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3 Contracting and Project Management in the Office of Environmental Management
Pages 34-40

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... Later EM employed contracts that had more specific work scope with cost reimbursement plus performance-based awards and fees.1 In the mid-1990s, DOE implemented several so-called closure contracts at the Rocky Flats Plant and the Fernald site, both chosen for accelerated closure by the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management in 1996 (DOE, 2006, p.
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From page 35...
... DOE sees the benefits of this endstate concept to include: quicker evaluations of proposals; less risk of protest loss; freeing up of contractor key personnel; and less proposal cost to industry.5 DOE has awarded two IDIQs under the ESCM at Hanford -- the Central Plateau Cleanup Contract and the Tank Closure Contract -- and one IDIQ for Nevada Environmental Program Services. Proposals for a fourth, the Integrated ­Management Cleanup Contract at the Savannah River Site, were accepted through December 1, 2020.6 PREVIOUS STUDIES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT The management of these projects has been the subject of study by different groups, and these studies led to specific changes at DOE.
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From page 36...
... Initiated by a tasker memo from Secretary Steven Chu (March 31, 2011) , this latter effort noted: "Appropriately constituted program offices with empowered program managers; strong line management with well understood roles and responsibilities; effective peer reviews; stability in organi zational structure and personnel; and a culture of open information sharing could address many of EM's program and project performance issues."9 The U.S.
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From page 37...
... The applicability of Order 413.3B is to certain types of activities over $50 million TPC: construction projects, MIEs and environmental cleanup projects. It does not apply to information technology projects, weapons life extension projects, or financial assistance projects (cooperative agreements and grants)
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From page 38...
... PMRC provides advice on cost, schedule, and technical issues regarding capital asset projects with a TPC of greater than $750M and on other high risk/high visibility projects, as needed. • Energy Systems Acquisition Advisory Board (ESAAB)
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From page 39...
... Critical Decision Authority Total Project Cost Thresholds Deputy Secretary ≥ $750 million Under Secretary ≥ $100 million and < $750 million Program Secretarial Officer > $50 million and < $100 million SOURCE: Paul Bosco, Director, Office of Project Management (PM) , "Project Management (PM)
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... 2019b. Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Could Improve Program and Project Management by Better Classifying Work and Following Leading Practices.
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