Alliant Techsystems Incorporated, Allegany Ballistics Laboratory, P.O. Box 210, State Route 956, Rocket Center, WV 26726

36 -- BURNING GROUND ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY SOL PHC-145. DUE 052195. Contact Point, Patrick H. Cunningham, 304/726-5047. Technical Deliverables & Technology Requirements: The system must be a ``stand alone'' engineered unit capable of processing up to 250 pounds of Class 1.1 P/E contaminated waste within any given 8 hour shift. The system must meet all explosive hazards requirements for safe operation established by Alliant Techsystems and the DoD/Navy. The system must process the Class 1.1 P/E contaminated waste sufficiently so that the decontaminated wastes are suitable for landfilling and/or reuse (i.e. decontaminated material cannot be open burned or incinerated). The system must use utilities typically available at ABL (i.e. steam, air and/or electricity). The system must be capable of extracting and/or chemically destroying all 1.1 energetic materials that contaminate ABL's wide range of cleanup and processing wastes, while using an environmentally benign extracting medium, and nonhazardous destruction medium. The system must be able to be turned over to ABL for operation after GOP development (if desired by ABL). The system must employ a subscale characterization system to adequately characterize each P/E waste stream prior to processing. Proof of Principle / Feasibility. The technology proposed for use at ABL must have sound scientific bench scale (or better) data demonstrating feasibility for scale-up to an operating level. The proposed technology must be feasible for explosive applications that will meet restrictions for Quantity/Distance operating requirements. Period of Performance: The first operating requirement must meet the schedule established by the WV DEP OAQ for triggering the incinerator construction. The system must be, at a minimum, ready to operate on or before 12/31/95. Some schedule slippage will be negotiated with the State of WV if the unit is nearly ready for operation on that date. A schedule indicating operational start-up appreciably beyond the 12/31/95 deadline (i.e. no more than 60 days beyond) will not be accepted. System optimization and GOP development for operating the unit must be completed within 18 months of contract award. Cost Estimate: The cost of the system, installation, startup, optimization, GOP development, and subscale characterization 0 is in an expected range should be between $1.25M and $2.00M. Basis for Award: The contract award will be based on technical merit, schedule for startup operation and unit completion, and overall cost. The relative weighting for these categories will be determined using guidelines previously established for weighting criteria. (089)

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