Rockville, Maryland, September 24, 2024—MELE Associates, Inc. (MELE), a veteran and minority-owned government contractor with more than three decades of success serving U.S. federal, state, and local agencies and international organizations, announced today that it was awarded a new contract by the Battelle Memorial Institute, Pacific Northwest Division.
MELE will provide law enforcement subject matter expertise to the Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (DNS) Office of Radiological Security (ORS). Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), operated by the Battelle Memorial Institute, is the implementing agent on behalf of ORS.
MELE will assist ORS’s mission of reducing, removing, and protecting vulnerable radiological material located at civilian sites worldwide, helping the Department of Energy (DOE) achieve its nuclear security goal to prevent the acquisition of radioactive materials for use in weapons of mass destruction and other acts of terrorism. As part of this effort, MELE’s subject matter experts provide PNNL and ORS with outreach services to local police agencies and hospitals. This outreach covers a variety of training initiatives, including, but not limited to, Radiological Security Awareness & Response (RSAR), Sentry-SECURE, RadSecure 100, Isotope Crossroads, Radiant Response, and Silent Thunder tabletop training exercises.
“MELE has strong network of subject matter experts and is proud to lend its deep law enforcement training, response planning, and local law enforcement collaboration experience to enhance ORS’s response mission,” stated MELE’s Chief Operating Officer Greg Hansen. “We look forward to continuing our support of DNS, the PNNL, ORS, and local law enforcement agencies in their ongoing, critical efforts to secure our nation’s radioactive materials.”
“Congratulations to MELE VP Justin Hixson and his entire team for this contract award win. MELE continues to prove its value, and this new award is a testament to the trust that the DOE and NNSA have that MELE, and its people will deliver exceptional results with great efficiency and integrity,” added Hansen.
With over 300 employees and offices in Rockville, MD, Washington, DC, and Albuquerque, NM, MELE is a veteran and minority-owned government contractor empowering its customers with innovative solutions for more than three decades. MELE has team members located across the U.S. and has served more than a hundred countries across hundreds of project locations. The company offers technical, engineering, and programmatic support expertise to a host of U.S. federal and international agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, INTERPOL, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. MELE’s services include National Security and Intelligence, CBRNE Defense and Security, Facility Management and Engineering, Law Enforcement and Emergency Response Training, Technical, Analytical, and Program Management Support, and IT/Cybersecurity.
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