U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, MS-1221, 850 Energy Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83401-1563

L -- ADVANCED MIXED WASTE TREATMENT PROJECT SOL DE-RP07-96ID13381 DUE 090896 POC Michael K. Barrett, Contract Specialist, (208) 526-5743, Joseph O. Lee. Contracting Officer, (208) 526-1912, Janet K. Surrusco, (208) 526-5477 The Department of Energy (DOE) intends to issue a Request for Proposal to award a fixed-price contract for services that will result in accelerated, cost-effective processing of waste materials into a final form that can be shipped to DOEs Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Our overall vision for the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP) is to treat waste for final disposal by a process which reduces the life-cycle cost. This shall be accomplished through a private sector treatment facility that has the capability to treat INEL waste streams, with flexibility to treat regional and national waste streams. The services shall: (1) treat waste to meet Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR), and WIPP Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC), Rev. 5 requirements; (2) reduce waste volume and life-cycle cost; and (3) be performed in a safe and environmentally compliant manner. The offeror shall process waste in an accelerated and cost-effective manner. The life-cycle cost, of which the offerors price is a key component, will be of paramount importance in determining the best value to the Government. Two cases are under consideration for this solicitation. Case 1 is for retrieval, characterization, treatment, and storage of waste. Case 2 is for waste characterization and treatment only. Only one of these two cases will appear in the final solicitation. Public comments are sought to assist DOE in determining which case will be pursued for the final solicitation. For each case, services under this acquisition shall be provided in three phases: Phase I consists of permitting and support to a Federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis; preliminary design or proposed facility modification; technology demonstration, as required; and gaining tribal, state, local, and general public acceptance for waste treatment. Phase II consists of the final design and construction of a new facility and/or modification of an existing facility, systems operational testin, and RCRA trial burn in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws, regulations, and permits. Phase III consists of retrieval of the waste from Radioactive Waste Management Complex (RWMC), transportation of waste to and from the RWMC and the contractors facility, characterization of waste, treatment, storage, preparation of the final waste form for shipment, loading of TRUPACT II containers, and loading of containers on approved transport carriers. Waste shall be treated to produce a waste form that meets, at a minimum, RCRA LDR and WIPP WAC, Rev. 5, requirements. Management, final disposal of the process-generated waste, and closure shall be the responsibility of the contractor. Closure means RCRA closure and Decontamination and Decommission (D&D) of the facility consistent with future land-use requirements. (If the facility is located on the INEL, industrial-use scenario shall apply.) Phase III shall be conducted in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws, regulations, and permits. The performance period for this acquisition is as follows: Phase I shall be completed no later than three years from the date of contract award. Phase II shall be completed and Phase III begun not later than December 31, 2002. Phase III shall be completed in accordance with the Federal Facility Compliance Act Consent Order, a copy of which will be available in the INEL Reading Room at the Idaho Falls Public Library. DOE is obligated under Section 3161 of the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (P.L. 102-484) to prepare work force restructuring plans which meet the objectives of Section 3161 and the concerns of affected stakeholders. Offerors shall be required to comply with all final work force restructuring plans issued by the DOE Idaho Operations Office and other commitments made by DOE regarding restructuring of the INEL work force. The schedule for this acquisition (subject to revision) is: Public comments due 09/22/95; Issue Request for Proposals on 10/03/95; Written Questions for Preproposal Conference due 10/20/95; Preproposal Conference held on 10/31/95 and Site Visit on 11/01/95; Offer and Other Documents due 12/13/95; Technical Proposals due 01/03/96; Price Proposals due 01/17/96; Best and Final Offers due 05/04/96; and, Contract Award on 06/30/96. The drafts of Section C - Statement of Work; Section L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors; Section M - Evauation Factors for Award; and the Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Mitigation Plan will be available on or about September 5, 1995, for public comment. Copies can be obtained by contacting the Contract Specialist shown above. Only written requests will be accepted. Requests may be mailed to the above address or faxed to Michael K. Barrett, Contract Specialist, (208) 526-5693. These documents are available in hard copy or electronic copy form. The electronic copy is available in 3.5-inch diskette WordPerfect Version 6.1 format. Requestors shall state their preference as to either hard copy or diskette medium. If no preference is stated on the request, a diskette copy will be sent. Copies of these materials will NOT be sent by facsimile. Offeror and other public comments are solicited on the above listed documents. Comments should be submitted in writing to the above address or faxed to Michael K. Barrett, Contract Specialist, (208) 526-5693. Comments are due by September 22, 1995. It is anticipated that the final solicitation will be available on or about October 3, 1995. Parties requesting copies of the draft Sections C, L, and M, and the OCI Mitigation Plan under this announcement will automatically be placed on the mailing list for the final solicitation and need not submit another mailing request. No further Commerce of Business Daily announcements will be made for this solicitation. (0242)

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