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S -- SERVICES FOR DISPOSITION OF DEPLETED URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE DUE 040599 POC Thomas E. Brown, Procurement Analyst, 202-586-9075 WEB: Click here for further information., http://www.ne.doe.gov/home/03-03-99.html. E-MAIL: Click here for the e-mail link., thomas.brown@hq.doe.gov. The U.S. Department of Energy through its Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) on the disposition of the Department's depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) inventory. The Department's objective is an integrated solution to eliminate or reduce the long-term liability, including potential environmental and safety concerns, to the Federal government for up-keep of the DUF6 inventory. The Department will soon issue a final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Alternative Strategies for the Long-Term Management and Use of Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride followed by a Record of Decision. This EOI request will likely provide information to implement the Department's preferred alternative, if selected in the Record of Decision, and formulate a viable procurement strategy for an integrated solution. The Department believes that the private sector, rather than the Government, may be better able to provide solutions for the management of the Department's DUF6 inventory. A key Departmental objective is to fully integrate all elements of managing the Department's DUF6 inventory into a single contracting arrangement. Management of the Department's DUF6 inventory involves the following elements: cylinder surveillance and maintenance; the design, construction, operation, and final decommissioning of conversion facilities; storage or use of conversion end products; and disposition of end products not used -- uranium and fluorine compounds and empty storage cylinders. The Department anticipates that required conversion facilities will be built, owned, and operated by the private sector. For further information and address for responses and questions, please click on the Home Page referenced in this announcement. Posted 03/04/99 (W-SN304958). (0063)

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