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99 -- TRITIUM PRODUCING BURNABLE ABSORBER ROD (TPBAR) FABRICATION SOL DE-RP02-99DP00229 DUE 051999 POC Peter Waldman, 630/252-2189, Barbara Lewandowski, 630/252-2069 WEB: DOE Chicago Operations Office, Acquisition and Assistance, http://www.ch.doe.gov/business/ACQ.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact Peter Waldman, peter.waldman@ch.doe.gov. The Department of Energy (DOE) intends to issue an RFP for the fabrication and production of Tritium Producing Burnable Absorber Rods (TPBARs) in quantities necessary to meet the nation's defense-related tritium stockpile requirements. A two-phased procurement process will be used with an RFP issued for only Phase I at this time. Multiple contract awards for Phase I work are anticipated. Only those contractors selected for Phase I will be allowed to compete for Phase II. Evaluation criteria and any additional Phase II requirements will be transmitted to Phase I contractors prior to the conclusion of the Phase I period of performance. One contractor will be selected to continue performance of Phase II. The Phase I scope of work consists of the assembly of up to 6,000TPBARs with major components provided as government-furnished material. A fixed-price supply contract will be used for this portion of the work. Some technical support services will be required under Phase I and shall be performed on a labor/hour basis. The Phase II scope of work will require the manufacture of up to 6,000 TPBARs per year and assumption of designer-of-record responsibilities. Fixed-price supply terms and conditions shall apply to Phase II. The period of performance for Phase I shall not exceed six years. The base period for Phase II will be no more than ten years with three option periods of ten years each. The periods of performance for Phases I and II may overlap. A Qualification Criterion applies as follows: Offerors shall have an active quality assurance program as prescribed by 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing, that specifically addresses activities contained in the Scope of Work. Proposals failing to meet this Qualification Criterion will be eliminated from further consideration. Potential offerors are advised that portions of the TPBAR design specifications are classified. Therefore, any offeror must be able to obtain a favorable Foreign Ownership, Control orInfluence determination prior to contract award indicating that access to classified information or material would not pose an undue risk to the common defense or security of the United States. In addition, appropriate facility and personnel security clearances would be required prior to performance of work associated with classified matters. The RFP will be released on or about March 19, 1999. A preproposal conference is planned for April 20, 1999 at a location yet to be determined. Offers will be due May 19, 1999, no later than 3:00 p.m., local time. The RFP will be available for downloading from the DOE Chicago Operations Office Home Page at http://www.ch.doe.gov/business/ACQ.htm. Posted 02/19/99 (W-SN300059). (0050)

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