Hanford contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) will mentor two small businesses as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s efforts grow the number of those enterprises receiving work contracts at the Hanford site. 

CPCCo will mentor Advetage Solutions – a service-disabled veteran-owned small business specializing in radiation detection and analysis – and OLH Inc., a woman-owned small business with a track record of DOE support experience in everything from project management to technical solutions, according to a release. 

Both companies, which are based outside the Tri-Cities, plan to establish offices in the community to support their work at Hanford. 

The mentorships are part of DOE’s mentor-protege program. The program does more than grow the pipeline of potential contractors and subcontractors and support jobs; they also support the cleanup mission at the site, infusing new energy paired with past best practices. 

“These relationships truly offer a win-win solution,” said CPCCo Small Business Program Manager Lloyd Foster in a statement.