SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Characterization of Coal Utilization By-Products from Mercury Control Field Testing
- Notice Date
- 3/12/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- 3610 Collins Ferry Road (MS-I07) P.O. Box 880 Morgantown, WV 26507-0880
- ZIP Code
- 26507-0880
- Solicitation Number
- DE-RP26-04NT42110
- Response Due
- 4/13/2004
- Point of Contact
- James Knudsen, Contracting Officer, 304-285-1361, donald.hafer@netl.doe.gov;Donald Hafer, Contract Specialist, 304-285-1361, donald.hafer@netl.doe.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Donald Hafer, Contract Specialist
(donald.hafer@netl.doe.gov)
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), is conducting a Market Survey to identify small businesses capable of providing specialized technical testing and analytical services to perform Characterization of Coal Utilization By-products from Mercury Control Field Testing. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and NO contract will be awarded from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 541380 with a size standard of $10.0 million. The Contractor shall provide all facilities, supervision, personnel, tools, equipment, and services to perform the contract requirements. The Characterization of Coal Utilization By-products from Mercury Control Field Testing effort will analyze by-products for mercury and other toxic metal releases. The by-products being tested are generated from mercury control projects awarded in 2003 and 2004 by NETL. These projects utilize various technologies to remove the mercury from the flue gas at coal-burning electric power generating facilities. Some of the technologies may deposit additional quantities of Hg onto the by-products. Many by-products are used in high temperature applications or placed into environments where they will come in contact with water. Therefore, it is imperative to understand any potential mercury pathways into the environment. The goal of this effort will be to determine the ultimate fate of mercury in the by-product streams in order to guarantee that mercury removal from the flue gas is not counteracted by release of mercury from the by-products. In doing so, this effort will support NETL?s Innovation for Existing Plants Program goals of maintaining current utilization practices of coal utilization by-products and increasing utilization to 50% by 2010. Annually, the U.S. generates over 100 million tons of by-products and wishes to avoid large-scale disposal. Interested small business concerns must provide detailed descriptions of capability and demonstrated past experiences addressing each of the areas identified below: 1. Demonstrated experience conducting at least two of the following leaching methods on by-product samples: TCLP, SGLP, SPLP, MWLP, and ASTM water leach for mercury and other trace metals. 2. Demonstrated experience conducting microbiological experimentation. 3. Demonstrated commercial relationships with coal burning electric utilities including at least two involving by-product testing or research. 4. Capability to provide the appropriate laboratory facilities, equipment and personnel (i.e. laboratory certification or accreditation) necessary to conduct experimentation and testing as scheduled. This effort is not intended to fund the purchase of major equipment. 5. Demonstrated ability to store large quantities of by-products in accordance with RCRA and guarantee that upon completion of the testing that the materials will be disposed of in an appropriate manner complying with all State and Federal regulations (i.e. RCRA). 6. Demonstrated experience and knowledge of the mercury control regulatory process. The purpose of gathering the data from this effort is for it to be used in potential future regulatory actions. Experience should demonstrate that the Contractor has collected data to support regulatory action, standards, and/or has developed a unique method (i.e. leaching method or utilization method) associated with coal utilization by-products. 7. Capability of designing and providing a quality assurance/quality control plan that is based on experience in similar work with coal utilization by-products. 8. Demonstrated experience handling utility coal utilization by-products including fly ash and flue gas desulfurization materials. This also includes a detailed understanding of where these by-products are generated in the power plant, understanding how different pollution control devices affect the by-product material and the effect of coal type on the by-product composition. 9. Demonstrated experience or capability of designing experiments to generate the liquid and gas samples from the by-product samples. This includes how the designed experiments relate to the generation and disposal of by-products. 10. If subcontracting is anticipated, demonstrated experience in successfully managing subcontracts and a detailed description of how the Contractor guarantees the data provided under the subcontract including how this information would be supported/defended in future regulatory action (if any). Small business concerns responding to this market survey must submit their responses through via the Department of Energy Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on April 13, 2004. The IIPS page is located at http://e-center.doe.gov . At this Internet site you will be able to register with IIPS, enabling you to submit your response. Your response should be submitted using the ?Create Proposal? function in IIPS. The respondent must then complete the required fields and attach their response to the link identified as ?Attach Volume I/Offer or Other Documents?. For consistency, the respondent is instructed to submit their response in either ?MS Word? (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. If you need technical assistance in registering or for any other IIPS function, call the IIPS Help Desk at (800) 683-0751 or email the Help Desk personnel at IIPS_HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov. As indicated previously, this is not a solicitation therefore no cost or pricing information should be provided. This is a market survey to identify small business concerns capable of performing the effort required. Responses should be limited to the Contractors expression of interest and demonstration of capabilities/experience based on the list provided.
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