U.S. DOE, Morgantown Energy Technology Center, P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, WV 26507-0880

A -- IN SITU VITRIFICATION STUDY SOL DE-RP21-96MC33072 DUE 041896 POC Contact Point, Lisa A. Kuzniar, 304/285-4242; Contracting Officer, Randolph L. Kesling This synopsis is published pursuant to the requirements of Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 5.2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy, Morgantown Energy Technology Center, plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) No. DE-RP21-96MC33072 for the competitive solicitation of proposals in support of research and development entitled ''In Situ Vitrification Study''. The objective of this effort is to demonstrate the suitability of the bottom-to-top in situ vitrification technology to contain and stabilize a contaminated solid waste site cost-effectively in a way that reduces risk and meets regulatory requirements. The offeror shall complete a cold demonstration of their bottom-to-top in situ vitrification system on buried simulated radioactive wastes and use the same system to perform a hot demonstration on trans uranic (TRU) contaminated waste or a low-level radioactive waste. The offerors technology system shall demonstrate the ability to overcome the limitation of available in situ vitrification technologies for buried waste applications. The offeror's technology system shall have the flexibility to process effectively buried wastes with a wide variety of compositions, forms, and environmental conditions. It is the intent of the DOE to use the Oak Ridge Operations Site for the cold and hot demonstrations. The DOE recognizes that the offeror's technology system will have to be adjusted to meet the site specific conditions. The offeror will be required to prepare the design and regulatory documentation for the cold and hot demonstrations, evaluate the technology using the go/no go criteria for both the cold and hot demonstrations, complete operation assessments for the cold an hot demonstrations, and perform and evaluate the cold and hot demonstrations. The solicitation will be issued on a 3.5'' disk in Wordperfect version 5.1. All requests for copies of the RFP must be in writing (postal at the address above or INTERNET at the following address: LKUZNI@METC.DOE.GOV) and reference the solicitation number. Telephone requests will not be honored. In accordance with FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds, funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. (0061)

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