National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899

S -- RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL SOL 53SBNB6C9277 DUE 082696 POC Linda Shariati (301) 975-5053 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 53SBNB6C9277 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-33. The standard industrial classification (SIC) code is 4953 and the small business size standard is $6.0m. The contract line item numbers (CLIN), items, quantities and units of measure are: CLIN 0001 The Contractor shall provide for radioactive steel shot and wax processing and disposal services consisting of a single shipment of steel shot and wax in seventeen 55 gallon drums, 1 lot; CLIN 0002 Shipping Agent/Broker Fee, 1 lot; CLIN 0003 Transportation of Flatbed, 1 lot; CLIN 0004 Sealand Container Rental, 1 lot. Please submit your pricing in accordance with the CLIN structure identified in the sentence above. The price for each line item shall include all associated cost for the work to be conducted in accordance with this combined synopsis/solicitation. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to acquire processing and disposal services for Low Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW). The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, equipment, services and facilities (except as otherwise specified) to perform this requirement. The Contractor shall provide processing and disposal for a single shipment of Steel Shot and Wax in seventeen 55-gallon drums, loaded inside a 20' x 8' x 8' Sealand container. The Steel Shot and Wax conforms to LLRW ''Class A'', per 10CFR61. The steel shot is carbon-steel pellets, averaging 2mm in diameter, with paraffin wax filling the voids between the pellets. The steel shot is radioactive, with a maximum contact reading per drum of 10 mR/hr, and an average contact reading of less and 0.2 mR/hr per drum. Each drum contains an average of 6 cubic feet of the Steel Shot and Wax, with twenty percent void. The Steel Shot and Wax mixture has an average density of approximately 300 pounds per cubic feet, and each drum has an average net weight of 1,500 pounds. This single shipment consists of 102 net cubic feet of the Steel Shot and Wax mixture, loaded in a total of 17 drums. NIST has a valid current permit with SouthCarolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, ''Radioactive Waste Transport Permit'' and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ''Materials License''. NIST is authorized to possess by product material in any chemical and/or physical form. NIST does not have a Waste-for-Delivery License for any other state. The Contractor shall make the appropriate arrangements and provide a Shipping Agent at the NIST site to certify any shipment made into other states. The Contractor shall adhere to all applicable federal, state and local regulations pertaining to the shipment an burial of radioactive materials. All radioactive waste will be properly characterized, packaged and prepared for shipment from NIST by NIST Health Physics personnel. The exact date of shipment shall be as mutually agreed upon by the Contractor and NIST. The Contractor method of waste processing shall be repackaging for transhipment utilizing either 44 cubic footsteel burial boxes or 85-gallon steel drum burial overpacks for disposal. The Contractor may utilize compaction of greater disposal container packaging efficiency. Empty drums resulting from repackaging the Steel Shot and Wax shall be disposed of by the Contractor at the Contractor's expense. The Contractor shall provide processing, volume reduction, shipping and burial document preparation, transport to burial, and burial. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Offerors shall submit four copies of their information on their technical capabilities and past performance. Information pertaining to an Offeror's technical capabilities shall include license, regulatory compliances (federal, state and local) for the work to be conducted herein, and capability to provide a Shipping Agent qualified to broker the radioactive waste shipment. In addition, offerors shall fill-in the information, sign and submit one copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 as defined below. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items applies with the following specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a): (i) price, (ii) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government's requirement; and, (iii) past performance/experience. Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. Evaluation of the specific evaluation criteria will be based on information submitted in response to this RFQ. It is recommended that information be included which demonstrates that the services offered meet all the requirements identified in this combined synopsis/solicitation. In addition, past performance/experience will be evaluated on information which demonstrates three years experience with this type of requirement. Information which merely offers to furnish an item in accordance with the requirements of the Government or does not address a requirement contained herein will be evaluated based on this information or lack of information. Offerors are cautioned to submit proposals on the most favorable basis, since the Government may elect to make an award without further discussions or negotiations. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and includes the following FAR clauses: FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965; FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. The employee class and monetary wage-fringe benefits are: Truckdriver, Heavy Truck (Occupational Code 31363) $15.54 per hour and Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer (Occupational Code 36364) $16.93 per hour. Interested parties shall submit FOUR copies of the following: quotes which address the CLINs established in the CBD announcement; the 11 items outlined in FAR 52.212-1(b); technical information which establishes an Offeror's technical capabilities, and past performance information which addresses the requirements set forth herein. Submissions should be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, ATTN: Linda Shariati, Solicitation Number 52SBNB6C9277. Responses must be received by 3:00 pm on August 26, 1996. Offers or modifications of offers received at the address specified for the receipt of responses after the exact time specified for receipt of offers will not be considered. Requests for a copy of a solicitation will be disregarded since this CBD announcement is the solicitation. For information contact Linda Shariati, Contract Specialist. Her telephone number is (301)975-5053. (0221)

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