U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Operations Office, P. O. Box 2001, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-8758

F -- ENRICHED URANIUM SCRAP PROCESSING SOL DE-RP05-96OR22472 POC Contact Point, Mark A. Million, Contract Specialist, Environmental Acquisitions Branch, Procurement and Contracts Division, (423) 576-7814; Contracting Officer, Shirley C. Vogel, Environmental Acquisitions Branch, Procurement and Contracts Division (423) 576-0648 Enriched Uranium Scrap Processing - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge Operations Office has a requirement for processing services for recovery of enriched uranium scrap materials generated in DOE production and research and development efforts. Most of the scrap materials are generated in the DOE's Naval Reactor Laboratories, with small amounts from other DOE facilities. The overall effort will involve approximately 2,000 kgs of scrap which will be unirradiated or slightly irradiated and enriched to greater than 20 percent U235. Some scrap will be security classified, Confidential-Restricted Data, by composition. The scrap categories that are to be processedinclude: 1) miscellaneous uranium/zirconium scrap, 2) enriched uranium that is clad in stainless steel scrap, 3) enriched uranium/aluminum metal and oxide in a mixture of various metallic and nonmetallic oxides, 4) enriched uranium in metallic cladding, 5) enriched uranium/carbon inter-metallic and mixtures, and 6) enriched uranium/beryllium oxides and metals. Interested parties must have or possess the following: 1) a Nuclear Regulatory Commission license for Highly Enriched Uranium, 2) environmental permits for uranium processing, 3) processing and storage facilities that satisfy Nuclear Material Safeguards and Security requirements, 4) interface capability with DOE Safe Secure Transport System including certified containers for transportation and storage, and 5) an approved Nuclear Material Control and Accountability Program. The firm shall also have or be able to obtain an affirmative Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence Over Contractor (FOCI) clearance determination. Additionally, the successful contractor shall take title to, and be responsible for, all wastes and by products remaining after completion of services. Disposal of any wastes or residual materials shall be in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations concerning disposal of such waste. If disposal services are required, proof of lawful disposal shall be provided to DOE. A fixed price task order or fixed unit price contract is contemplated. This contract will be for one year with options for four additional one-year periods. The solicitation will be issued on a 3.5'' double-sided high density disk in Word Perfect 5.1. A hard copy of the solicitationwill be made available upon request. All requests for copies of the solicitation must be in writing and received by DOE before close of business 15 calendar days from the date of this announcement. Qualified firms should also submit information necessary to show compliance with the prerequisites previously mentioned. Solicitation are tentatively scheduled for mailing in December, 1995, with contract award tentatively scheduled in July/August 1996. (0324)

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