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A -- FIELD TRANSPORTABLE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR PLUTONIUM CONTAMINATED SOIL DUE 082699 POC Karen Cohen, e-mail karen.cohen@fetc.doe.gov WEB: click here to access the FETC Electronic Business Page, http://www.fetc.doe.gov/business/. E-MAIL: click here for the technical point-of-contact for, karen.cohen@fetc.doe.gov. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. NO TELEPHONE CALLS REQUESTING A SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ACKNOWLEDGED. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT MAY OR MAY NOT RESULT IN A SOLICITATION. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is performing a market search for contractors with improved treatment technologies for plutonium contaminated soil that is found at numerous DOE Nuclear Complex sites. At the Nevada Test Site (NTS), for example, more than 150,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil is expected to be remediated at six sites within the next 10 years. Contractors with technologies that fulfill the following criteria are encouraged to submit the specified information for this market search. The treatment process must meet plutonium corrective action levels, while achieving significant volume reduction of contaminated material, thereby reducing transportation and disposal costs. Technologies that could be transportable from one field location to another, have minimum utility requirements, and can operate in harsh, remote environments are sought. The technologies must have completed bench scale tests, and have results available to assess the technology's performance, operating requirements, Environmental, Safety and Health issues, and regulatory issues. Expeditious field demonstrations would be desired for qualifying technologies. To that end, the following are anticipated performance requirements that would be required for a full-scale demonstration: (1) The remediated soil must meet site corrective action levels. For the NTS, the remediated soil should have a contaminant concentration of less than 1,000 picocuries per gram (pCi/g). At the NTS, the contaminant concentration ranges from approximately 200 pCi/g to 12,800 pCi/g.; (2) The technology must be capable of treating a wide variety of soils varying in composition and other characteristics which could affect requirements for and effectiveness of soil handling/conditioning and treatment; e.g., glassy-rich, organic content, particle size, etc. Plutonium contamination is often concentrated in fine particles in the near-surface soil matrix; (3) For a full-scale demonstration, the technology will be required to process an estimated 1,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil; (4) The technology must result in significant cost savings over baseline remediation methods. Methods to reduce cost/schedule could include one or more of the following: a) Throughput- Soil processing throughput must be maximized to minimize costly time in the field. For example, at the NTS, the baseline throughput is approximately 35 tons/hour, and the technology must be comparable; b) Operational time- there must be rapid site mobilization, completion of treatment, and demobilization; c) Reliability. The technology should operate reliably, with minimal scheduled or unscheduled outages for maintenance or repair; (5) Significant soil volume reduction is required, but the amount is not specified at this time. A greater than 90% soil volume reduction would be considered extremely successful; (6) Water consumption must be minimized through recycling or other means. Water consumption for dust control must be minimized through equipment design and/or operations; (7) The technology must minimize the production of secondary waste -- the generation of mixed waste or transuranic waste is not acceptable; (8) The technology must minimize the generation of dust or other airborne contaminants. Material handling transfer points and other dust generating locations must be enclosed; (9) The technology must be transportable, self-contained, and able to operate with minimum maintenance in remote arid environments; (10)The technology must be acceptable to regulators and stakeholders. ANY INTERESTED FIRM WITH A TECHNOLOGY THAT COULD FULFILL THESE REQUIREMENTS, SHOULD SUBMIT A BRIEF CAPABILITY STATEMENT (MAXIMUM 10 PAGES). STANDARD COMPANY BROCHURES ARE NOT DESIRED. INFORMATION SHOULD FOCUS ON RESULTS FROM ANY PREVIOUS TESTING ALONG WITH THE CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE THE TECHNICAL SERVICES IDENTIFIED ABOVE. AN INFORMATION PACKET THAT CONTAINS A TEMPLATE FOR SUGGESTED INFORMATION SUBMITTAL, AND REFERENCE(S)OF PREVIOUS DOE STUDIES WILL BE AVAILABLE (ON OR ABOUT JULY 30, 1999) ON THE INTERNET AT http://www.fetc.doe.gov/business/ (Select "FETC CBD Announcements"). THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF THE CAPABILITY STATEMENT IS AUGUST 26, 1999. DO NOT INCLUDE PROPRIETARY AND/OR BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL DATA. Please include your small business concern status, under SIC Code 8731, in your capability statement. Five (5) copies of this document should be submitted to Karen Cohen, U.S. DOE, P.O. Box 10940, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940 Posted 07/27/99 (W-SN359599). (0208)

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