SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- Conceptual Design of an Interim Pretreatment System
- Notice Date
- 7/8/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 562211
— Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, CH2MHill Hanford Group, Inc. (DOE Contractor), Office of River Protection, 2440 Stevens Center Place, MSIN H6-16, Richland, Washington, 99354
- ZIP Code
- 99354
- Solicitation Number
- 7CB00-JOK-08-033
- Response Due
- 7/31/2008 7:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 8/15/2008
- Point of Contact
- James O Knight,, Phone: 509-372-3669, John M. Robinson,, Phone: 509-373-3343
- E-Mail Address
-
james_o_jim_knight@rl.gov, John_M_Robinson@rl.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 7CB00-JOK-08-033 Conceptual Design of an Interim Pretreatment System Expected RFP Release Date: First Quarter, Fiscal Year 2009 CH2M Hill Hanford Group (CH2M HILL), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection, is soliciting interest and information supporting pre-qualification of firms having the capability to perform the Conceptual Design of the Interim Pretreatment System (IPS). The conceptual design will include development of the alternative strategies that will satisfy the mission requirements. These alternative strategies will culminate in the proposed path forward for the project as documented in the Conceptual Design Report. DOE Order 430.3A "PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CAPITAL ASSETS" dated 7-28-06 identifies the requirements for the conceptual design process. The IPS will treat high level radioactive waste from Hanford site double-shell tanks (DST) to remove solids and cesium to levels that will allow subsequent treatment in a low activity waste (LAW) vitrification facility. Crossflow filtration will be used as the first step to remove most undissolved solids from the incoming waste. The solids will be returned to the DST system and the filtered waste will be sent to the cesium removal process. A cesium-specific ion exchange resin will be used to selectively remove cesium from the filtered waste while leaving the remaining dissolved solids. The treated waste will be collected, sampled, and then pumped to the LAW vitrification facility. The ion exchange resin will be regenerated, removing the cesium, and reused. The cesium product will be returned to the DST system. The IPS design will include the nuclear safety design requirements of DOE Order 420.1B, "FACILITY SAFETY". These include requirements for multiple barriers to prevent the release of radioactive materials and confinement of radioactive liquids, particulates and gases. In addition, shielding and other features will be required to keep exposures as low as reasonably achievable. The IPS design will also meet hazardous waste treatment environmental requirements. In order to be considered for any future Request for Proposal, firms must respond to this request for expression of interest with documentation substantiating that they meet the following minimum 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 nuclear facility design experience. Please provide a brief synopsis of your experience and references with your response. • Your firm must have DOE complex design experience. Please provide a brief synopsis of your experience and references with your response. • Your firm must have chemical processing design experience. Please provide a brief synopsis of your experience and references with your response. • Your firm must have experience completing design on projects with a Total Estimated Cost >$100M. Please provide a brief synopsis of your experience and references with your response. • Your firm must have expertise in applying appropriate chemical processing system design codes (e.g., B31.3, AMSE section VIII, API). Please provide verifiable evidence of your expertise. • Your firm must have expertise in applying appropriate structural design codes (e.g., IBC, ASCE, AISC). Please provide verifiable evidence of your expertise. • Your firm must have expertise in dynamic and static seismic design (ASCE/SEI 43-05). Please provide verifiable evidence of your expertise. • Your firm must have expertise in applying appropriate electrical and instrumentation design codes (e.g. NFPA 70, IEEE standards). Please provide verifiable evidence of your expertise. • Your firm must have expertise in applying ISA 84.00.01. Please provide verifiable evidence of your expertise. • Your firm must have the required engineering lead and support personnel. Please provide résumés of available qualified personnel. • Your firm must have 3D CAD capability. Please provide confirmation of this capability. • Provide a copy of your firm's Quality Assurance Manual demonstrating that your firm's Quality Assurance Program meets the following relevant NQA-1 Requirements: o Requirement 1 - Organization o Requirement 2 - Quality Assurance Program o Requirement 3 - Design Control o Requirement 5 - Instructions, Procedures and Drawings o Requirement 6 - Document Control o Requirement 16 - Corrective Action o Requirement 17 - Quality Assurance Records o Requirement 18 - Audits • Provide proof that your company's Engineering program meets requirements for personnel qualifications, design, software and configuration control • Provide proof that your company's Management programs meet requirements for formal structure and personnel qualifications • Provide proof that your company has an Earned Value Management System compliant with ANSI/EIA-748-A "Standard for Earned Value Management Systems" or equivalent standard • As a government contractor in a nuclear facility, CH2M HILL 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. • Please provide the name, address, and phone number of your company's cognizant Defense Contract Audit Agency office • Please provide the name, address, and phone number of your company's cognizant Administrative Contracting Officer Firms interested in receiving a Request for Proposal which is expected to be issued in the first quarter of Government Fiscal Year 2009 should submit the above information to: CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc. P.O. Box 1500 Richland, WA 99352 Attn: James O. Knight, Procurement, H6-16 Electronic responses are welcome and encouraged. Please submit to: James_O_Jim_Knight@rl.gov Your response is required no later than July 31, 2008.
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