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S -- CHEMICAL AND LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL SOL 263-97-P(AH)-0034 DUE 080197 POC Anthony M. Revenis, J.D., Contracting Officer, (301)402-3073, FAX-301- 402-3406/7. NIH is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and potential technical capability of small businesses and/or 8(a) firms to provide CHEMICAL AND LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES for the entire NIH campus and local off-campus facilities. Firms shall identify their size and other socio-economic status based upon SIC code 4953 and a size standard of $6,000,000. The resulting contract is scheduled to start on December 15, 1997 and will be for one year with four additional one year options. NIH currently secures these services from Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc. under contract #263-93-C-0200 which has a five year ceiling price of $22.8 million. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the world's largest biomedical research facility. Direct research and support activities are performed by approximately 16,000 employees in approximately 3,000 laboratories, a 500 bed research hospital and support facilities on the NIH's main 300 plus acre campus located at 9000 RockvillePike, Bethesda, Maryland, at several local off-campus installations located in Maryland and the District of Columbia. The NIH was issued a Consent Decree by the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) in 1987 pending issuance of a Part B Permit. The NIH has continued to operate the campus hazardous waste facility under that consent decree to the present time. The NIH anticipates final approval on a Part B Permit in 1997. The NIH manages all radioactive materials including radioactive wastes under the terms of the NIH NRC License. Discharges of wastewaters to the sanitary sewer are regulated by the NRC and the WSSC. The NIH manages all of its chemical and radioactive wastes at the waste management facility at Building 21. Inside of Building 21N there are separate areas for managing chemical and radioactive wastes. Building 26T, located within the fenced-in area of the facility, is used for processing and storage of mixed wastes, including liquid scintillation counting vials. Four prefabricated metal storage buildings, located within the fenced area of the facility, are used for storage of chemical, radioactive and mixed waste as needed. The NIH is currently leasing a UV Peroxidation treatment system which shall be maintained and operated by the contractor. A pressurized activated carbon treatment system which is owned by the NIH shall also be operated and maintained buy the Contractor. Low level aqueous radioactive wastes are stored in nine 2200 gallon decay tanks at Building 21 prior to discharge to the sanitary sewer. The POTW discharge permit allows no more than 2.13 mg/l of total toxic organics for any discharge. Due to these stringent standards all aqueous radioactive waste is treated with the pressurized activated carbon treatment system prior to being placed into the decay tanks. The activated carbon canisters used with this system are rechargeable. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulates the size of particles which can be discharged to the sanitary sewer. This requires the use of filters prior to bulking in the decay tanks. The Contractor shall manage and provide, either directly or through qualified subcontractors, all aspects of a comprehensive, agency-wide, cradle to grave chemical, radioactive and mixed waste service program for the NIH. The Contractor shall perform all contract operations in compliance with applicable occupational health and safety, transportation, plus environmental protection and radiation control regulations. While performing work under this contract the Contractor shall comply with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, executive orders, resolutions and operating permits governing the management of hazardous waste and the transportation of hazardous and/or radioactive materials, including but not limited to the following: $ DOT Regulations for Hazardous Materials -- 49 CFR Parts 100-199 $ Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations -- 49 CFR Parts 382, 383, 390-397 $ EPA Regulations for Hazardous Waste -- 40 CFR $ MDE Regulations for Hazardous Waste -- COMAR Title 26 $NRC Regulations for Radioactive Waste -- 10 CFR $ NIH Permits, Guidances, Standard Operating Procedures and Policies listed in this Contract. Interested small businesses that possess the appropriate levels of knowledge and experience to meet this requirement, are invited to submit a tailored capability statement addressing organizational and staff experience and expertise in the following areas: 1. The expert knowledge and ability to identify, characterize, manage, treat, transport, analyze, remediate spills, track, recycle and dispose of all of hazardous chemical and low level radioactive wastes of all categories including reactives, gas cylinders, source material, wastes exhibiting inhalation hazards, potentially explosive compounds, mixed waste, scintillation counting fluids and biohazardous, chemical and/or radioactive waste. 2. The access to off-site facilities and transportation which comply with pertinent regulations to transport, treat, store, and/or dispose of wastes listed in item one and will accept said materials on a regular basis for the same, including the ability to obtain export licenses if domestic capacity is not available for the final disposition of specific wastes. 3. The ability to collect, transport, treat, and package materials as listed in item one in full compliance with all regulations governing the same, integrating the required services into a comprehensive cradle to grave service to facilitate uninterrupted research at the NIH. 4. The ability to operate a hazardous waste treatment and storage facility, functioning under a RCRA Part B Permit, in compliance with all permits, licenses and all applicable state, federal and local regulations, including the operation and maintenance of chemical, radioactive and mixed waste treatment equipment. Treatment systems will minimally include activated carbon and ultraviolet light peroxidation units. 5. The ability to provide required emergency services on short notice and routinely without interruption of regular services. Firmsshall identify the current ability to secure liability insurance at the appropriate and required levels. 6. The ability to staff and operate the on-site NIH waste facility analytical laboratories and perform all required chemical, mixed and radioactive waste analyses on-site including the provision of rental analytical equipment if required. 7. The expert individual and corporate knowledge of regulations concerning and not less than 5 years of continuous experience with providing hazardous and low level radioactive waste services similar to the above requirements. Firms shall provide the locations at which the above experience was gained and identify the specific wastes handled. Wastes listed shall be identified according to the categories listed in paragraph 1. A corporate point of contact shall be provided for each location cited. 8. The knowledge and ability to operate and maintain a computer based cradle to grave waste tracking system. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated, firms shouldaddress the administrative and management structure of such arrangements to demonstrate that small primes can maintain labor, technical and management control of the project. Responding firms shall provide two copies of the tailored capability statement to above listed contracting officer by May 1, 1997. This market survey is being conducted through the CBD to reach the widest possible audience and to gather current market information. Firms are notified that NIH is posting a concurrent RFP announcement for the above listed requirement in order to streamline the procurement . If capable small business sources are identified through this market survey, that announcement will be amended to restrict the procurement to small businesses. Firms that respond to this sources sought need not provide a separate response to the other announcement and will receive a copy of the RFP if determined capable. (0100)

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