AWARD
R -- TEST AND EVALUATE HLW VITRIFICATION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
- Notice Date
- 6/14/2012
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Office of River ProtectionU.S. Department of EnergyOffice of River ProtectionP.O. Box 450RichlandWA99352
- ZIP Code
- 99352
- Archive Date
- 6/27/2012
- Point of Contact
- Chu, Stephanie C 509-376-4417, Stephanie_C_Chu@rl.gov ; Champlain, George F 509-376-6678, george_f_champlain@rl.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Chu, Stephanie C
(Stephanie_C_Chu@rl.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- DE-AC27-07RV14884
- Award Date
- 6/12/2012
- Awardee
- ENERGYSOLUTIONS FEDERAL EPC, INC.2345 STEVENS DR, SUITE 240RICHLANDWA993541878USA
- Award Amount
- $13718018.9
- Description
- 1. Identification of the agency and contracting activity. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of River Protection (ORP), Contracts and Property Management Division (CPMD), plans to contract by means other than full and open competition. 2. The nature and/or description of the action being approved DOE-ORP CPMD plans to contract by means other than full and open competition. This document provides the justification and approval of the use of one of the exceptions to full and open competition allowed under the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 (CICA) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.3 ? Other Than Full and Open Competition, 6.302-1- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. 3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs (including the estimated value) Work under Modification 016 will support development of the vitrification process for the Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP). The WTP is expected to treat both HLW and LAW. Task 1: Melter Testing of New High-Bi HLW Formulations. Work under this task will be directed at determining the effect of the processing characteristics of newly developed glass formulations for high-Bi HLW. The HLW glasses for melter testing will be selected from previous work for DOE-ORP. Processing characteristics of the selected glass formulations will be assessed using DM100 melter tests. The melter tests will be used to determine feed processing rate, cold-cap behavior, feed carry over, etc., and to identify any processing issues. Two DM100 melter tests, each five days in duration are planned using two different high-Bi HLW glass formulations. The task involves submittal and approval of a test plan, completion of DM100 melter tests, and completion of a portion of the data analysis and reporting. Task 2: Enhanced LAW Glass Property-Composition Models. WTP has developed glass property-composition models to control glass compositions for LAW vitrification at Hanford. These models are based on data from crucible scale tests to large scale LAW Pilot Melter tests, providing high confidence in the models and glass compositions selected for waste processing. However, these models are based on the glass property-composition data which have much lower waste loadings than compositions subsequently developed for LAW processing. To utilize the advantages of the new higher waste loading formulations for LAW processing at the WTP, the LAW glass property-composition models need to be updated to incorporate these new compositions. This task involves submittal and approval of a test plan, complete assessment of the LAW glass database, and design of composition matrices to augment the database. The period of performance for the services to be obtained through this modification is from the date of execution of the modification through August 31, 2012. The estimated value of the work scope is less than $700,000.00. 4. An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition. The statutory authority permitting this action is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), where a determination has been made that the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. 5. A demonstration that the proposed contractor?s unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited. Energy Solutions, LLC, through its exclusivity agreement with Catholic University of America (CUA), Vitreous State Laboratory (VSL), is the only firm that is uniquely capable of providing the technical expertise and facilities necessary to complete the tasks described above. These tasks will be performed at the glass development laboratory and melter test facility at CUA-VSL, in Washington, D.C. Performance of these tasks requires the use of a DM100 melter, which resides at CUA-VSL, and expertise with LAW glass composition models. Energy Solutions, LLC, is the only source with the required equipment (CUA-VSL houses the only DM100 melter in existence) and technical expertise to perform the work in the required timeframe. 6. A description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable, including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by Subpart 5.2 and, if not, which exception under 5.202 applies. It has been determined that placement of a contract with ES is the only means of meeting the Government?s requirement. ES and CUA-VSL have a written, exclusive, ten-year agreement (through 2017), to perform work of the type described in this Justification. No other potential sources have access to a DM100 melter, or the expertise in LAW glass composition models. Therefore, no effort will be made to solicit potential sources. The proposed sole source contract modification will be publicized as required in FAR Subpart 5.2. 7. A determination by the Contracting Officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable Price reasonableness will be established through cost and price analysis, including a technical analysis of the contractor?s proposal as required by FAR Subpart 15.4. If the proposed price of the contract modification reaches the threshold in FAR 15.403-4, DOE will obtain certified cost or pricing data. It is anticipated that the contract modification will be awarded on a firm-fixed price basis. 8. A description of the market research conducted and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted. ES and CUA-VSL have a written, exclusive, ten-year agreement (through 2017), to perform work of the type described in this Justification. No other potential sources have access to a DM100 melter, or the expertise in LAW glass composition models. Therefore, additional market research was not conducted. 9. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition. ES has unique testing capabilities that have been established for the WTP project. These capabilities include glass formulation, testing and characterization laboratories, and prototypic continuous glass melters for process testing. The glass melters range in scale from 10 kg glass per day to 1200 kg glass per day. The larger melter system is supported by a melter feed and melter off-gas treatment system that was designed to emulate the WTP design. Replacement of these testing capabilities by another source would be cost prohibitive. 10. A listing of the sources, if any, that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition No sources expressed interest in the acquisition. 11. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required None 12. Contracting officer certification that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of the contracting officer?s knowledge and belief. I certify that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Contracting Officer: Signature on File Senior Program Official: Signature on File Legal Review: Signature on File Competition Advocate: Signature on File
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