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E--What the Laboratories' Management and Operations (M&O) Contracts Say About the Conduct and Evaluation of Science and Engineering
E--What the Laboratories' Management and Operations (M&O) Contracts Say About the Conduct and Evaluation of Science and Engineering
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The contracts do not assign specific program tasks. The following -- from the LLNL contract -- is representative: 1 Inasmuch as the assigned missions of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Laboratory)
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of the incentive fee is awarded when a laboratory successfully executes tasks specified in its annual PEP so that the amount of incentive fee that is really "in play" in any evaluation process is in reality a few million dollars (out of a total annual laboratory budget in excess of $1 billion)
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• Ensuring the secure handling and safe disposition of plutonium, highly enriched uranium, and tritium; • Helping to deter, detect, and respond to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; • Conducting fundamental science research, nuclear energy development, and nuclear waste management technology in support of other DOE programs; • Contributing to civilian and industrial needs and non-NNSA defense activities through a work for others program by using the scientific and technical expertise that derives from carrying out the Laboratory mission; • Providing access to the capabilities of the laboratory to further Department of Homeland Security mission objectives; • Advancing of science, mathematics, and engineering education; • Advancing science through technological innovation, public and private sector collaboration, and technology transfer to enhance U.S. economic competitiveness and national security; • Managing and operating the Laboratory facilities and infrastructure in an efficient, cost effective, and innovative manner; • Remediating and restoring the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory sites; • Managing waste minimization, treatment, storage, and disposal of all wastes; and • Assisting the nuclear weapons complex in waste stabilization, storage and disposition technologies.
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The LSO Administrative Contracting Officers are the Contractor's primary point of contact for all contractual matters for this Contract. The NNSA Manager, Los Alamos Site Office is the Contractor's primary point of contact for all technical and administrative matters, except as identified in (b)
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The LSO Site Manager is responsible for effective contract administration at LLNL to ensure the successful implementation of NNSA programs. The Site Manager is also an Administrative Contracting Officer with authority to administer contracts based upon demonstrated individual qualifications and Site Office needs.
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LLNL PEP This plan lists eleven Strategic Performance Objectives: 1. Complete essential activities for core weapons program requirements.
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TABLE E.2 LLNL PEP Strategic Performance Objective 6 SOURCE: LANL Performance Evaluation Plan, dated April 28, 2010, for the evaluation of performance for FY2010 (beginning October 1, 2009) , Attachment 1.
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12 Objective: Excellence in Science, Technology, and Engineering Objective Statement: Science, technology, and engineering underpin and enable Los Alamos to provide knowledge and technologies to execute its national security missions. State of the art equipment and facilities enable science to push the frontiers of knowledge; however capabilities rely on the appropriate mix of people and resources.
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FIGURE E.1 Evaluation measures for LANL 2010 PBI No.
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