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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 30, 2002 FBO #0210
SOURCES SOUGHT

11 -- Containerized Grout Technology

Notice Date

6/28/2002
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

Department of Energy, CH2MHill Hanford Group, Inc. (DOE Contractor), Office of River Protection, 2440 Stevens Center, Richland, WA, 99352
 

ZIP Code

99352
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-CHG04
 

Response Due

7/23/2002
 

Archive Date

8/7/2002
 

Point of Contact

Reese Bang, Contract Administrator, Phone 509-372-0528, Fax 509-376-0825,
 

E-Mail Address

Reese_Bang_rl.gov
 

Description

CH2M Hill Hanford Group (CHG), in connection with the U.S. Department of Energy River Protection Project, is soliciting interest and information from firms having the capability in GFY03 to run radioactive laboratory tests or the ability to team with a laboratory that has the capability to run radioactive laboratory tests that simulate containerized grout conditions. The requirement is to determine the effect of specific constituents, such as sodium, cesium, technetium, nitrates, sulfates, and halides, on the properties of grout in a simulated containerized grout system. The laboratory tests will use material that simulates Hanford tank waste mixed with grout forming materials. The tank waste will be representative of the waste contained in certain Hanford tanks or another formulation, to be specified by CHG, that represents saltcake waste. The engineering evaluation will consist of determining process equipment necessary to blend, cure, and dispose of grouted tank waste in containers. The vendor must identify the blending technology to be used and the container design. The performance of these design parameters on grout curing times must be explained. The vendor is to specify the proposed process flowsheet for grouting the tank wastes within the constraints identified in this RFI. The vendor must provide a material balance for the proposed tank waste treatment process that is based on laboratory-scale testing of simulated and actual tank wastes samples. The material balance must identify all chemical reagents and their concentrations, process conditions (e.g., mass addition rate, flow-rate, temperature, pressure) and the concentrations of the major analytes and radionuclides present in the liquids, solid, and gaseous phases at each step of the vendors proposed flowsheet. The laboratory tests will use radioactive waste samples and materials that simulate Hanford tank waste, the composition of which will be provided by CHG. The radioactive tank waste samples, to be specified and provided by CHG, will be representative of various tank wastes found at the Hanford Site. The simulant and radioactive waste samples will contain Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulated metals including but not limited to antimony, barium, chromium, cadmium, lead, nickel, silver, and zinc to the extent that these metals are present in the actual tank wastes and other metals, anions and organic compounds such as aluminum, bismuth, iron, lanthanum, manganese, sodium, chloride, fluoride, hydroxide, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, sulfate, oxalate. The tank wastes are not known to contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at concentrations above 50 ppm. The laboratory-scale work involves the preparation of the simulated waste and performing laboratory-scale waste treatment tests per the steps of the vendor proposed process flowsheet. Figure 1 provides a preliminary flowsheet concept for grouting the waste, however the vendor is responsible for developing the final flowsheet. The steps to be demonstrated are blending, curing, container handling, as well as any other process steps identified in the vendors proposed flowsheet. The constituents in the off gas stream from the waste treatment and immobilization process will be identified and quantified. Formulations for the solidified tank waste are to be developed and tested to demonstrate compliance with the applicable EPA and DOE disposal requirements. Figure 1 Preliminary Conceptual Flow Diagram for Containerized Grout Treatment of Tank Waste. Waste from Tank System>Storage Tank>Blender>Filled Container Curing>Container Disposal The technical approach described above is CHGs current concept of how this program should proceed. However, we welcome alternative approaches and we solicit your ideas to accelerate and/or improve the process of implementing Containerized Grout Technology. In order to be considered for any resulting Request For Proposal, firms must meet the following qualifications: Your firm must be committed to working safely and must demonstrate this commitment by having an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of 1.0, or less, for the past three years and show an improving trend in safety performance. Please provide this information with your response. Your firm must have previous experience in grouted waste solidification or related work within the past three years. Your firm must have a demonstrated knowledge of mixed low-level disposal criteria. Please provide a brief synopsis of your experience and references with your response. Your firm should have had revenues in excess of $1 million/year for the past three years derived from grouted waste solidification or related work. Please provide this information with your response. As a government contractor in a nuclear facility, CHG is subject to enforcement actions under 10 CFR 820, General Statement of Enforcement Policy, (Price Anderson Amendment Act). The enforcement actions require compliance with 10 CFR 820, Procedural Rules for DOE Nuclear Activities; 10 CFR 830, Nuclear Safety Management; 10 CFR 835, Occupational Radiation Protection; and 10 CFR 708, Contractor Employee Protection. Depending on the nature of the services being provided, suppliers and subcontractors may be subject to enforcement actions of these regulations. Please advise if your firm has quality programs in place to comply with these PAAA requirements. Name of firm: Point of contact: Mailing address: Phone number: In addition to the above requirements, please include a brief narrative that provides a summary of your technical capabilities, your general experience, and the proposed testing approach or alternative approaches, including teaming and supporting organizations. Firms interested in receiving a Request for Proposal to be issued on or about July 30, 2002 should submit the above information to: CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc. P.O. Box 1500 Richland, WA 99352 Attn: Reese Bang, CHG Procurement, H6-16 Electronic responses are welcome and encouraged. Please submit to: reese_bang@rl.gov Your response is required no later than July 23, 2002.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Richland, WA

Zip Code: 99352

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00101403-W 20020630/020628213107 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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