Westinghouse Hanford Company, P.O. Box 1970, Attn: C. E. Briggs, Mail Stop G1-64, Richland, Washington 99352

99 -- FABRICATION OF INTERIM STORAGE CASKS (ISC) DUE 042195. Contact C. E. Briggs, Senior Procurement Specialist, (509) 376-3466. The Seller will fabricate and test approximately forty-five top loading, stainless steel lined, concrete and steel shielded, ventilated Interim Storage Casks (ISC) per buyer provided design drawings and fabrication specifications. The ISCs are to be used for above ground, dry, interim storage of Fast Flux Test Facility spent reactor fuel assemblies for a period of 50 years. Each ISC has an internal cavity diameter of 21 inches and a length of 147 inches. The cask weight, including the 5,000 pound payload, is approximately 115,000 pounds. Outside dimensions of the ISC are 85 inches in diameter and 182 inches in height. The ISC is designed, and shall be fabricated, to meet Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 72 (10CFR72), ``Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste'', without licensing. The seller must have an established QA program and be capable of performing work in accordance with the following requirements: 10CFR71 ``Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material'' Subpart H or 10CFR72 Subpart G, ASME Code Section III Subsection NC-4000 (except that no code stamp is required), ACI-349 Code Requirements for Nuclear Safety Related Concrete Structures, ACI-301 Specification for Structural Concrete for Buildings, and ACI-304 Specification for Measuring, Mixing, Transporting, and Placing Concrete. All materials used in construction of the ISC shall be provided by the seller, certified to the specifications, and controlled. Specific parameters of the ISC design that are important to safety are the containment boundary, shield plate, and reinforcing steel material strengths, the containment boundary, shield plate, and concrete wall thicknesses, and the concrete density and compressive strength. The seller shall provide, for buyer approval, a detailed fabrication plan including test procedures to demonstrate and document leak tightness, structural capability, pressure integrity, shielding adequacy, and lifting attachment strength of each completed cask. Any handling equipment or hardware required for fabrication, testing, and shipping of the casks will be provided by the seller. An order of approximately 45 casks is to be furnished over a 2 year period with delivery of the first cask within 4 months of initial order receipt. Organization must have demonstrated experience and capabilities in the areas described above. Interested organizations must submit detailed and concise information demonstrating their ability to meet all the requirements as specified in this notice. Company name and address with the point of contact referencing the subject title should be sent to Westinghouse Hanford Company, Attn: C.E. Briggs, MSIN G1-64, P.O. Box 1970, Richland, WA 99352. Telephone number and fax number for the undersigned is (509)376-3466 and (509)376-9987, respectively. Responses are to be submitted no later than April 21, 1995. The purpose of this notice is to gather information that will help establish a list of potential offerors only. There is no intent to award a contract based on this notice. Westinghouse Hanford Company will not compensate any Seller for responding to this notice. (088)

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