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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 30, 2002 FBO #0210
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11 -- Cesium and Technetium Separations 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-CHG02
 

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 conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy River Protection Project, is soliciting interest and information from firms having the capability to separate cesium and technetium from Hanford Site tank wastes. This capability will be demonstrated in GFY03 by performing limited radioactive laboratory tests independently or by teaming with a laboratory that has the capability to possess radioactive materials and perform tests that simulate cesium and technetium separation conditions. The requirement is to determine and verify the process conditions to optimize cesium and technetium separation from simulated Hanford tank wastes. Cesium and technetium can be jointly or independently separated from the alkaline, Hanford Site tank wastes. The laboratory tests will use radioactive waste samples and material that simulates 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 radioactive tank wastes found at the Hanford Site. The simulant and radioactive waste samples will contain RCRA metals such as barium, chromium, cadmium, lead, silver, and zinc to the extent that these metals are soluble in the alkaline waste solutions. Technetium is primarily present as the pertechnetate anion in the Hanford Site tank wastes whereas cesium is present as a cation. The anticipated scope of work involves the preparation of the simulated waste and performing laboratory-scale cesium and technetium separation tests to demonstrate the steps of the proposed flow sheet. These tests are to be conducted without acidifying the alkaline tank waste simulant and radioactive samples. The effect of pH and specific constituents of radioactive tank wastes, such as aluminum, carbonate, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, potassium, sodium, uranium, and halides on the performance of the cesium and technetium separation processes are to be determined. The separation processes must achieve a minimum cesium decontamination factor of 400 and a minimum technetium decontamination factor of 4. Decontamination factor is defined as: Decontamination Factor = Initial Concentration / Final Concentration Separation of cesium and technetium from the Hanford Site tank wastes can be accomplished using ion exchange, fractional crystallization, electro-chemical separations, or other technique as envisioned by the vendor. The vendor is to specify the proposed process flowsheet for separating cesium and technetium from the Hanford Site tank wastes within the constraints identified in this RFI. The vendor must provide a material balance for the proposed cesium and technetium separation processes 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 liquid, solid, and gaseous phases at each step of the vendor?s proposed flowsheet for cesium and technetium separation. The technical approach described above is CHG?s 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 Cesium and Technetium Separation 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 cesium and technetium separations or related work within the past three years. 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 cesium and technetium separations, 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

SN00101404-W 20020630/020628213108 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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