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NNSA Nevada Site Re-Bid Winding Down

Chris Schneidmiller

Wednesday, March 1st, 2017

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NNSA Nevada Site Re-Bid Winding Down

The NNSA's National Security Site conducts a range of activities. Pictured here a container is passing by a radiation detection scanner. Photo: NNSA

The second round of bidding for the Nevada National Security Site management and operations contract appears to be in its final stages, executives with one of the competing companies said Tuesday. Leidos [LDOS] resubmitted a proposal after the previous contract award to a newly acquired subsidiary was rescinded last year, according to Elizabeth Porter, senior vice president for the company’s Federal Energy & Environment branch. Bidders’ final proposal revisions were due this week, Porter and Gerard Fasano, Leidos executive vice…

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