Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 2002, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6501

81 -- FIELD PAINTING OF SEVERELY RUSTED DUF6 CYLINDERS DUE 113095 POC Contact, S. S. McNeely, 423/576-1468 / R. G. Neal, 423/576-1476 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its contractor Lockheed Martin Energy Systems Inc. (LMES) invites expressions of interest in painting heavily corroded carbon steel cylinders filled with depleted uranium hexaflouride at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) in Paducah, KY. These cylinders are 4 feet in diameter, 12 feet long, and weigh approximately 14 tons. 1000 cylinders are to be painted between 1 May and 31 October 1996, with a per unit option for an additional 500 within the time frame. The painting subcontractor is to clean the outside surface of the cylinders with a pressure wash, prepare the surface, apply an initial airless spray coat of penetrating epoxy, and apply airless spray acrylic top coat. Movement of the cylinders to and from the painting area will be the responsibility of LMES. The cylinders are to be painted outdoors at PGDP on a large concrete area at a maximum rate of 10 per day. Painting operations are to be performed only during fair weather. Based on lessons learned from this effort, additional contracts will be placed for the painting of the remaining PGDP inventory, and the additional DOE cylinder inventories at Portsmouth, Ohio and Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Documentation of vendor qualifications should be submitted along with expressions of interest to the address specified herein. The Technical Specification and subsequent Request for Bids will be announced in January 1996. (0306)

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