AIKEN, S.C., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- WSI is pleased to announce that the Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded WSI a new contract to continue providing protective services at the Savannah River Site, a key nuclear facility near Aiken, S.C. The contract has an initial value of $989 million over ten years, which includes a five-year base period and two option periods of three and two years.

Performance requirements of the contract include:

• Safeguarding Special Nuclear Material.
• Protecting vital facilities against sabotage.
• Developing and maintaining procedures and orders governing protective force operations.
• Securing and maintaining safe operations by staffing security posts, patrolling designated areas, and providing law enforcement operations.
• Maintaining aviation (helicopter) operations.
• Providing tactical response to security emergencies.
  

"We are pleased that DOE has chosen WSI to protect this site that is critical to our National Security programs," said Dave Foley, President and CEO. "The WSI employees at SRS have a 26-year record of performance excellence and I'm extremely proud of their many achievements that led to this new contract."

The WSI-SRS Team has earned a reputation for superior service and has numerous notable achievements, including:

• Earned high performance evaluations from DOE for overall security operations at SRS.
• Won National Championships in DOE's Security Protection Officer Training Competition five out of the last six years.
• Won DOE's National Aviation Award for excellence in operating and maintaining DOE's security helicopters at the site.
• Earned the G-FIVE Award from the Department of Labor for support of military veterans, becoming one of only five companies nationwide to achieve this distinction.
• Achieved accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
• Earned recognition from the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and South Carolina Diversity Council as one of the State's leading organizations on the forefront of diversity management.
• Won National Employer of the Year Award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
• Accepted into the South Carolina Environmental Excellence Program, demonstrating a voluntary commitment to environmental protection and preservation.
  

"I want to thank each and every member of our WSI-SRS Team," said Randy Garver, WSI's General Manager at SRS. "They have worked hard to earn this new contract, and we look forward to serving our nation ensuring the protection of critical assets."

WSI is the incumbent security contractor and has been providing security and protective services at SRS since 1983.

WSI

WSI (www.wsihq.com) is the largest supplier of contract security services to federal facilities connected with nuclear programs and managed by the U. S. Department of Energy. It also provides security and security related services to U.S. Department of Defense agencies and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and facility management services for government installations. WSI is also a leader in the privatization of public services for municipal, state and federal agencies, including supplementary police, fire and emergency services. The Company is based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Savannah River Site

The Savannah River Site (www.srs.gov) is a 310-square-mile DOE industrial facility located in Aiken, Allendale and Barnwell Counties in South Carolina. SRS is dedicated to environmental management cleanup, developing and deploying technologies to support the cleanup mission, providing capability for supporting the enduring nuclear weapons stockpile, and processing and storing nuclear materials in support of U.S. nuclear non-proliferation efforts. DOE's Office of Environmental Management is responsible for cleanup missions at SRS and the Savannah River National Laboratory. The National Nuclear Security Administration, a semi-autonomous agency within DOE, is responsible for supporting the nuclear weapons stockpile programs and non-proliferation activities at SRS. The site is approximately 23 miles southeast of Augusta, Georgia, and 20 miles south of Aiken, South Carolina, the two closest population centers.

SOURCE WSI

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