Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-3521

Y -- CONSTRUCTION/LEASE OF TESTING FACILITY SOL CBD074 DUE 043097 POC Dennis G. Miller WEB: Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Laboratory Homepage, http://www.inel.gov. E-MAIL: Dennis G. Miller, dnm@inel.gov. Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company (LMITCO), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) management and operating contractor for the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), is seeking interested parties for a build-to-suit and lease back arrangement of a facility at the INEEL approximately 50 miles west of Idaho Falls, Idaho. The facility will be designed to perform waste stream treatability study level test programs on developing or existing technologies at the bench, engineering and pilot scale for nonradioactive hazardous and radioactive hazardous waste or materials. The approximately 55,000 square foot test lab with a design life of 25 years will provide: 1) capabilities to receive, stage and open radioactive or hazardous packaging, 2) controlled areas for performing parallel and concurrent environmental management and related studies or demonstrations at bench, engineering and pilot scales, 3) non-destructive examination of wastes or materials, 4) controlled process offgas handling, 5) controlled event testing, and 6) capabilities for electronics, light machining and welding support services, among other capabilities.Construction is planned to start in GFY98 and finish in GFY00, dependent upon funding arrangements. The successful offeror shall provide design and specifications from a performance specification. Parties are sought who possess expertise in the design and construction of facilities to handle radioactive or hazardous materials, and who have innovative/flexible financing sources. Flexibility is required to accommodate short/long lease terms (2 to 25 years), purchase options, and lease-to-own arrangements. Interested parties shall respond within 30 days of publication of this notice, by providing an expression of interest, to include a brief description of the representing firm's capabilities, resources, and examples of successful and innovative lease projects. After parties are identified, a further market identification/assessment may be pursued through individualcontact for input, and/or a pre-solicitation meeting for interested/capable parties to exchange information and ideas to be considered prior to the release of a Solicitation For Offers (SFO). Following the SFO, a pre-proposal conference is also planned. Submittal of an expression of interest does not assure that an SFO will be requested from you. This market survey effort shall not be construed in any manner to obligate the United States Government or LMITCO for costs incurred by any party in support of this action; nor does it obligate the United States Government or LMITCO to follow through with an acquisition. Send the expression of interest to: Dennis G. Miller, LMITCO, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415-3521. Fax: 208-526- 7744, e-mail: dnm@inel.gov (0087)

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