SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- Land Disposal of Greater-Than Class C Low-Level Radioactive Waste
- Notice Date
- 7/1/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 4021 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, NM 88221
- ZIP Code
- 20585
- Solicitation Number
- DE-RP30-05EW02000
- Response Due
- 8/29/2005
- Archive Date
- 9/28/2005
- Point of Contact
- Karen L Bahan, Contracting Officer, 513-246-0555, karen.bahan@emcbc.doe.gov;Karen L Bahan, Contract Specialist, 513-246-0555, karen.bahan@emcbc.doe.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Karen L Bahan, Contract Specialist
(karen.bahan@emcbc.doe.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION LAND DISPOSAL OF GREATER-THAN-CLASS C LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE I. OBJECTIVE FOR THE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking industry input to identify commercial capability for the disposal of greater-than-Class C (GTCC) low-level radioactive waste (LLW) and certain DOE waste, with characteristics similar to GTCC LLW, that do not have a path forward for disposal. This capability could also include treatment or other processing of these wastes to meet existing LLW disposal requirements. Identification of commercial capability will enable DOE to consider these capabilities for potential inclusion in the Disposal of Greater-Than-Class-C Low-Level Waste Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that DOE plans to initiate in late 2005. Therefore, vendors that submit a response to this request for information may have their proposed disposal capability evaluated further during the EIS scoping, screening, and development process. The EIS may also analyze the potential environmental impacts of disposing of these wastes at one or more Federal facilities. This Request for Information is for planning purposes only and is not a Request for Proposals. II. GENERAL INFORMATION Section 3(b)1(D) of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (LLRWPAA) assigns to the Federal Government responsibility for the disposal of GTCC LLW generated by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensees. The LLRWPAA also specifies that GTCC LLW, which is designated a federal responsibility by subparagraph (b)(1)(D) of the Act, be disposed of in a facility licensed by the NRC and that the NRC determines is adequate to protect public health and safety. GTCC waste is LLW generated by NRC-licensed facilities with concentrations of radionuclides that exceed the limits established by NRC for Class C radioactive waste, as defined by 10 CFR 61.55. Categories of GTCC LLW include: (i) activated metals from nuclear power plants; (ii) sealed sources that exceed Class C limits for waste classification; and (iii) other wastes, such as glove boxes, fuel fabrication equipment, and trash resulting from manufacture, research, utility, medical, agricultural, and industrial sources. A 1994 report prepared for DOE by the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory estimated the existing and projected packaged volume of commercial GTCC LLW at approximately 1,000 to 9,000 cubic meters (Greater-Than-Class C Low-Level Radioactive Waste Characterization: Estimated Volumes, Radionuclides, and Other Characteristics, DOE/LLW-114, Revision 1, September 1994, http://www.osti.gov/bridge/servlets/purl/10110584-cEr1aV/webviewable/). DOE is also reviewing its waste inventories with a view toward including those wastes with characteristics similar to GTCC LLW and which otherise do not have a path to disposal in the scope of the EIS. DOE will inform vendors and other interested parties on the results of its waste inventory review and whether it has decided to include such waste in the scope of the EIS. The NRC regulations at 10 CFR 61.55 state that GTCC LLW “must be disposed of in a geologic repository as defined in part 60 or 63 of this chapter unless proposals for disposal of such waste in a disposal site licensed pursuant to this part are approved by the Commission.” DOE could potentially use a number of systems for the disposal of GTCC LLW, including enhanced near surface disposal, intermediate depth disposal (30-200 meters depth), and deep geologic disposal, provided such methods are determined by NRC to be protective of public health and safety and can be licensed by NRC. Different disposal configurations may be appropriate for the different categories of GTCC LLW (i.e., sealed sources, activated metals, other GTCC LLW). At a minimum, performance objectives and requirements similar to Part 61 are expected (although the final licensing requirements are not known at this time). On May 11, 2005, DOE published the Advance Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Disposal of Greater-Than-Class C Low-Level Radioactive Waste in the Federal Register (70 FR 24775) (http://www.eh.doe.gov/nepa/pub_noi_toc.html). III. AREAS TO ADDRESS IN SUBMISSION Vendors possessing expertise and successful past experience and performance in the management and disposal of radioactive waste in accordance with all local, state, and federal regulatory requirements are of particular interest. Interested vendors should submit a capability statement in response to this Request for Information. The capability statement should include, at a minimum, the following information: 1. Name of company, including a contact person's name, telephone number, and email address; 2. Company address; 3. Company size (please specify as either-Large, Small, Small Disadvantaged, Woman Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, 8(a), Hubzone Small Business or other); 4. Discussion of vendor’s ability to perform the type of services described above including: i) technical discussion of the proposed treatment and/or disposal system and key design concepts; ii) treatment and/or disposal location, site ownership and control of the treatment and/or disposal location, and environmental setting, if available (if a vendor is unable to identify the proposed location at this time, an explanation of why it cannot provide this information and when this information will be available); and iii) estimated cost and duration for site-selection (if required), site characterization, licensing and permitting, construction, operation, and closure of a new facility or modifying and licensing of an existing facility for GTCC disposal. Additionally, the systems analyzed could include treatment or other processing of GTCC LLW to meet existing LLW disposal requirements. Additionally, to facilitate analysis of no action alternatives within the EIS, vendors should include handling and storage capabilities, as appropriate. It is understood that limited design information will allow only order-of-magnitude cost estimates to be developed. 5. Describe experience and past performance with similar types of requirements of similar scope and magnitude; 6. Identify qualifications of technical and management personnel; and 7. Identify and clearly mark any proprietary data. Please submit a capability statement by Close of Business 4:30 PM, on, August 29, 2005, to Mr. James Joyce, U.S. Department of Energy, EM-10/Cloverleaf Building, 1000 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, DC 20585-2040, by mail, express service delivery, or electronically (to james.joyce@em.doe.gov). DOE may ask vendors to clarify information provided in their capability statement or submit additional information. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (01-JUL-2005); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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