Commander & Director, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, ATTN: CEWES-CT-C, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199

A -- RESEARCH-UNDERGROUND MUNITIONS STORAGE POC Point of Contact, Mallorie O. Irwin 601-634-4116 The USAE Waterways Experiment Station (WES) intends to place an order with New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMIMT) to perform the following four tasks: a. Accept receipt of and provide storage for munitions required for test program. b. Transport munitions for each test from storage site to the test site, off-load the munitions, and assist WES explosive blaster/handler personnel with charge assembly and arming/firing of each test. NMIMT will remove and dispose of all packing materials not expended during detonations. c. NMIMT will provide site security following detonation and off- duty hours until test site has been declared safe for re-entry. d. NMIMT will provide team of HAZMAT/MSHA-trained, SCBA-certified personnel to enter the underground test area to sample and analyze air quality, evaluate ground conditions, and re-establish forced air ventilation. The team will document air quality, rock spall/fall locations, and tunnel/chamber integrity for later hazard analysis. The test will take place near Magdalena, NM. NMIMT is the sole source in the region with unique combination of capabilities required to support explosive tests that is fully-licensed for storage of significant quantities of munitions. They have the capability to receive, store, and transport over public roads, the munitions which will be used for the tests. Key NMIMT personnel are certified to conduct safety inspections of underground workings (MSHA and SCBA), and have the hazard training and experience required to evaluate safety hazards and present and to reestablish a safe working environment following each underground test detonation. NMIMT is the only organization within reasonable commuting distance of the test site with the unique combination of capabilities discussed above. Responses from responsible sources will be fully considered up to fifteen days from publication of notice on intent to award. (0243)

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