On December 19, 2016, SRS released the bonus fee for Centerra-SRS, the private company providing security at SRS, for the period April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016. But something is very odd with the bonus fee discussion: there is no mention of the SRS “Drone Scare” that SRS whipped up during the summer of 2016.
Why isn’t the SRS Drone Scare, which has never been resolved for the public, mentioned in the “Award Fee Determination Scorecard” for Centerra? If Centerra resolved the issue, which appears not to be the case, why wasn’t this discussed in the bonus fee document?
See the bonus fee narrative for the contract for “Protective Force Security Services” linked here.
We find it amazing that Centerra received 96% of the total possible fee, or $2,844,119.50, yet perhaps the most visible “security” issue of the year – the SRS Drone Scare of 2016 – is simply swept under the rug. So, the issue is left hanging but Centerra is rewarded for that.
As SRS Watch, on behalf of the public wants answers about the hyped up drone issue, we filed a FOIA request in November 2016 in order to get some answers. But will SRS comply with the law and provide requested documents and photos?
SRS Watch, BTW, has never even seen a drone fly.
This matter underscores a big problem with DOE’s annual award fees, which are paid to company executives on top of contract costs just for doing what the contract stipulates.
More SRS “award fees” for FY 2016 are posted here.