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Losing Bidder Protesting DoE Decision On Savannah Contract

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Friday, March 6th, 2009

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By George Lobsenz Savannah River Tank Closure, a consortium headed by Parsons, has protested a December decision by the Energy Department to award a team led by URS Corp. a major contract to begin cleaning up and closing in place the 49 underground radioactive waste storage tanks at DoE's Savannah River Site. Three separate protests were filed by Savannah River Tank Closure at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in December and January, according to GAO records. Neither GAO nor officials…

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