Savannah River contract awarded to Battelle-led group

The scope: As the SRNL M&O contractor, BSRA will be responsible for the overall management and operation of SRNL at the SRS in South Carolina. According to the DOE, the work performed under the new contract will include operations and maintenance of SRNL’s nuclear and nonnuclear facilities and DOE mission roles focused in the areas of environmental management, national security, science discovery, energy security, and legacy management.

Many benefits: “This M&O contract will position SRNL to maximize its potential as a national laboratory to benefit the department, the American scientific discovery and innovation ecosystem, the local communities near the lab, and the American taxpayer at large,” said DOE Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar.

Ron Townsend, Battelle’s executive vice president for Global Laboratory Operations, said, “BSRA’s approach will ensure the delivery of high-impact science, technology, and engineering solutions into the future through a significant expansion of SRNL’s core competencies. Our team offers an exciting, compelling vision for the future of SRNL and provides DOE a leadership team that will deliver with excellence.”

The company: BSRA is wholly owned by Battelle, one of the DOE’s leading laboratory management contractors. The BSRA team includes five universities from the region—Clemson University, Georgia Institute of Technology, South Carolina State University, the University of Georgia Research Foundation, and the University of South Carolina—as well as small business partners Longenecker & Associates and TechSource.

According to the DOE, BSRA’s teaming arrangement with regional universities will further the department’s goal to increase academic involvement in the management of the laboratory.

Battelle currently has a management role at seven DOE national labs: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. It also operates the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center for the Department of Homeland Security.