SOURCES SOUGHT
35 -- Vacuum Assisted Thermal Desorption Announcement Seeking Qualified Sources
- Notice Date
- 1/21/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Fluor Fernald, Inc. (DOE Contractor), Mound Environmental Management Project, 7400 Willey Road, Hamilton, OH, 45013
- ZIP Code
- 45013
- Solicitation Number
- F01P-VTD
- Response Due
- 2/8/2002
- Archive Date
- 2/23/2002
- Point of Contact
- Charlotte Dowd, Contract Administrator, Phone 513-648-5164, Fax 513-648-5235, - Charlotte Dowd, Contract Administrator, Phone 513-648-5164, Fax 513-648-5235,
- E-Mail Address
-
Charlotte_Dowd@fernald.gov, Charlotte_Dowd@fernald.gov
- Description
- In support of closing the Fernald site by FY2006, Fluor Fernald Inc., the prime contractor at the United States Department of Energy's (DOE) Fernald Environmental Management Project, is seeking to deploy a Vacuum-Assisted Thermal Desorption (VTD) process for the treatment of organically contaminated low-level mixed waste (LLMW) and organically contaminated low-level radioactive soils. Low-level mixed waste refers to waste that is contaminated with both hazardous and radioactive constituents. The radioactive components include non-transuranic (TRU) material (i.e., <100 nCi/g TRU isotopes), as well as conventional low-level waste as defined by the United States Nuclear Regulatory commission, and various forms of uranium (depleted, enriched, and special nuclear materials). Additional information concerning these wastes is posted on the Fernald webpage. The address is: (http://www.fernald.gov/businessopps/acquisitions/vtd.htm). Fluor Fernald Inc. anticipates that up to 1,400 containers of organically contaminated low-level mixed waste including soils, sludge, and debris will undergo treatment by VTD. The organic contaminants include used lubricating oils, motor oils, other used petroleum-based products, spent solvents, spent chlorinated solvents, paints, PCBs, and other miscellaneous organics. The debris could include used absorbent pads, personal protective equipment, plastics, glass, rubber materials, paper, wood, and various metallic objects. In addition to the 1,400 containers, up to 1,000 cubic yards of organically contaminated soil require treatment prior to disposition. The soil is primarily contaminated with spent chlorinated solvent compounds, particularly 1,1,1 trichloroethane and tetrachloroethylene. Thermal desorption must effectively remove contaminant organic compounds so that residual materials are able to pass TCLP, UTS, or LDR standards as applicable. Fluor Fernald Inc. anticipates awarding a contract for a vendor to mobilize a complete VTD system to an off-site location possessing the appropriate local, state and federal permits. (Note: Fluor Fernald Inc. previously solicited expressions of interest for VTD to be deployed at the Fernald site. This announcement is requesting expression of interest for a VTD deployment at an off-site location. The responses to this market survey will provide Fluor Fernald with information the will be utilized to evaluate the entire spectrum of deployment alternatives.) To be considered for this procurement, the prospective Vendor must commit to deploy a vacuum-assisted thermal desorption system if awarded the contract. The Vendor will be required to process the wastes from start to finish including shipment of waste to treatment site; pre-treatment of the wastes (sizing/sorting/shredding) and properly treating/conditioning the primary and secondary process streams to meet the applicable disposal criteria. Additionally, the Vendor will be responsible for disposal of the primary and secondary wastes. The contract will have multiple phases of waste treatment. The initial phase will consist of first article testing. Examples of the more challenging waste streams will be processed and the Vendor will provide Fluor Fernald, Inc. with analytical and testing results that indicate the effectiveness of the treatment process. Additional phases will be task order based and will be dependent on the performance and availability of the Vendor's system. Both containerized LLMW and organically-contaminated soil could be included in these phases. The Vendor will be required to: 1. have the capacity to begin receiving waste within one month of award of contract and to begin treating the waste within six months of award of contract; 2. have the capacity to receive the entire population of containers within nine months of award of the contract; 3. provide transportation of the wastes from the Fernald site to the treatment system site; 4. and, be responsible for shipping the treated wastes to a licensed disposal facility if it is not on the same site and the treatment system. Each proposal must discuss estimated shipping costs, estimated processing costs, process rates, disposal locations, and safety issues. With this announcement Fluor Fernald, Inc. is seeking expressions of interest from prospective proposers who 1) will commit to deploying a full-scale VTD system at a permitted facility; 2) have successfully demonstrated and performed one or more VTD remediation projects under State or Federal regulatory agency oversight; 3) have experience with handling or working with low-level radioactive material; and 4) have experience with transportation and disposing LLMW. Interested vendors are invited to submit the following information: 1) a brief nontechnical description of the system they propose to deploy; 2) a brief summary of the system specifications, 3) a schematic diagram showing unit and subunit interrelationships; 4) photographs of their proposed full-scale systems; 5) a brief listing or description of vacuum-assisted thermal desorption remediation projects performed; 6) a brief description of the site at which VTD treatment; 7) information about the licensed disposal facility in which the treated wastes will be disposed; and 8) an overview of the company including a resume of past experience with email/telephone contact data for clients and customers. An estimated price schedule for treating the wastes is requested also. Interested Vendors must identify the availability of their system in FY02 and FY03. Vendors interested in submitting proposals in response to the anticipated RFP for deployment of a full-scale VTD system at an off-site permitted location should be aware that Fluor Fernald, Inc. intends to employ 'best value' and past performance will be a significant evaluation factor. Additionally, the proposal will discuss estimated shipping costs, estimated processing costs, process rates, disposal locations, and safety issues. This announcement is not a request for proposals and submittal of the above requested information does not constitute submission of a statement of qualifications. Additional updates concerning this potential procurement will be posted at the web addressed listed above. Responses shall be provided by February 8, 2002, to Robert P. May, Contracting Officer at: Mail- Robert P. May, MS-5 Fluor Fernald, Inc. P.O. Box 538704 Cincinnati, Ohio 45253-8704 Fax: (513) 648-6380 Email: robert.may@fernald.gov
- Place of Performance
- Address: Vendor's Permitted Site
- Record
- SN20020123/00016360-020122123135 (fbodaily.com)
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