RFI for Management and Operation of Pantex Plant   4

Background
The solicitation is for the management and operation of the Pantex Plant, issued by the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The goal of the contract is to obtain nuclear production operations services, long-term plant modernization, and capability enhancement/stewardship along with other required services to support NNSA and broader national security requirements assigned to the Pantex Plant.

Work Details
The contractor will be responsible for establishing a plan to meet the stockpile production requirements for a minimum of 25 years, including a focus on a five-year rolling period to assist NNSA in the annual Future Years National Security Program (FYNSP) budget development and enterprise planning. Additionally, the contractor will be responsible for procurement, processing, manufacture, fabrication, staging, storage and disposition for special nuclear material (SNM), other special materials, high-explosives and nuclear weapon assembly/disassembly functions along with the fabrication of components and final assemblies supporting laboratory and flight surveillance programs required for NNSA Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program activities directed by the Office of Defense Programs (DP).
The contractor will also work with NNSA to identify options for major infrastructure upgrades that enable meeting future production requirements, develop implementation plans for these major upgrades, and manage and operate the Pantex Plant within the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE), integrating with other management and operating (M&O) contractors within the NSE.

Place of Performance
The geographic location of performance is at the Pantex Plant.