COMMANDING OFFICER, ATTN NAVFAC CONTRACTS OFFICE CODE 27, NCBC 1000 23RD AVE, PORT HUENEME CA 93043-4301

F -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR REMOVAL AND DETOXIFICATION OF PCB CONTAMINATED MATERIALS DURING SHIP RECYCLING SOL N47408-96-R-2304 SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY DUE 061496 POC Contract Specialist, PAULETTE PETERSON, 805-982-5081 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR SOLICITATION AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF THE RESPONSE HERETO, OR ON FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION SUBSEQUENTLY SOUGHT. NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION WILL BE MADE. SOURCES SOUGHT FOR THE REMOVAL AND DETOXIFICATION OF PCB CONTAMINATED MATERIALS DURING SHIP RECYCLING. The Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC), Port Hueneme in cooperation with The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) Annapolis, and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNSY) is seeking information on technologies for removing, processing and detoxifying materials contaminated with halogenated organic compounds (primarily polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs) and heavy metals (mostly lead and chromate) that are generated during ship recycling operations at Navy shipyards. These operations include removal, handling, storage, transport, and disposal of PCB, asbestos, and lead contaminated materials. Current methodologies, though adequate, are labor intensive and expensive. Alternate technologies that are effective, safe, reliable, less costly, and sufficiently mature for near term implementation may provide a means to reduce contaminated material removal and disposal costs while maintaining the high standards of safety and environmental compliance required to meet Navy federal, state and local regulations. Two processes are of particular interest, PCB contaminated material removal, and PCB contaminated material detoxification. Each technology or system submitted must accomplish one or both of these objectives. Some wastes such as red lead paint fines are contaminated with PCBs. Asbestos materials can also be contaminated with PCBs. Technologies that can remove heavy metals in addition to PCBs, have been fully demonstrated, can be scaled for the Navy s needs, are permitted under the Toxic Substances Control Act (40 CFR Part 761.60), and can be fully implemented within 2 years are of the greatest interest to the Navy. Systems that can selectively extract PCBs and metals and concentrate the segregated wastes for final treatment, processing or disposal are preferred over complete, on-site PCB destruction technologies such as incineration or high temperature boiler technology. However, innovative mature destruction technologies that meet the objectives of this investigation will be reviewed. Typical wastes generated in the ship recycling program include the following: WASTE TYPE, APPROXIMATE ANNUAL GENERATION (lbs), TYPICAL PART DIMENSION, TYPICAL PCB CONCENTRATION (ppm). (1) Aluminum and Steel Plates with Felt, 2.7 Million lbs, 55 Gallon Drums, 5,000-350,000 ppm; (2) Non-Porous Painted Metal Material, 1.2 Million lbs, Various Sizes and Shapes, less than 500 ppm; (3) Hull Sections, 14 Million lbs, 8.5 ft x 15 ft, less than 500 ppm; (4) Oil, Water, Sludge, and Solvents with Metals, 32 Thousand lbs, 55 Gallon Drums and Tanks, greater than 500 ppm; (5) Plastic Foam, 180 Thousand lbs, 55 Gallon Drums, greater than 500 ppm; (6) Cleaning Debris Including Rags and Personal Protective Equipment, 1.7 Thousand lbs, 55 Gallon Drums, greater than 500 ppm; (7) Rubber Products Containing PCBs, 20 Thousand lbs, 55 Gallon Drums, less than 500 ppm; (8) Sand Tile Damping Material, 35 Thousand lbs, 55 Gallon Drums, 3,000 ppm or less; (9) Paint Chips and Debris, 45 Thousand lbs, 55 Gallon Drums, greater than 500 ppm; (10) Lead Sheets with Felt, 528 lbs, 55 Gallon Drums, greater than 500 ppm; (11) Dielectric Fluid, 1.6 Thousand lbs, 55 Gallon Drums, 900,000 ppm or less; (12) Cable, 460 Thousand lbs, Covered Roll-off Boxes, less than 2,000 ppm; (13) Wool Felt and Flanges with Asbestos, 133 lbs, 55 Gallon Drums, greater than 500 ppm. Waste types vary widely in size, shape and density. Contamination may exist in oil or paint on the surface of the material or be impregnated within the material by design or by inadvertent migration during service life. PCB contamination generally varies between 500 and 1000 ppm and may be as high as 5000 ppm except for septum plates with felt which may be as high as 350,000 ppm. Septum plates, hull sections and other scrap such as pipes, hangers, etc., must be cleaned of PCB s to a level of less than 100 micrograms per 100 square centimeters of surface area (less than 500 ppm) before they can be smelted. Respondents must provide their name, address, a point-of-contact with phone and fax number, and name of their technology. Respondents must also provide a narrative description of the process including utilities, footprint and other support requirements, a detailed process flow diagram with mass balance information, emission data, treatment capacity in lbs of waste per hour, and removal efficiency. Additionally, the responder must provide system ACQUISITION COSTS including construction and site preparation costs, and PROCESS COSTS including utilities, labor, maintenance, and feedstocks. List all wastes treated to date, information on facility testing, evaluation, and operations conducted to date, including results obtained for each waste processed, regulatory approvals issued, number of permitted process sites currently in operation, and all patents issued and pending. Provide a narrative description of the technologies potential for treating all or part of the wastestreams listed above. Clearly identify all proprietary and cost information that is not be published or disseminated. Mail three (3) copies of each response to: Department of the Navy, CBC Code 272311 Bldg 41, 1000 23rd Avenue, Port Hueneme, CA 93043- 4301. Deadline for receipt of responses is 14 June 1996.(0135)

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