PROGRAM MANAGER FOR ASSEMBLED CHEMICAL WEAPONS 1. S 2. 0221 3. 97 4. GPO371028 5. 21010-5423 6. 99 7. Commander U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command, Procurement, ATTN: AMSCB-PCB/A. Radford Baker, Aberdeen Proving Ground (Edgewood Area), MD 21010-5423 8. 99 -- PROGRAM MANAGER FOR ASSEMBLED CHEMICAL WEAPONS 9. N/A 10. N/A 11. Contact: Mr. A. Radford Baker (410) 671-3452 12. N/A 13. N/A 14. N/A 15. N/A 16. N/A 17. PROGRAM MANAGER FOR ASSEMBLED CHEMICAL WEAPONS. In accordance with PL104-208, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology has appointed a Program Manager for Assembled Chemical Weapons with the mission to demonstrate at least two alternate technologies to incineration for the disposal of assembled chemical weapons. Assembled chemical weapons for this purpose are representative of the chemical weapons stockpile configured with fuses, explosives, propellant, chemical agents, shipping and firing tubes and packaging materials. The legisation is directed very broadly, covering the total chemical weapons stockpile with inceneration construction activities at Blue Grass Depot, Kentucky and Pueblo Depot, Colorado specifically suspended pending a report to the Congress on the outcome of this program. As Pueblo and Blue Grass contain a representative cross section of the chemical weapons stockpile and are specifically cited in the legislation for this program, the initial focus has been at these two sites and is being expanded to all sites. Identification and involvement of stakeholders from all six weapons storage sites is imperative to the overall success of this program. Stakeholders will include residents who live near the stockpile sites; local, state and federal regulators; and concerned citizens. Outreach efforts have begun at Blue Grass and Pueblo sites and will continue at the other four sites in order to encourage involvement from a broad spectrum of individual and group stakeholders. The Citizen Advisory Commissions appointed by the Governors of each state will continue to serve as a valuable communication link to the citizens at the sites. The input from the stakeholders will be used to develop a technical specification based on performance criteria from which a Request for Proposal will be announced in approximately 60 days. The search for alternate technologies will be directed to academic, commercial, government and international entities to reach as wide a base of options as possible. The selection criteria for choosing candidiate technoligies for lab and or pilot scale evaluation will be developed based on stakeholder input and conducted under the oversight of a Scientific, Technical and Health panel established with continuous involvement of the stakeholder community. The technologies offered for consideration will be required to be presented in a system sense, clearly demonstrating the ability to deal with all components and process related materials of a fully assembled chemical weapon. These component/materials encompass at a minimum the chemical agents GB, VX, H; fuses; explosives; propellant; metal parts; fiberglass containing PCB; wooden and fiber board dunnage; protective clothing consisting of butyl rubber, chlorinated polymers and silicon rubber; various plant process waste of the nature of aqueous based decon solutions, synthetic/hydrobarbon hydraulic fluids, pumps, valves, motors and mechanical equipment; and carbon filter media. While it is recognized that a single technology may not meet all of the requirements of the varying waste streams, a proposed technology must deal with the disposal needs of fully assembled chemical weapons in its entirety. Technologies making up the system can vary site to site. Partial treatment onsite to reduce the toxicity and hazards to a level facilitating shipment off site for ultimate treatment will be considered as long as the pre and ultimate treatment is fully described and meets the health and regulatory criteria. Final treatment at an existing commercial site which can reasonably be expected to be licensed/permitted for final treatment or construction of a new commercial capability will be considered as long as the program criteria is met. The explosives, propellants and fuses (energetics) are considered one of the most challenging components to dispose of using a non-incineration based technology. A two-phased approach first concentrating on energetic materials followed by the balance of chemical weapons components is being considered. The proposed energetic disposal technology will need to be considered in the context of a system to dispose of the total chemical weapon and related material. The Program Office will be establishing a worldwide web home page to facilitate information exchange and vehicle for interested entities to seek other entities to explore building compatable technologies into a total system. The Program Office will also be holding preproposal conferences and technology information sessions to facilitate potential offeror interactions. For additional technical or programmatic information contact Mr. William Pehlivanian at (410) 671-3498; for contract information, contact Mr. A. Radford Baker at (410) 671-3452. A home page on the WWW will soon be available at http://www@cbdcom.apgea.army.mil. THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. FOLLOW ON ACQUISITION ACTION IS PENDING AND WILL BE SPECIFICALLY ANNOUNCED IN THE COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY.

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