Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Procurement & Materiel, L-650, P.O. Box 5012, Livermore, CA 94551

39 -- MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT POC Tom Bandy, Principal Buyer, (925) 422-6708 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, bandy1@llnl.gov. The University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, requests expressions of interest from firms capable of the design, fabrication and installation of a fully self-contained system for handling transuranic wastes. This system will be used for repackaging the waste from existing containers into smaller containers. The system will consist of a stainless steel processing chamber with a volume of approximately 12,500 cubic feet. It will include HEPA filter systems, a custom, movable and reconfigurable exhaust hood, material handling equipment, a glove box and a video surveillance system. Adjacent to and integral with the processing chamber will be approximately 700 square feet of air locks and process control room areas. The unit will be installed in an existing facility but the design should be such that it could be relocated into another facility with a minimum of demolition or disassembly. The value of the entire system is estimated to be between $1 million and $2 million. Firms expressing interest must have engineering and management staffs experienced in the design and manufacture of large HEPA systems, large stainless steel chambers with entrance and exit portals, and material handling systems. The Laboratory may conduct interviews by telephone or in person to determine the qualifications of the firms expressing interest. Firms considered qualified may be solicited for proposals for the system. Selection of a firm for the project will most likely be done on a best value basis using the experience of the firm's personnel, its performance on related projects and, perhaps, some form of pricing objectives given a scope of work provided by the Laboratory. Interested firms should submit basic information about themselves and their business to Tom Bandy on or before 8/15/98. Firms responding to this announcement which fail to provide the required information will not be considered for inclusion into any resulting source list. Facsimile and telephone responses will not be accepted. This notice is to assist the University in determining the potential for competition; no solicitation is currently available. Posted 08/05/98 (W-SN233013). (0217)

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