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DoE, Navy, Seek Bids for Naval Nuclear Lab Manager

Monday, January 8th, 2018

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DoE, Navy, Seek Bids for Naval Nuclear Lab Manager

As part of a joint procurement with the U.S. Navy, the Department of Energy last week solicited bids for a potentially 10-year contract to manage the Naval Nuclear Laboratory.Incumbent Bechtel Marine Power Corp. has been on the job since 2009. The current and follow-on contract includes management and operation of DoE’s Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory near Pittsburgh, Pa.; the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory near Albany, N.Y.; and the Naval Reactors Facility in Idaho Falls, Idaho. In a Jan. 2 solicitation,…

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