Inspection Report: IG-0506

Inspection of Selected Aspects of the Office of River Protection Performance-Based Incentive Program

Office of Inspector General

June 15, 2001
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June 14, 2001

Inspection of Selected Aspects of the Office of River Protection Performance-Based Incentive Program

The Office of River Protection (ORP), which reports to the Office of Environmental Management, is responsible for remediation of the radioactive waste stored in tanks at the Hanford Site in the State of Washington. For Fiscal Year (FY) 2000, ORP established 26 performance-based contract incentives (PBCIs) that provided its management and operating contractor the opportunity to earn incentive fees totaling about $19.4 million.

  • The Office of River Protection (ORP), which reports to the Office of Environmental Management, is
    responsible for remediation of the radioactive waste stored in tanks at the Hanford Site in the State
    of Washington. For Fiscal Year (FY) 2000, ORP established 26 performance-based contract
    incentives (PBCIs) that provided its management and operating contractor the opportunity to earn
    incentive fees totaling about $19.4 million. Department guidance states that it is through the use of
    performance-based contracting concepts that improved contractor performance and greater
    accountability will be realized, as well as more efficient deployment of contract management and
    oversight resources