly/disassembly functions along with the fabrication of components and final assemblies supporting laboratory and flight surveillance programs required for NNSA Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program activities directed by the Office of Defense Programs (DP). The Contractor shall also be responsible to continue to work with NNSA to identify options for major infrastructure upgrades that enable meeting future production requirements.

Place of Performance
The work under this Contract is to be carried out at a variety of locations within and outside the United States, with the principal location of performance being the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas.