Cincinnati - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a contract for Environmental Technical Services to Restoration Services Inc. of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for support services at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant located near Piketon, OH. The contract was a competitive small business set-aside for a cost-plus-award-fee contract with an approximate value of $43 million, with a three-year base performance period plus one two-year option period.

Services to be performed under the contract include:

• Program Management
• Planning and Integration
• Environmental Safety and Health (ESH) and Quality Assurance (QA)
• Waste Management
• Regulatory Support
• Investment Recovery
• Nuclear Material Disposition and Nuclear Safety
• Environmental Restoration and Regulatory Compliance
• DD Oversight and Infrastructure Support
• Technical and Administrative Services

The mission of the DOE Environmental Management program is the safe cleanup of the environmental legacy resulting from five decades of nuclear weapons development and Government-sponsored nuclear energy research.