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EM crews at the headworks site of the Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility at Oak Ridge are excavating for the construction of foundations.
The Office of Environmental Management (EM) is responsible for environmental restoration, waste management, technology development, and deactivation and demolition of excess facilities that were used in nuclear weapons development and government sponsored nuclear energy research. EM oversees an annual budget of approximately $8.2 billion dollars, over 90 percent of which is contracted to industry.
With such a significant portion awarded to outside contractors each year, achieving excellence in the department’s management of contracts is a key priority. The EM Office of Acquisition and Project Management, working closely with EM sites, supports EM’s mission by overseeing the award and execution of contracts. In accordance with
DOE P 547.1A, Small Business First Policy, approved March 30, 2018
, the department is committed to maximizing opportunities for small business contracts and subcontracts.
EM activities are being conducted through more than 40 prime contracts having a total value of over $90 billion and annual expenditures of over $5 billion. Awards are generally made to limited liability teams of individual companies that in turn procure goods and services from numerous subcontractors. We team with both our prime and subcontractors to deliver quality facilities, projects, and services that meet the DOE mission and help ensure a safe and secure environment at legacy DOE sites for generations to come.
One of the major focuses of the EM federal workforce is to carry out an effective and efficient process for acquiring services for construction, deactivation and decommissioning, waste management, and environmental cleanup. EM created the
EM Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC)
to provide a centralized focus on the major procurements that are required for EM to fulfill its mission. The EMCBC provides an integrated business system that supports operations and field offices in the planning, procurement and managing of major EM acquisitions. The EMCBC, along with representatives from the sites, develop and implement site and project specific acquisition and contract strategies, including the
awarding of major contracts
. This is achieved through collaboration with the
Office of Acquisition Management
. Upon award, contracts are administered by the operations and local site offices.
All EM procurement offices execute their acquisition and oversight responsibilities through a standardized process with a clear delineation of roles and responsibilities. EM continues to focus on increasing the efficiency of conducting major procurements through improved planning, integration, communication, and tracking, as well as ensuring the necessary resources and expertise are available.
End State Contracting
EM's goal is to do the work safely, at the right time, for the right cost, serving as responsible stewards of taxpayer money, while maintaining high safety standards. In support of that goal, EM is using a contracting structure known as end state contracting at EM cleanup sites to reinvigorate the completion mindset. Site closure and focused, accelerated site cleanup by EM contractors is contingent on awarding task order contracts to the best-qualified, best value contractor through a rigorous, competitive source selection process. To achieve success similar to that experienced at the
Rocky Flats
,
Mound
, and
Fernald
sites, EM must negotiate contracts with appropriate requirements, incentives, and risk models and issue tasks close to when they will be executed to better define the instant requirements and the associated risks and expected outcomes.
The
End State Contracting Model (ESCM)
focuses on accelerating cleanup, while reducing financial risk and environmental liability to the government and fairly sharing risk between the government and contractor to achieve desired end states. The model has two main phases:
Best value award of competitive, qualifications-based, single award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts
Post-award negotiation of discrete scopes of work under Firm Fixed Price or Cost Reimbursement Task Orders
End state contracting supports EM’s desire to partner with industry and stakeholders in negotiation of the risk-based end states needed to complete projects on its sites. The change in EM’s contracting model incorporates industry feedback.
End state contracting applies to the following
EM cleanup projects
:
Hanford Central Plateau Cleanup Contract
Hanford Integrated Tank Disposition Contract
Moab Remedial Action
Nevada Environmental Program Services
Oak Ridge Reservation Cleanup
Portsmouth Deactivation & Decommissioning
Idaho Cleanup Project
Savannah River Site Integrated Mission Completion
West Valley Demonstration Project Phase 1B Contract
End State Contracting
Learn More
about End State Contracting
DOE Field Procurement Offices Where EM Work is Performed
Learn More
about DOE Field Procurement Offices Where EM Work is Performed
Doing Business with EM Consolidated Business Center
Learn More
about Doing Business with EM Consolidated Business Center
System for Award Management (SAM.gov)
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about System for Award Management (SAM.gov)
Major Contracts Summary
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about Major Contracts Summary
EM Major Contracts Awarded Since 2006
Learn More
about EM Major Contracts Awarded Since 2006
Energy Savings Performance Contracts Summary
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about Energy Savings Performance Contracts Summary
EM Contractor Fee Determinations
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about EM Contractor Fee Determinations
Major Conformed Contract Links
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about Major Conformed Contract Links
DOE O 413.3B Chg 7 (LtdChg), Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets
Learn More
about DOE O 413.3B Chg 7 (LtdChg), Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets
Program & Project Management
Learn More
about Program & Project Management
Guidance for Procurement Officials
Learn More
about Guidance for Procurement Officials
Searchable Electronic Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation
Learn More
about Searchable Electronic Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation
Federal Acquisition Regulation and Supplements
Learn More
about Federal Acquisition Regulation and Supplements
Federal Acquisition Institute
Learn More
about Federal Acquisition Institute
Defense Acquisition University
Learn More
about Defense Acquisition University
Government Accountability Office
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about Government Accountability Office
GAO Redbook - Principles of Federal Appropriations Law
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about GAO Redbook - Principles of Federal Appropriations Law
Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC)
Learn More
about Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC)
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Acquisition
Link URL
/em/articles/ems-ike-white-recognizes-small-businesses-during-oak-ridge-visit
EM crews at the headworks site of the Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility at Oak Ridge are excavating for the construction of foundations.
The Office of Environmental Management (EM) is responsible for environmental restoration, waste management, technology development, and deactivation and demolition of excess facilities that were used in nuclear weapons development and government sponsored nuclear energy research. EM oversees an annual budget of approximately $8.2 billion dollars, over 90 percent of which is contracted to industry.
With such a significant portion awarded to outside contractors each year, achieving excellence in the department’s management of contracts is a key priority. The EM Office of Acquisition and Project Management, working closely with EM sites, supports EM’s mission by overseeing the award and execution of contracts. In accordance with
DOE P 547.1A, Small Business First Policy, approved March 30, 2018
, the department is committed to maximizing opportunities for small business contracts and subcontracts.
EM activities are being conducted through more than 40 prime contracts having a total value of over $90 billion and annual expenditures of over $5 billion. Awards are generally made to limited liability teams of individual companies that in turn procure goods and services from numerous subcontractors. We team with both our prime and subcontractors to deliver quality facilities, projects, and services that meet the DOE mission and help ensure a safe and secure environment at legacy DOE sites for generations to come.
One of the major focuses of the EM federal workforce is to carry out an effective and efficient process for acquiring services for construction, deactivation and decommissioning, waste management, and environmental cleanup. EM created the
EM Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC)
to provide a centralized focus on the major procurements that are required for EM to fulfill its mission. The EMCBC provides an integrated business system that supports operations and field offices in the planning, procurement and managing of major EM acquisitions. The EMCBC, along with representatives from the sites, develop and implement site and project specific acquisition and contract strategies, including the
awarding of major contracts
. This is achieved through collaboration with the
Office of Acquisition Management
. Upon award, contracts are administered by the operations and local site offices.
All EM procurement offices execute their acquisition and oversight responsibilities through a standardized process with a clear delineation of roles and responsibilities. EM continues to focus on increasing the efficiency of conducting major procurements through improved planning, integration, communication, and tracking, as well as ensuring the necessary resources and expertise are available.
End State Contracting
EM's goal is to do the work safely, at the right time, for the right cost, serving as responsible stewards of taxpayer money, while maintaining high safety standards. In support of that goal, EM is using a contracting structure known as end state contracting at EM cleanup sites to reinvigorate the completion mindset. Site closure and focused, accelerated site cleanup by EM contractors is contingent on awarding task order contracts to the best-qualified, best value contractor through a rigorous, competitive source selection process. To achieve success similar to that experienced at the
Rocky Flats
,
Mound
, and
Fernald
sites, EM must negotiate contracts with appropriate requirements, incentives, and risk models and issue tasks close to when they will be executed to better define the instant requirements and the associated risks and expected outcomes.
The
End State Contracting Model (ESCM)
focuses on accelerating cleanup, while reducing financial risk and environmental liability to the government and fairly sharing risk between the government and contractor to achieve desired end states. The model has two main phases:
Best value award of competitive, qualifications-based, single award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts
Post-award negotiation of discrete scopes of work under Firm Fixed Price or Cost Reimbursement Task Orders
End state contracting supports EM’s desire to partner with industry and stakeholders in negotiation of the risk-based end states needed to complete projects on its sites. The change in EM’s contracting model incorporates industry feedback.
End state contracting applies to the following
EM cleanup projects
:
Hanford Central Plateau Cleanup Contract
Hanford Integrated Tank Disposition Contract
Moab Remedial Action
Nevada Environmental Program Services
Oak Ridge Reservation Cleanup
Portsmouth Deactivation & Decommissioning
Idaho Cleanup Project
Savannah River Site Integrated Mission Completion
West Valley Demonstration Project Phase 1B Contract
End State Contracting
Learn More
about End State Contracting
DOE Field Procurement Offices Where EM Work is Performed
Learn More
about DOE Field Procurement Offices Where EM Work is Performed
Doing Business with EM Consolidated Business Center
Learn More
about Doing Business with EM Consolidated Business Center
System for Award Management (SAM.gov)
Learn More
about System for Award Management (SAM.gov)
Major Contracts Summary
Learn More
about Major Contracts Summary
EM Major Contracts Awarded Since 2006
Learn More
about EM Major Contracts Awarded Since 2006
Energy Savings Performance Contracts Summary
Learn More
about Energy Savings Performance Contracts Summary
EM Contractor Fee Determinations
Learn More
about EM Contractor Fee Determinations
Major Conformed Contract Links
Learn More
about Major Conformed Contract Links
DOE O 413.3B Chg 7 (LtdChg), Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets
Learn More
about DOE O 413.3B Chg 7 (LtdChg), Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets
Program & Project Management
Learn More
about Program & Project Management
Guidance for Procurement Officials
Learn More
about Guidance for Procurement Officials
Searchable Electronic Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation
Learn More
about Searchable Electronic Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation
Federal Acquisition Regulation and Supplements
Learn More
about Federal Acquisition Regulation and Supplements
Federal Acquisition Institute
Learn More
about Federal Acquisition Institute
Defense Acquisition University
Learn More
about Defense Acquisition University
Government Accountability Office
Learn More
about Government Accountability Office
GAO Redbook - Principles of Federal Appropriations Law
Learn More
about GAO Redbook - Principles of Federal Appropriations Law
Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC)
Learn More
about Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC)
Acquisition News
Department of Energy Seeks to Partner with Private Sector for Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling
April 22, 2026
Advance Energy Addition, Not Subtraction
Unleash American Energy Innovation
Hanford & General Matter
February 3, 2026
Hanford Contractor Leverages Mentor-Protégé Partnerships to Drive Cleanup
January 27, 2026
DOE Issues Final Request for Proposal for Portsmouth Infrastructure Support Services Contract
January 14, 2026
View More