SOURCES SOUGHT
H -- Real Time Radiography Services for Drum Inspection
- Notice Date
- 3/3/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory - UT Battelle LLC (DOE Contractor), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Bethel Valley Road, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37831-6192
- ZIP Code
- 37831-6192
- Solicitation Number
- rtr03032010
- Archive Date
- 4/3/2010
- Point of Contact
- Liz T. Lynch, Phone: 8652418266, Christine M Sullivan, Phone: 865-574-7507
- E-Mail Address
-
lynchet@ornl.gov, sullivancm@ornl.gov
(lynchet@ornl.gov, sullivancm@ornl.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Expression Of Interest for Real Time Radiography Services for Drum Inspection Background Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), operated by UT Battelle, LLC, hereafter referred to as the Company, on behalf of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Defense National Stockpile Center (DNSC), is considering the use of drum inspection services utilizing field deployable radiographic equipment and systems for identifying liquid mercury inside 30-gal drums. Three drums each containing six 3-liter steel flasks with 76-lbs of elemental mercury per flask will be test-inspected. A quantity of free liquid mercury is contained inside the drum, external to the flasks, to simulate a flask that has leaked. The Seller will be asked to determine the presence of free mercury, estimate the quantity of free mercury, and provide supporting documentation. Purpose The purpose of the Expression of Interest (EOI) is to establish a list of qualified companies for a Request for Proposal (RFP) to conduct a test inspection of three drums. For successful participants there will be a follow-on RFP in CY-2011 that involves field deployment of real time radiography (RTR) equipment. To be considered for the test inspection and possible future deployment, the Seller shall provide documentation of past field deployment experience including references with current contact information, and documentation to verify their RTR capabilities. For the test inspection, the Seller shall demonstrate for each of the three drums the ability to determine (a) if any amount of free liquid mercury (simulated leak) is contained in the drum outside of the flasks and (b) if a simulated flask leak exists, attempt to quantify the volume of free mercury inside the drum. A report shall be provided to the company comprising a system description, results, multiple images, and video. Drum Configuration and Miscellaneous Details Three 30-gal drums each containing ~ 480 lbs of mercury contained in six steel flasks will be shipped for test-inspection to the Seller's facility or at the location where the Seller's radiography equipment is deployed. The mercury flasks are separated by a cardboard divider to prevent them from contacting each other. A 10 inch x 10 inch pillow is located under the flasks and a cardboard divider, to dampen vibration during transportation. A complete description of the arrangement inside the drums will be made available in the RFP. A quantity of free mercury has been added directly onto the pillow to simulate a flask leak. The pillow will not absorb the mercury. The free mercury will move about during transportation and is unlikely to completely remain on the pillow.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: To be determined, United States
- Record
- SN02081719-W 20100305/100303234738-397432fcce58af18e538a4552e6e73f5 (fbodaily.com)
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