Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7673) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for clothes washers that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 4199) to authorize additional district judges for the district courts and convert temporary judgeships; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5009) to reauthorize wildlife habitat and conservation programs, and for other purposes.

IGF::CL,CT::IGF CONTRACT AWARD DE-NA0003525 TO THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY&ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC (NTESS) FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES (SNL)

TAS::89 0240::TAS THIS PERFORMANCE-BASED MANAGEMENT CONTRACT (PBMC) IS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY (LLNL). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CONTRACT, ACCOMPLISH THE MISSIONS AND PROGRAMS ASSIGNED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) AND MANAGE AND OPERATE THE LABORATORY. THE LABORATORY IS ONE OF DOES OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAM MULTI-PROGRAM LABORATORIES. THE LABORATORY IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTION (ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 35 AND OPERATED UNDER THIS MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING (M&O) CONTRACT, AS DEFINED IN FAR 17.6 AND DEAR 917.6.

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS CONTRACT, PROVIDE THE PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES (EXCEPT AS MAY BE FURNISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT) AND OTHERWISE DO ALL THING NECESSARY FOR, OR INCIDENT TO PROVIDING ITS BEST EFFORTS TO EFFECTIVELY, EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELY MANAGE AND OPERATE THE LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY/NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

THIS PERFORMANCE-BASED MANAGEMENT CONTRACT (PBMC) IS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE ERNEST ORLANDO LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY (LBNL). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CONTRACT, ACCOMPLISH THE MISSIONS AND PROGRAMS ASSIGNED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) AND MANAGE AND OPERATE THE LABORATORY. THE LABORATORY IS ONE OF THE DOE?S OFFICE OF SCIENCE (SC) MULTI-PROGRAM LABORATORIES. THE LABORATORY IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FFRDC) ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 35 AND OPERATED UNDER THIS MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING (M&O) CONTRACT, AS DEFINED IN FAR 17.6 AND DEAR 917.6.

IGF::CL,CT::IGF CONTRACT AWARD DE-NA0003624 TO THE MISSION SUPPORT AND TEST SERVICES LLC (MSTS) FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE.

PROTECTIVE FORCE SECURITY SERVICES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S SAVANNAH RIVER SITE

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) HEREBY ISSUES FINAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) NO. DE-SOL-0002084 PERTAINING TO THE PHASE 1 DECOMMISSIONING - FACILITY DISPOSITION ACTIVITIES TO TAKE PLACE AT DOE'S WEST VALLEY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT (WVDP) IN WESTERN NEW YORK STATE. SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: HIGH LEVEL WASTE CANISTER RELOCATION AND STORAGE; CONTAMINATED FACILITY DECONTAMINATION, DEACTIVATION, DEMOLITION, DECOMMISSIONING AND CLOSURE; WASTE TANK FARM MANAGEMENT; CONTAMINATED WATER MANAGEMENT; NON-CONTAMINATED FACILITY DISPOSITION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING THE REMOTE HANDLED WASTE FACILITY; SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY; JANITORIAL AND GROUNDS KEEPING SERVICES; LABORATORY SERVICES; STATE, FEDERAL AND DOE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING; AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES. PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS ARE HEREBY REQUESTED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS IN RESPONSE TO THE FINAL RFP WHICH DOE WILL EVALUATE AND AWARD ONE CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT.

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW - NORTH PLAINS CONNECTOR INTERREGIONAL INNOVATION (NPCII) THE OBJECTIVES OF NORTH PLAINS CONNECTOR INTERREGIONAL INNOVATION (NPCII) PROJECT INCLUDE: DEVELOPING AND CONSTRUCTING NORTH PLAINS CONNECTOR (NPC), A TRANSFORMATIONAL, LARGE-SCALE INTERREGIONAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING COUNCIL (WECC), MIDCONTINENT INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR (MISO), AND THE SOUTHWEST POWER POOL (SPP) THAT WILL IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY AND RELIABILITY OF THE U.S. ELECTRIC GRID USING INNOVATIVE HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT (HVDC) VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTER (VSC) TECHNOLOGY, UPGRADING THE COLSTRIP TRANSMISSION SYSTEM (CTS) TO ALLOW FOR POWER TRANSFER FROM THE COLSTRIP SUBSTATION IN EASTERN MONTANA—TO WHICH THE NORTH PLAINS CONNECTOR INTENDS TO INTERCONNECT—TO THE NORTHWEST.

THE MITCHELL CEMENT PLANT DECARBONIZATION PROJECT, LED BY HEIDELBERG MATERIALS US, INC. (HEIDELBERG MATERIALS), PLANS TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE AN INTEGRATED CARBON CAPTURE, TRANSPORT, AND STORAGE SYSTEM AT THEIR NEWLY MODERNIZED PLANT LOCATED IN MITCHELL, INDIANA. THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO CAPTURE AT LEAST 95% OF CARBON DIOXIDE DURING STEADY STATE CONDITIONS FROM THE BASE PLANT AND STEAM GENERATION AT ONE OF THE LARGEST CEMENT PLANTS IN THE NATION AND STORE IT IN A GEOLOGIC FORMATION BENEATH THE PLANT PROPERTY. THIS PROJECT EXPECTS TO PREVENT TWO MILLION METRIC TONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE PER YEAR FROM ENTERING THE ATMOSPHERE AND WOULD DEMONSTRATE A PATHWAY TO DECARBONIZE EXISTING CEMENT PLANTS IN THE UNITED STATES (U.S.). THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON THE ONGOING U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY-AWARDED FRONT-END ENGINEERING AND DESIGN (FEED) STUDY AND SEQUESTRATION SITE DEVELOPMENT [INITIAL CAPTURE FEED STUDY (DE-FE0032222, NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY (NETL)-LED), CARBONSAFE SEQUESTRATION SITE DEVELOPMENT (DE-FE0032268, NETL-LED), AND INTEGRATED FEED STUDY (DE-CD0000009, OFFICE OF CLEAN ENERGY DEMONSTRATIONS-LED)] AND REPRESENTS ONE OF THE FIRST CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE PROJECTS FOR CEMENT FACILITIES IN THE NATION. THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE APPROXIMATELY 20-25 PERMANENT JOBS AND UP TO 1,000 CONSTRUCTION JOBS EACH YEAR DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE PROJECT. HEIDELBERG MATERIALS EXPECTS TO INCREASE DIVERSITY OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP WITHIN PROJECT SUBCONTRACTORS BY ENGAGING SMALL BUSINESSES AND UNDERREPRESENTED BUSINESSES. TO ENSURE COMMUNITY BENEFITS ARE DELIVERED, HEIDELBERG MATERIALS PLANS TO PURSUE A NEGOTIATED COMMUNITY AGREEMENT.

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) GRID RESILIENCE AND INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS, GRIP - JOINT TARGETED INTERCONNECTION QUEUE (JTIQ) TRANSMISSION STUDY PROCESS AND PORTFOLIO. THESE PROJECTS WILL SUPPORT NEW GENERATION SEEKING TO INTERCONNECT TO THE TRANSMISSION GRID INCLUDING THE INTEGRATION OF SUBSTANTIAL RENEWABLE RESOURCES. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES) OF THE FUNDED AWARD/PROJECT ARE ACROSS SEVEN-MIDWEST STATES THAT, ONCE CONSTRUCTED, WILL UNLOCK APPROXIMATELY 28 GIGAWATTS OF NEW GENERATION, PRIMARILY WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY. ¿

BPA TASK ORDER ISSUED UNDER MASTER BPA 89303019AIM000005 FOR IT ODC PURCHASES SUPPORT SERVICES AND MATERIAL DELIVERY AND TRANSPORT FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) OFFICE OF CHIEF INFORMATION

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) - POWER UP NEW ENGLAND THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO DEPLOY NEW CLEAN ENERGY TRANSMISSION AND BATTERY STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPROVE GRID RELIABILITY, ACCELERATE RENEWABLE ENERGY INTEGRATION, DISPLACE FOSSIL-FUEL-DERIVED POWER GENERATION, AND REDUCE ENERGY BURDENS ACROSS NEW ENGLAND.