The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a new infrastructure support services contract for the Portsmouth Site near Piketon to AIS Technical Services LLC, a small business based in Tempe, Arizona, according to the Scioto Valley Guardian’s reporting on the department’s announcement.
The contract covers up to five years — a three-year base period that begins with a 60-day transition from the current contractor, plus an optional two-year extension — according to the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management, as reported by the Scioto Valley Guardian.
Infrastructure support is the unglamorous work that keeps a cleanup site running: surveillance and maintenance of facilities, repair and construction, custodial services, grounds maintenance and snow removal, pest control, roadway and parking lot upkeep, and fleet management, according to the department’s description of the agreement reported by the Scioto Valley Guardian…