PRESOLICITATION CONFERENCE FOR ACQUISITION OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) issued a request for Expression of Interest (EOI) and Comments in the May 24, 1996 Commerce Business Daily (CBD) (PSA-1602 page 48) and in the May 28, 1996 Federal Register (FR) (Vol. 61103 page 26508) regarding its planned acquisition of services for transportation of spent nuclear fuel and other associated activities. These notices provided general information related to the scope of services sought by OCRWM, contract type, contract term, schedule, and requested comments on six issues. OCRWM now desires to hold a presolicitation conference as a follow-on to the EOI Notice where input on technical and contractual issues can be obtained. The presolicitation conference is a preliminary step in the acquisition process that may or may not result in an actual Request For Proposal (RFP) at a later date. The presolicitation conference will be held on Tuesday, July 9, 1996, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the main auditorium of the Forrestal Building, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington D.C. 20585. Individuals are requested to preregister by contacting Corrine Macaluso, Environmental and Operational Activities Division, at (202) 586-2837 or by fax at (202) 586-1047. Attendance at the presolicitation conference will be limited to four individuals per firm. Individuals can also register the day of the conference, in which case registration and badging will begin at 8:00 a.m. Information contained in the May 1996 CBD and FR announcements can be obtained through the OCRWM Home Page located on the World Wide Web. The address for the OCRWM Home Page is HTTP://www.rw.doe.gov/. For individuals without access to the World Wide Web, the Information can be obtained by faxing a request to Michelle Miskinis, Contracting Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, at (202) 634-4419. The documents currently planned for distribution prior to the presolicitation conference are the draft Statement of Work and draft Waste Acceptance, Transportation and Storage Concept of Operations. It is anticipated that these documents will be available in electronic format, via the OCRWM Home Page, and hardcopy, by June 18, 1996. As previously noted, individuals without World Wide Web access can request a copy as discussed above. It is requested that participants review these documents prior to attending the conference. Copies will also be available in the auditorium on the day of the conference. Technical and contracting personnel will be available at the presolicitation conference to present requirements, receive industry input and answer clarifying questions. The tentative agenda for the conference is included at the end of this notice. In order to allow appropriate time in the agenda for participant comments on issues, please mail or fax your comments on the draft Statement of Work to Michelle Miskinis, by July 3, 1996. Written comments, as well as verbal comments, will also be accepted on the day of the conference. Additional written comments will be accepted no later than fourteen days after the conference date. TENTATIVE AGENDA: Registration, Welcome and Introduction, Overview of Market Driven Approach, Mission Functional Group, Functional Responsibilities, Functional Interfaces, Contract Structure, Summary of Draft Statement of Work, Performance Based Equipment Requirements, Institutional Interfaces, Contract Business Arrangements, General Comments from Industry for additional information concerning this notice, contact Ms. Michelle Miskinis, Contracting Officer, (DOE/HR-561.21) at (202) 634-4413, or Ms. Beth Tomasoni, Contracting Officer, (DOE/HR-561.21), at (202) 634-4408, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington D.C. 20585. Fax number (202) 634-4419. This notice should not be construed (1) as a commitment by the Department to enter into any agreement with any entity submitting comments in response to this Notice, (2) as a commitment to issue any RFP concerning the subject of this Notice, or (3) as a request for proposals.

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