FERMCO - 498 Circle Freeway Drive, Suite 222, Cincinnati, OH

F -- NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION SERVICE - POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT Contact - Don Castle (513) 648-7020. Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Corporation (FERMCO), Contractor for the DOE's Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP), seeks QUALIFIED SOURCE(s) to provide licensed low-level radioactive waste disposal services for the disposal of approximately 665,000 tons (16.6 million cubic feet) of pit material generated by the remediation of Fernald Operable Unit 1 (OU1). A CERCLA Record of Decision for OU1 was signed in March, 1995 and calls for the excavation, treatment by thermal drying and disposal off site of the waste materials contained in the pits. It is anticipated that the material will be shipped for disposal over a seven year period beginning in 1998. The maximum anticipated monthly and annual disposal volumes are 19,800 and 168,000 tons (495,000 cuft and 4,200,000 cuft) respectively. OU1 material includes raffinate waste from the refining of uranium ores and concentrates, magnesium fluoride sludges, flyash, miscellaneous debris and soil and soil-like materials. The principal radiological contaminants present are uranium and thorium. Technetium-99, which derived from the processing of recyclable, spent fuel materials at Fernald is present in trace amounts. The waste meets the Department of Transportation (DOT) definition of low specific activity waste as defined in 49 CFR 173.403(n). Except for a small fraction of the waste, which is expected to be mixed waste having hazardous characteristics per RCRA (40 CFR 261, Subpart C), material tendered under this procurement would not be regulated under RCRA. It is anticipated that OU1 waste material will leave the site by rail utilizing either gondola cars or containers on flatcars (COFC). The shipping package (i.e., railcar or roll-off container etc) will meet DOT regulations (40CFR 173.441) requiring that the radiation level does not exceed 200 mrem/hour at any point on the external surface of the package. Only interested, qualified sources should respond to this announcement with the following information: (A) Facility License: i) Provide a copy of the site license indicating the specific radioactive materials that can be accepted for disposal. Identify acceptable radionuclide activity limits and the technical/analytical methods deemed acceptable in measuring these activity limits. ii) Identify financial assurance requirements (under licenses) to handle nuclear and hazardous materials. iii) Describe the ability of the site to accept DOE waste material. Specifically, are there any LLRW compact restrictions that would affect receipt of DOE waste material? iv) Is the facility in compliance with the CERCLA off-site policy? v) Does the site hold contracts with DOE, DOE contractors or other federal agencies? If yes, identify dollar limits, the period of performance and provide an estimate of the waste material expected to be disposed under the respective contracts. vi) What is the current (1995) and projected physical and licensed volumetric capacity of the site? vii) Given what is currently known about the quantities of waste materials that are likely to arrive at the site from sources other than Fernald, discuss the ability of the site to accommodate up to 665,000 tons (16.6 million cuft) of waste from Fernald over a seven year period starting in 1998? viii) Define any additional Waste Acceptance Criteria (moisture content, chemicals in addition to radiological constituents, RCRA limitations, other physical limitations etc) which would affect the ability of the waste site to accept materials for disposal, B) Accessibility of the Disposal Site: i) Describe the accessibility of the site by train, truck or some combination of intermodal conveyance. ii) Provide a map of the site showing the access points and the site's location in sufficient detail to assess proximity to major rail lines and highways. iii) Indicate the site's capability to receive and unload material shipped by rail. (Rail service directly to the disposal site is not a requirement of this procurement but, the cost, logistics and risk associated with the unavailability of rail unloading facilities at the disposal site will be taken into account in the final selection process for the disposal site.) (C) Disposal Charges and Rates: i) Provide a description of the basis upon which disposal charges are assessed? For example, are they assessed based on as received mass or volume, on waste type or level of radioactivity? (D) Treatment Capabilities: i) What are the disposal site treatment capabilities? This includes such capabilities as size reduction (as in the case of debris), treatment for immobilization of contaminants, treatment for the removal of RCRA characteristics and any other information describing the treatment capabilities of the site. (Note that the procurement covers only low-level waste. In the event that some of the pit material is determined to be mixed waste, any on-site treatment capabilities that may exist to treat this material to comply with RCRA Land Disposal Requirements (LDR) are of interest). (E) Site Operations i) Describe the onsite health and safety program and provide information about the site safety record from inception of operations to the present. ii) Provide an estimate of the maximum, average and minimum daily and weekly waste handling capability (in cuft). Are there any seasonal influences on the ability of the site to accept waste materials for disposal? iii) When (date) did the site start operation and for what duration is operation onsite expected with or without the potential disposal of OU1 wsate at the site? iv) Identify any disposal requirements for packaging and/or containers. Are bulk shipments acceptable for disposal? (F) Waste Site Ownership i) State the disposal site ownership. To whom and when (if ever) will the disposal site be transferred? ii) Provide financial data available for the company. If a public company, provide most recent annual report and 10-K. If a private company, provide approximate annual revenue and company net worth. iii)_ Whether public or private, provide information on any accumulated escrow funds that are being made available for post-closure site monitoring. Based upon expressions of interest indicated and capabilities presented, FERMCO intends to issue a Request for Proposal to qualified vendors. A qualified vendor is one whose response to this request for an expression of interest demonstrates that acceptance of the OU1 waste by the facility will be in accordance with the facility's license, applicable waste acceptance criteria and state and federal requirements. This will be a negotiated procurement with vendor selection based upon the best interests of the government. FERMCO may negotiate with more than one qualified vendor. Expressions of interest with required information must submitted in writing to FERMCO, ATTN: Mr. Don Castle (MS 5), 498 Circle Freeway Drive, Suite 222, Cincinnati, OH 45246 by October 16, 1995. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. (254)

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