RICHLAND, Wash. - EM’s Richland Operations Office (RL) awarded occupational medical services contractor HPM Corporation (HPMC) nearly 92 percent of its available fee for fiscal year 2016.
“The contractor exceeded the majority of performance goals and objectives for the performance period," according to RL’s fee determination summary. HPMC earned $302,610 of a possible $330,000.
Contractor award fee evaluations determine payment based on performance against stated objectives in accordance with annual award fee plans. EM releases information relating to contractor fee payments to further transparency.
For individual performance incentives, HMPC earned ratings of “excellent" for worker health and well-being, and “very good" for customer satisfaction and operational effectiveness.
“HPMC engaged with other Hanford contractors (OHCs) to coordinate and minimize workers’ time away from work (and)… actively coordinated with the OHCs and provided occupational health staffing and services outside of the normal business hours identified in the contract," according to the summary.
RL recognized HPMC for a significant achievement in responding to a short-turnaround request to support the activities of the EM Office of River Protection tank farm operator contractor.
The evaluation noted room for improvement.
“Though there were no significant deficiencies, there were areas needing improvement, such as a need to reassess communication protocols to ensure workers fully understand the medical evaluation activities, corporate estimating system, and business and contract management," according to the fee determination summary.
View RL’s letter to HPMC and the scorecard.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Environmental Management
