Department of Energy, Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, P.O. Box 928, Golden, CO 80402-0928

F -- TRANSPORTATION, TREATMENT AND SIDPOSAL OF LOW LEVEL AND LOW LEVEL MIXED WASTES SOL 700304SK DUE 031097 POC C. K. M. Leach, Kaiser-Hill Company, L.L.C., FAX (303) 966-8350 or 8322 Kaiser-Hill Company, L.L.C. (herein after referred to as the "Contractor,") is the Integrating Management Contractor at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (Site) near Denver, Colorado. The purpose of this announcement is to identify new qualified potential sources to provide services for the transportation, treatment, and disposal of low level and low level mixed waste in the State of Colorado. Subject wastes were generated and will be generated during the next 10+ years and are currently stored at the Site. Contractor's acquisition of such services is subject to the availability of funding from DOE. Contractor is seeking expressions of interest and qualifications from firms or teams (herein after referred to as "Offeror," which is defined as a joint venture, limited liability company, or other single legal entity) who are capable and willing to provide all servies associated with this announscement. It is anticipated that these servies will include compliant transportation of the wastes to an off-site treatmemt facility, treatment of the wastes to an acceptable form, and compliant disposal of the wastes in the State of Colorado in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations and agreements. It is the Contractors' expectation that the Offeror will be able to receive low level and low level mixed waste within one (1) to three (3) years after subcontract award, however, a phased capability is acceptable. The Contractor also expects that the Offeror will have the ability to manage a full range of low level and low level mixed waste (i.e., less than 100 nCi/g) and will be capable of treating (as required) and disposing of about 50,000 m3 each of low level and low level mixed waste after completing permitting and construction activity. In order to accomplish Contractor's objectives, Contractor is planning the following procurement activities: Step 1) PRE-QUALIFICATION. Solicit expressions of interest and identify qualified Offeror's with the certified capability to transport, treat, and dispose of the subject low level and low level mixed waste forms as set forth by the pre-qualification criteria identified below. This announcement constitutes this first step. Step 2) REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). Issue a RFP to Offeror's qualified under the Step 1 above for transporatation, treatment and disposal of the wastes described below. It is contemplated that the RFP will include available characterization information pertaining to the wastes to be supplied by Contractor to the pre-qualified Offeror's. Specific evaluation criteria will be provided with the RFP. Step 3) AWARD. Contractor contemplates awarding a single subcontract with a specific performance period and option years to be detailed in the RFP. Services include, but are not necessarily limited to, the transportaion, treatment (as required) and disposal of low level and low level mixed waste in the State of Colorado. Subcontract pricing will be set forth in detail by the RFP. Successsful Offeror's responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 1) The transportation, treatment (as required) and disposal of low level waste which consists of typical environmental remediation and industrial type wastes (i.e., soil, building debris, old equipment, combustibles, filters, metal, glass, wastewater treatment sludges, plastic, etc.) contaminated with alpha emitting radionuclides, which by definition exist at concentration levels below 100 nCi/g. The primary radionuclides include plutonium-239, americium-241, and uranium-235, in addition to common decay products and daughter products associated with these radionuclides. 2) The transportation, treatment (as required) and disposal of low level mixed waste which consistes of typical environmental remediation and industrial type wastes (i.e., soil, building debris, old equipment, comnbustibles, filters, metal, glass, wastewater treatment sludges, plastic, etc.), but additionally contains constituents that render the waste hazardous in accordance with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Common contaminants include volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds (e.g., carbon tedtrachloride, toluene, xylene, trichlorethane) and metal compounds such a chromium, cadmium, lead, nickel, silver, etc.) OFFEROR'S SUBMITTING RESPONSES TO THIS PRE-QUALIFICATION NOTICE SHALL PROVIDE A COVER LETTER SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED OFFEROR'S REPRESENTATIVE WHICH PROVIDES RESPONSES AND CERTIFICATIONS TO PRE-QUALIFICATION CRITERIA AS FOLLOWS: 1) Offeror shall CERTIFY that it has previous successful experience in the State of Colorado managing the treatment and disposal of hazardous waste, including LDR waste, as defined by RCRA. 2) Offeror shall CERTIFY that it has previous experience, or the ability to acquire the expertise, in the management of low level and low level mixed waste. 3) Offeror shall CERTIFY that it has contrl of an existing site in the State of Colorado, on the east side of the Continental Divide, which can meet the minimum siting criteria for low level and low level mixed waste. 4) Offeror shall CERTIFY that it has a demonstrated ability to work with regulatory authorites in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in the permitting and management of a facility in Clorado. 5) Offeror shall CERTIFY that it is able to provide transportation from the Site to the tratment and disposal site. 6) Offeror shall CERTIFY that it is not currently under contract for the transportation, treatment and disposal of low level and low level mixed waste with the DOE. AS SOLELY DETERMINED BY CONTRACTOR, THE OMISSION OR FAILURE TO CORRECTLY AND SATISFACTORILY RESPOND OR CERTIFY TO ANY PRE-QUALIFICATION CRITERION AS REQUIRED ABOVE MAY RESULT IN THE OFFEROR'S ELIMINATION FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. No other information, except as specified herein (i.e., cover letter addressing pre-qualification responses/certifications) shall be included in the Offeror's pre-qualification submission. Any questions pertaining to this announcement shall be submitted in writing to Christopher K. M. Leach at the FAX number listed above by 4:00 p.m. local Denver time on February 26, 1997. For a copy of all questions and responses, send your written request, including FAX number, to Christopher K. M. Leach by 4:oo p.m. local Denver time on February 26, 1997. Offeror's pre-qualification submittals are due by 4:00 p.m. local Denver time on March 10, 1997. No further project specific information will be furnished. (0043)

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