Contractors throughout the cleanup complex have contributed about $360 million in savings toward a total $2 billion saved by the U.S. Department of Energy Supply Chain Management Center. June 10, 2025
Office of Environmental Management
June 10, 2025
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CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) contributed $8.3 million toward a milestone $2 billion in savings by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Supply Chain Management Center. Pictured with a plaque recognizing the achievement are CHBWV team members, from left, Cheryl Pavone, Michelle Schweickert, Lynn Holfelder, Jason Casper, Paul Carlone, Alissa Kolodziejski, Jordan Seltzer-Howes, Chelsye Zerfas and Crystal Barsalou.
Contractors throughout the cleanup complex have contributed about $360 million in savings toward a total $2 billion saved by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Supply Chain Management Center (SCMC).
DOE Office of Environmental Management prime contractors accounted for 18% of the total savings since 2013, when SCMC began tracking the savings from EM and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) contractors. Meanwhile, NNSA contractors realized $1.64 billion, or 82%, of the savings.
“Collaboration is key,” SCMC Senior Director Scott Bissen said. “This achievement is proof of what happens when prime contractors work together for the benefit of the enterprise.”
SCMC is dedicated to simplifying the buying process to enable savings for EM and NNSA contractors. The center has been transforming the approach to enterprise supply chain efficiency since 2006. The term “supply chain” refers to the flow of goods, services and materials to EM sites. It involves all activities that turn raw materials into finished products, including planning, sourcing, production, warehousing, shipping and distribution.
The center works collaboratively with the prime contractors to offer purchasing agreements and digital procurement tools. This saves time by reducing duplication of effort, enabling buyers to focus on site-specific needs. By leveraging a combined $7 billion in annual spend, SCMC can negotiate prices, which saves money that can be reinvested into additional site priorities. The center works with more than 26 EM and NNSA sites.
Idaho Environmental Coalition’s procurement team holds a plaque commending the company for contributing nearly $3.7 million toward the $2 billion Supply Chain Management Center-enabled savings milestone. Pictured from left, back row: Alonzo Trejo, Hector De Loera, Britney Andersen, Colin Mayo, Timmy Hall, Ginny Croft, Kellie Hill, Ethan Pope, and Lachelle Thorpe; middle row, Whittney Miller, Lisa Psalto, Keri Austin, Liz Warn, Cassy Merritt, Rachel Elliott, Shawna Southwick and Greg Long; and front row, Paul Bowen and Makenzie Long. Not Pictured: Tracy O’Brien.
Among the EM contractors that have contributed to SCMC's $2 billion savings milestone:
- Bechtel National Inc., $10.1 million;
- Central Plateau Cleanup Company, $35.8 million;
- Hanford Laboratory Management and Integration, $581,000;
- Hanford Mission Integration Solutions, $8 million; and
- Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure, $25.3 million
- Idaho Environmental Coalition, $3.7 million
Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos, $863,000
- UCOR, $59.1 million
- Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership, $2.1 million
- Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth, $22.1 million
Paducah and Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plants
- Mid-America Conversion Services, $7.8 million
- Savannah River Mission Completion, $38.3 million
Savannah River National Laboratory
- Battelle Savannah River Alliance, $2.2 million
- Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, $4 million
West Valley Demonstration Project
- CH2M Hill BWXT West Valley, $8.3 million
Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) was recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy’s strategic sourcing program for contributing $38.3 million of a $2 billion total cost savings over three years. Pictured from left are SRMC employees Karl Razey, Bret Evans, Jerome Hicks, Corby Ware, Ashley Hannah, Doug McCrary, Parker Wilson, Caslyn Bazemore and Gregory Sunshein. Not pictured: Nancy Brown.
CH2M Hill BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) President and General Manager Jason Casper described the $8.3 million in savings for the West Valley Demonstration Project as a significant achievement.
“It speaks to the deep commitment CHBWV and the DOE have in being good stewards of taxpayer dollars while supporting an important national security mission,” Casper said.
Idaho Environmental Coalition (IEC) President and Program Manager Dan Coyne applauded IEC’s procurement team for contributing nearly $3.7 million toward the SCMC-enabled savings milestone.
“Our procurement team has helped the government achieve incredible savings,” Coyne said.
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